F7AZ-EL12-F7PZ-EM12-F7AZ-EM12-F7AZ-EM12K
op185 ama op185

Flux for Submerged Arc welding of General Struct

AMA OP185

DIN EN 760: SA AR 1 88 AC
DIN 32 522: B AR 1 88 AC 10 SKM
AWS/ASME: F7AZ-EL12
AWS/ASME: F7AZ-EM12
AWS/ASME: F7PZ-EM12
AWS/ASME: F7AZ-EM12K

Application and properties:

Agglomerated Aluminate-rutile type flux for welding general structural steels, pressure vessel and pipe steels, as well as fine grain structural steels having a yield strength of up to 355N/mm2. AMA OP 185 produces a high, silicon and manganese pick-up and can therefore be used with 50-11, 50-12 wire electrodes.
It is particularly suited for high-speed welding applying the twin-wire process, as well as for tandem and multi-wire welding. Owing to its metallurgical behavior; AMA OP 185 can be advantageously used for welding from both sides in one pass. It is outstanding for welding tube-web-tube joints or finned tubes.
On account of easy slag removal, AMA OP 185 is preferably used in fillet welding.
The weld metal produced with this flux is not susceptible to porosity when welding on surfaces contaminated by rust, scale etc. The flux has a low bulk density with correspondingly low consumption.
AMA OP 185 can be used on either DC or AC up to 1000A.

Damp flux shall be redried by baking at 300°C – 350°C
Grain size in accordance with DIN 32 522:2-20

SiO2+TiO2 Al2O3 CaF2
30% 55% 5%

Basicity to boniszewskii: ~0.5

Metallurgical behavior:

Pick-up and burn-off the alloying elements Si and Mn as a function of the alloy content of the wire electrode, DVS Merkblatt 0907, part

All -Weld metal analysis (typical values):

With Wire Electrode Weight %
AMA Trade Name DIN/EN C Si Mn Mo Cr
50-11 S1 0.04-0.08 0.5-0.8 1.2-1.6 - -
50-12 S2 0.04-0.08 0.5-0.8 1.4-1.8 - -
50-14 S2Mo 0.04-0.08 0.5-0.8 1.4-1.8 0.5 -
50-22 S2crMo1 0.05-0.10 0.5-0.8 1.4-1.8 0.5 1

Mechanical properties of all-weld metal (typical values):

With Wire Electrode Heat Treatment Tensile Strength
( N/mm )
Yield Strength
( N/mm )
Elongation
Lo=5d %
Impact energy (Joule)
ISO -V
20°C+
50-11 As Welded 500-600 > 400 > 24 > 50
50-12 As Welded 530-630 > 420 > 22 > 50
50-14 As Welded 580-680 > 440 > 20 > 50

Mechanical properties of welded joints (typical values):

13 Cr Mo 44, 10 mm Welded From both sides in one pass.

With Wire Electrode Heat Treatment *Tensile Strength
( N/mm )
*Yield Strength
( N/mm )
Impact energy (Joule)
ISO -V
20°C+
50-22 As Welded > 440 > 300 > 70
50-22 Stress relived > 440 > 300 > 80

Stress relived 15 hrs/700C
*Transverse flat tensile specimen

Application:

Materials Multi pass joint welding Welding from both sides in one pass
General structural steels With wire electrode With wire electrode
St 37-2, USt 37-2, RSt 37-2 50-11,50-12 50-12
St 44-2, St 44-3 50-11,50-12 50-12
St 52-3** 50-12 50-12
Pipe Steels With wire electrode With wire electrode
StE 210.7, StE 240.7, StE 290.7 50-11 50-12
StE 320.7, StE 360.7 50-12 50-12
St 37, St 37.4, St 35.8 50-11 50-12
St 44, St 44.4, St 45.8 50-11 50-12
St 52, St 52.4 50-12 -
Boiler Plates With wire electrode With wire electrode
H I, H II 50-11,50-12 50-11,50-12
17 Mn 4, 19 Mn 5 50-12 50-11,5012
15 Mo 3 50-14 50-14
13 Cr Mo 44* - 50-22
Fine grain structural steels With wire electrode With wire electrode
StE 255, StE 355** 50-11,50-12 50-12

*Only for fillet welds or tube-web-tube welding on finned tubes.
**At service temperatures down to +0°C