PREN

Composition

Check
Base metals
Chemical composition, mass %
ElementFillerBaseBase 2
Cr
Mo
W
N

From the certificates (filler: the all-weld metal analysis). Cr is needed; an empty cell counts as 0. W only for steels that contain it, such as some super duplex grades.

%
%

Dilution: melted base metal as a share of the weld, for example from a macro section.

Requirement

Nitrogen factor

The requirement of your specification or WPS. 16 N is the factor used most; 30 N is the other end of the formulas in use.

PREN · Cr + 3.3 (Mo + 0.5 W) + 16 N
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Schaeffler and WRC-1992 for these materials