Purple E3 Tungsten Electrodes for TIG | Pack of 10

Spectrum Welding Supplies

£30

Purple E3 (the new red) The highest current carrying capacity tungsten for both AC and DC Red tip tungstens had always been the best tungstens for high-quality DC TIG welding, but now the purple E3 offers better properties. Ultimately, the E3 is an advanced version of red, blue, and black tungstens. These can be used on both AC/DC, and even have a higher current capacity that dedicated zirconiated white tip used for aluminium. See tungsten amperage load chart here . Made up from lanthanum, zirconium, and yttrium, E3 electrodes contain a minimum of 98% tungsten and up to 1.5% lanthanum. When us

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