8/7/2014 FAQ: For how long and at what temperature should I heat low hydrogen manual metal arc

electrodes when baking is required?

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what temperature should I
heat low hydrogen manual
metal arc electrodes when
baking is required?
For how long and at what temperature should I heat low
hydrogen manual metal arc electrodes when baking is
required?
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Care should be taken to ensure that the conditions employed for baking actually achieve the intended heat
treatment. The fact that the electrode coating is a thermal insulator, as well as an electrical insulator, should be
recognised, and allowance must be made for the thermal mass of an oven charge of cold electrodes. The slow
rate of heating of a large charge of cold electrodes has been investigated by Boniszewski and Paveley, who
monitored the oven temperature and that of a thermocouple located in the centre of the mass of electrodes for
charges of 20kg and 80kg of manual metal arc electrodes, with an initial oven temperature of 250C. (See
reference below.) The approximate times for the oven to recover temperature were 45 minutes ( Fig.1) and 2.5
hours ( Fig.2), respectively. For the smaller charge of electrodes, the thermocouple monitoring the temperature
of the electrodes reached 230C after a further period of approximately 50 minutes, while the thermocouple
located in the larger mass of electrodes reached a temperature of 200 after approximately 6 hours. Clearly,
only shallow layers of electrodes should be allowed, and allowance should be made for the time taken for the
holding oven and the electrodes to reach the required temperature range, after a charge of electrodes has
been introduced.
Fig.1. Temperature rise after loading 20kg of electrodes into hot oven at
250C original temperature
Fig.2. Temperature rise after loading 80kg of electrodes into hot oven at
250C original temperature.
Reference
Boniszewski T and Paveley D A: 'Timing at temperature when drying welding electrodes before use', Metal
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