Equipment

Parameters for the ESO® strip cladding technique have been established for many of the traditional cladding alloys as well as specialty needs. By using the extended stick-out electrode extension cladding method, SAW cladding techniques are now capable of surpassing the traditional ESW methods in actual deposition for many applications. This is important for at least two major reasons: SAW is user friendly and many fabricators already possess equipment that can be modified to implement ESO® strip cladding. The contact shoe is water cooled to increase life and reduce the overall size of the component. Electrode extensions of 60 to 100mm are common. The benefits of higher deposition when strip cladding can only be realized with an integrated system approach. System requirements include: proper power sources, strip feed controls, a special strip head or feeding mechanism, magnetic steering controls, complementary strip and flux.