The Xtraweld 2 Premium 0.8mm 5kg MIG Wire is a professional-grade, copper-coated solid wire engineered for the South African light-industrial, automotive, and DIY sectors. Classified under the ER70S-6 specification, it contains superior levels of deoxidizers (Manganese and Silicon), making it the primary choice for welding over light mill scale or surface rust. The 5kg spool size is the industry standard for portable inverter MIG welders, providing high-quality results in a compact, manageable format that is ideal for onsite repairs and workshop projects.
Key Performance Features
- ER70S-6 "High-Silicon" Chemistry: Designed to produce a highly fluid weld pool with excellent wetting action, ensuring a clean, porosity-free bead even on less-than-perfect steel.
- Precision-Layer Wound Spool: Unlike random-wound alternatives, this spool is precision-wound to ensure smooth, snag-free wire feeding, which is critical for consistent arc stability in portable machines.
- Uniform Copper Coating: Features a high-quality copper wash that facilitates superior electrical pick-up at the contact tip and provides excellent corrosion resistance during storage.
- Low-Spatter "Arc-Control" technology: Formulated for minimal spatter, which preserves the appearance of the surrounding steel and significantly reduces post-weld grinding and cleanup.
Ideal Applications
- Automotive Body & Trailer Repairs: The 0.8mm diameter is the "sweet spot" for car panel work, trailer flooring, and canopy fabrication where precision and heat control are required.
- General Steel Fabrication: Perfect for welding square tubing, flat bars, and angle iron for security gates, palisade fencing, and furniture.
- Agricultural Maintenance: Ideal for portable welders used in the field to repair cattle kraals, implements, and tractor attachments.
- Home Workshop & DIY: A very "forgiving" wire for hobbyists, providing professional-grade results on a wide range of mild steel thicknesses.
Product Benefits
- Portable 5kg Format: Specifically designed to fit the internal spool holders of most compact and "multi-process" 200A inverter welding machines.
- Versatile Metal Thickness: Capable of welding thin-gauge sheet metal (0.8mm) up to medium structural sections (6mm+) with the correct machine settings.
- Excellent Gap-Bridging: The stable arc and fluid weld pool allow for effective bridging of joints that aren't perfectly fitted.
Pro Tip: For the best results with 0.8mm wire in a 5kg spool, ensure your drive roll tension is not too tight, as this can deform the wire and cause feeding issues in the liner. For clean, aesthetic welds on 2.0mm square tubing (common for South African security gates), we recommend using an Argon/CO2 mix (Magmix) rather than pure CO2 to reduce spatter and flatten the weld bead.
