19 Aluminum Rod and Wire Selection Guide Indicates best choice of ESAB alloy for the base metals in the left column For Best For Maximum For Least Base Metal For Maximum For Maximum Color Match Salt Water Cracking To Be Welded Strength Ductility After Anodizing Corrosion Resistance Tendency 1100 ESAB 4043 ESAB 1100 ESAB 1100 ESAB 1100 ESAB 4043 6061 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 4043 ESAB 4043 6063 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 4043 ESAB 4043 3003 ESAB 4043 ESAB 1100 ESAB 1100 ESAB 1100 ESAB 4043 5052 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5654 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 5086 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 5083 ESAB 5183 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5183 ESAB 5183 ESAB 5356 5454 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5356 5456 ESAB 5556 ESAB 5356 ESAB 5556 ESAB 5556 ESAB 5356
Covered
Electrodes
Stainless
Steel
Products
Solid Wire
& Rod
Products
ESAB
TIG & MIG
Wires
Cored
Wire
Products
Submerged
Arc
Products
Hard-
surfacing
Products
Calculations
Filler Metals
ASTM
Steels
Conversion
Tables
Al Rods & Wires
TIG/MIG
ESAB Rod &
Wire Analysis
Std Diameters
Al Rod/Wire
Selection Guide
& Packages
Aluminum Alloy
Data