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The Wet Welding Standard
SofTouch® premium wet welding electrodes are the standard for commercially available mild and stainless steel wet welding electrodes, while EasyTouch® wet welding electrodes are the highest quality economy electrodes on the market today. Broco® Underwater electrodes produce quality wet welds done right the first time in any position. Divers can make permanent repairs to offshore structures, harbor installations or ocean going vessels.
EasyTouch® wet welding electrodes also have produced Type B certifiable welds in vertical and overhead positions. Slight porosity and hydrogen micro-presence make EasyTouch® less suitable for structural welds. However, they are ideal for almost all non-critical applications where a sound, visually aesthetic weld is required. Both SofTouch® and EasyTouch® are all position, high deposition underwater electrodes.
Broco® Underwater offers the BR-20 or BR-21 Welding Stinger with SofTouch® premium or EasyTouch® economy electrodes to make wet welding easy. Divers can use the self-consuming, drag, or manipulative technique. These smooth running electrodes require little or no pressure.
EasyTouch Utility Wet Welding Electrodes
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moderately priced electrodes that yield excellent results
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easy to light, easy to run, and easy to clean
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high deposition all-position electrode
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available in 1/8 inch, 5/32 inch and 3/16 inch diameters
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for non-structural repairs where the resulting weld is allowed more leeway in terms of porosity, inclusions, integrity and appearance
SofTouch Premium Wet Welding Electrodes
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certifiable underwater weld quality with less labor cost and time consumption
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consistently meet or exceed AWS D3.6-98 specifications for Type B welds
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designed to pass all AWS test requirements, including radiograph, bends and hardness
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BroCote formula makes this electrode particularly impervious to water penetration and denigration
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available in 1/8 inch, 5/32 inch and 3/16 inch diameters
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Stainless electrodes are sold in 1/8 inch and 5/32 inch diameters
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Since 1989, SofTouch® electrodes have been specified in the U.S. Navy’s Ships Husbandry Manual Chapter 11, “Underwater Wet and Dry Chamber Welding.”
Ni-Touch Nickel Wet Welding Electrodes
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developed to allow underwater wet welding of carbon and high tensile steels
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produces welds with less porosity and allows deeper welding in the overhead position
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appropriate for all position groove and fillet welds
- presently qualified to a water depth of 33 feet
- test results exceed the the AWS Specification D3.6 for Class B underwater wet welds
- meets the requirements of the Navy’s Naval Ship Technical Manual NSTM 074
- typically, yield strengths exceeding 70 ksi and tensile strengths exceeding 80 ksi can be expected from the nickel weld metal in the as-welded condition
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BR-20 Welding Stinger
- designed to hold the electrode at the optimum angle
- delivers quality welds while reducing operator fatigue
- movable jaw design accepts a wide range of electrode diameters
- meets Mil-H-865D and is Approved for Navy Use (ANU)
- All brass parts last longer under extreme conditions
BR-21 Welding Stinger
- new generation compression type welding stinger
- lightweight and durable, reduces diver fatigue
- index notch on the head helps divers find rod insertion hole in low-vis environment
- beveled seat keeps electrode at ideal angle, groove eliminates electrode “wiggle”
- over-sized head is easier to hold
- resistance o-ring on the shoulder ensures tension when head is tightened, increasing head life
- handle and head are from hexagonal stock for sure gripping by a gloved hand
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