ELGACORE® 86R is a fully positional metal cored wire for use with Ar/CO2 or CO2 shielding gas. Specially designed for manual or mechanised welding of thinner and medium thick material. Excellent welding characteristics with a spatter-free arc, producing little slag and offering good resistance to porosity. ELGACORE® 86R combines ease of use, high productivity and good mechanical properties down to -30°C. Superior wire feeding and a weld hydrogen content less than 5 l/100g. Suitable for welding mild and medium strength carbon manganese structural steels. Applications: Single and multi-pass welding; Automatic and mechanized welding; Non-alloyed and fine grain steels; Storage vessels; Steel structures; Earthmoving equipment; Rail cars