Top 10 Welding Wire Brands
TOP 10 best brands of welding wire
10 LEOPARD
Country: Russia
Rating (2022): 4.4
Welding equipment, components and consumables of this brand is rightly included in the top ten in the field of this type of product. The quality and reliability of materials ensure careful control of technological parameters during manufacture, a high level of production and a mandatory check for the absence of defects and defects. The company is actively developing and more and more conquering the Russian market.
In the range of welding consumables of this manufacturer, one can single out the popular ESAB OK PRO 71 flux-cored wire. It allows you to make accurate and durable welds. It has proven itself in difficult conditions, when the metal has scale or rust deposits. Differs in good technological properties, is ideally suited for welding of a metalwork from low-alloyed and carbonaceous steels semiautomatically.
9 ELITECH
Country: Russia (produced in China)
Rating (2022): 4.5
The Russian company is a manufacturer of high-quality tools and equipment for various purposes.Careful control of the entire process of creating products - from the receipt of raw materials to packaging, and certification of products in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard, as well as hundreds of repair service centers throughout Russia, have made products of this brand more than in demand.
Elitech aluminum welding wire 0606.011100 is one of the most popular products of this company. It is produced in eurocoils of 7 kg each, has a diameter of 1 mm - suitable for welding with any semi-automatic device. Differs in uniformity of rigidity and the size on all length, even at repeated excesses it is not rumpled and is not flattened in the giving roller. Guaranteed to provide perfect appearance and overall seam quality.
8 WELDO
Country: Turkey (produced in China, India)
Rating (2022): 4.6
Welding equipment and components from the manufacturer Weldo have a serious credit of trust on the part of consumers of products in the Russian and foreign markets. Professional inverters, semi-automatic and automatic welding machines, plasma cutting, electrodes and other equipment are more than in demand. Also in the assortment of the company there is a serious assortment of materials for construction.
Stainless welding wire ER 308LSi (diameter 1.2 mm), which is produced under this brand, is a reliable material for semi-automatic machines exclusively for welding parts and products based on stainless steel in argon. It has found application in mechanical engineering, for connecting metal structures, in shipbuilding and various industries. It has good fluidity, improves the uniformity and quality characteristics of the finished seam, reduces spatter.
7 Kraton
Country: Russia
Rating (2022): 4.7
Known for more than 18 years for the quality and reliability of its products, this brand in Russia is engaged in the production of tools and accessories, as well as industrial equipment. Today, the manufacturer's assortment includes machine tools and drills, compressors and hand tools, welding equipment and materials. The company's products can be found everywhere, while sophisticated technical equipment is always sold with a guarantee, and in some cases - a lifetime.
Among the manufacturer's welding consumables, the self-shielded flux-cored wire E71T-GS with a diameter of 0.8 mm is considered the most successful. It is sold wound on a plastic coil weighing 1 kilogram. Buyers assure that it does not bubble during semi-automatic welding, practically does not pollute the burner and emits a minimum of smoke. At its more than affordable cost, it provides high quality welds, ease and comfort in performing complex tasks.
6 ASKAYNAK
Country: Turkey
Rating (2022): 4.8
The Turkish manufacturer Askaynak, which began its development back in 1974, successfully sells its products in almost the entire planet. The main activity consists of the production of welding equipment, as well as wire, electrodes and other materials. At the beginning of this century, the company became the official partner of the Lincoln Electric concern in America. It has large production capacities, uses only proven raw materials and advanced technologies.
Among the welding wires of this brand, it is worth highlighting the SG-2 series.This high quality material with a diameter of 0.8 mm is available in 15 kg spools and is designed for welding low alloy or mild steels. Copper-plated solid wire from the Turkish manufacturer ASKAYNAK is easy to use, uniform along the entire length of the winding, improves the quality of the seam, creating ideal conditions for its uniformity and uniformity.
5 Brima
Country: Germany
Rating (2022): 4.9
The world-famous Brima brand in the market of components, equipment and welding consumables enjoys well-deserved respect, which determines stable demand. The German company has been manufacturing certified professional-level semi-automatic devices for half a century, gives a guarantee for each product and sells economical and convenient devices, the cost of which is attractive to the Russian consumer.
Among the consumables for automatic and semi-automatic machines of this manufacturer, the most popular and inexpensive is the welding wire of the E 71 TGS series (diameter 0.8 mm). It is optimally suited for metal structures of complex shapes, due to its high quality it is used both in construction and in shipbuilding. Copper-plated wire reduces spatter, allows you to get a clean, crack-free and pore-free weld with a smooth surface.
4 GRAPHITE
Country: Poland
Rating (2022): 4.9
The Polish company Graphite has been operating since 1990. The manufacturer produces more than 5,000 different products - welding units and other tools, consumables and accessories.As a marketing strategy to fill the Russian market, the products of this brand are also presented under other brands - NEO, DeFort Bastion, Verto, Frame.
Copper-plated wire GRAPHITE 56H849 (diameter 1.0 mm) of this brand is most in demand for semi-automatic welding of low-carbon or carbon steel grades. It provides high performance, reduces splashing, and is suitable for machines from different manufacturers. Allows you to get the most clean seams without air bubbles, in place of which voids form. It is evenly wound on the reel, which reduces the risk of failure of the feed mechanism.
3 Svarog
Country: Russia
Rating (2022): 4.9
The products of the Svarog manufacturer have been familiar to the Russian consumer for a long time - for more than 13 years, welding equipment, components and consumables, as well as related accessories have attracted customers with their consistent quality. This is the only company in Russia that offers a 5-year warranty for its products, supports a wide range of products and full technical support when purchasing equipment.
For welding mild or carbon steel, copper-plated wire of the ER-70S-6 brand with a diameter of 0.8 mm is suitable. It is wound on coils of 5 kg, the same thickness and rigidity along the entire length. It ensures the stability of the characteristics of the weld, high technological performance and strength of the joints. Allows you to get stable combustion with no spatter and fluidity when using semi-automatic welding machines of various classes.
2 MONOLITH
Country: Russia
Rating (2022): 5.0
Welding consumables of the Monolith brand, manufactured by the Svetlogorsk welding electrode plant, have been on the market for over 10 years. Every month the manufacturer produces at least 2000 tons of electrodes. These products are used in the metallurgical, oil and gas and engineering industries. The popularity of MONOLITH is well deserved - the high quality of raw materials and the impeccability of products have been tested for years, and allow us to confidently speak of this brand as a leader not only in our review, but also in the market for welding consumables.
One of the most popular copper-clad wires from this company is FoxWeld ER70S-6. It has a diameter of 0.8 mm, is suitable for semi-automatic welding of low-alloy or low-carbon steel, and is available in spools weighing 5 kilograms. Thanks to the copper coating, it increases the permeability of electric current, which ensures the constancy of the flawlessness of the work performed.
1 ESAB
Country: Sweden
Rating (2022): 5.0
This manufacturer is rightfully considered a leader in the manufacture of professional tools for cutting and welding - mechanical, automatic or manual. In the process of producing consumables, the company uses only innovative methods and developments to meet the needs of various sectors of the industry, including the automotive industry, construction and repair, the electric power industry, and the transport sector.
Among all the varieties of copper-plated welding wire of this brand, the OK Autrod 19.12 series stands out. It has improved performance compared to uncoated counterparts, since it reduces the resistance when current is applied.Can be used for semi-automatic welding. In general, it helps to achieve high quality and strength of the weld.