Flux cored wire electrodes for self-shielded arc welding

摘要

There are disclosed flux cored wire electrodes for self-shielded arc welding which comprise a steel sheath filled with a powdery flux containing as essential components thereof the following components set forth in terms of weight percentage: BaF2 (25-70), alkali metal fluoride (1-30), compound oxide composed of the oxide of an alkaline earth metal selected from among Ca, Sr, and Ba and the oxide of a metal selected from among Fe, Mn, Ni, Co, Ti, Al and Zr (1-30), Al (3-12), Mg (2-10) and Mn (0.5-10).