What is ER70S-6 MIG wire used for?

It is the general-purpose solid MIG wire for mild and low-carbon steel. The higher silicon and manganese content lets it cope with mill scale and light rust better than ER70S-3, which is why it is the default in fabrication and repair.

Should I use flux-cored or solid MIG wire?

Solid wire with shielding gas gives a cleaner weld and suits workshop conditions. Flux-cored is more tolerant of wind, position and less-than-clean plate, which is why site and structural crews carry it.

What is the difference between 6013 and 7018 electrodes?

6013 is easy to run and suits general fabrication and thin material. 7018 is a low-hydrogen electrode with higher strength and better toughness, used on structural and code work — and it must be kept dry in an oven.

Do you supply welding consumables in Zambia?

Yes. Consumables are stocked at the Kitwe warehouse for the Copperbelt and supplied through Solwezi for the North-Western mines, alongside the Johannesburg and Nelspruit stockholdings in South Africa.

Can you quote against our line list?

Yes — that is how most of this range is sold. Send the grades, diameters, pack sizes and quantities and we quote line by line, with a confirmed lead time on anything not held.

Industrial Supply · 01Consumables & tooling

Welding Consumables

MIG wire, flux-cored wire, TIG filler rods, stick electrodes and the torch consumables that go with them — quoted off a line list and delivered to the workshop or the shutdown.

Welding is where an industrial supply account is won or lost. The wrong grade of wire stops a procedure-qualified weld, and the right grade arriving a week late stops the job just as effectively. We hold the fast-moving sizes and quote the rest against a confirmed lead time rather than a hopeful one.

Lincoln Electric covers the work where the procedure sheet names the consumable and substitution is not an option. Taurus covers general fabrication, structural work and repair at a keener price, and carries the welding PPE alongside it so a mixed requisition stays on one order.

Also known as: Welding supplies · MIG wire · Welding rods · Welding electrodes · Welding consumables supplier

Processes: MIG · TIG · MMA
Brands: Lincoln · Taurus
Stocked at: Johannesburg · Nelspruit · Kitwe

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Brands stocked

MIG & flux-cored

Solid MIG wire — mild steel, stainless and hardfacing grades subject to stock
Flux-cored wire for out-of-position and site work
Contact tips, nozzles, liners and drive rollers

TIG

TIG filler rods by material, diameter and length
Tungstens, collets, collet bodies and cups
Torch consumable kits

MMA / stick electrodes

6013 and 7018 for general fabrication, structural work and repair
Cast iron and hardfacing electrodes on request
Rod ovens and storage consumables

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Wire or rod type and grade
Diameter, plus spool or pack size
Quantity and how often you reorder
Delivery town and whether it is collection or delivery

Availability

Supplied across South Africa & Zambia

Welding Consumables is supplied from the Nelspruit head office and warehouse into South Africa and the southern territories, and through the Kitwe branch into Zambia, the Copperbelt and the southern DRC corridor. Johannesburg holds stock for Gauteng and Solwezi serves the North-Western province mines.

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Questions

Welding Consumables — questions

01What is ER70S-6 MIG wire used for?: It is the general-purpose solid MIG wire for mild and low-carbon steel. The higher silicon and manganese content lets it cope with mill scale and light rust better than ER70S-3, which is why it is the default in fabrication and repair.
02Should I use flux-cored or solid MIG wire?: Solid wire with shielding gas gives a cleaner weld and suits workshop conditions. Flux-cored is more tolerant of wind, position and less-than-clean plate, which is why site and structural crews carry it.
03What is the difference between 6013 and 7018 electrodes?: 6013 is easy to run and suits general fabrication and thin material. 7018 is a low-hydrogen electrode with higher strength and better toughness, used on structural and code work — and it must be kept dry in an oven.
04Do you supply welding consumables in Zambia?: Yes. Consumables are stocked at the Kitwe warehouse for the Copperbelt and supplied through Solwezi for the North-Western mines, alongside the Johannesburg and Nelspruit stockholdings in South Africa.
05Can you quote against our line list?: Yes — that is how most of this range is sold. Send the grades, diameters, pack sizes and quantities and we quote line by line, with a confirmed lead time on anything not held.