Welding 101 said: (quoted from post at 19:45:35 03/06/11) Unless your building pressure vessels, or similar critical, work 7018 don't require an oven. As long as they are kept dry and away from moisture they will work just fine. The resealable plastic rod containers work well for keeping rods dry.
I am not an expert welder and a self-admitted welding hack. That said, improperly stored 7018 can still lay a beautiful weld bead that is really only good in appearance only. Unfortunately that 7018 that has only been stored in a plastic rod container might be so full of hydrogen embrittlement that it is not very strong at all even though it looks excellent in appearance. Hence, I will continue utilizing rod types that I know moisture does not have such an adversere effect on as I struggle enough with welding as it is. If my ugly welds with 6011, 6013, or 7014 start failing then I might reconsider switching rods, but until then no 7018 for me.
This post was edited by rankrank1 at 11:01:56 03/06/11.
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