At Arc-Zone.com we get a lot of requests for tungsten electrodes made in the U.S.A. And until recently, we weren’t able to offer that.
Sylvania (yes, the lightbulb people) are at present the only US source for tungsten electrodes. Nearly every tungsten electrode comes from China (75%) or Austria, Bolivia, Portugal, and Russia.
If you’re interested in learning more about tungsten production, there’s a great new website that offers some of the most comprehensive information about tungsten and tungsten electrodes for welding that I’ve seen in a while. (Yes, I may be a little biased, but there really is some good information about tungsten there.)
Now, Arc-Zone.com offers Sylvania Tungsten Electrodes, made in the US, and ready for immediate delivery:
- PURETUNG® / Pure Tungsten (Color Code Green)
- 1% Thoriated (Yellow) Tungsten Electrodes
- 2% Thoriated (Red) Tungsten Electrodes
- 1.5% Lanthanated (Gray) Tungsten Electrodes
- 2% Ceriated (Orange) Tungsten Electrodes and
- ZIRTUNG® / Zirconiated (Brown) Tungsten Electrodes
Arc-Zone will be stocking the standard 7″ length in diameters, 0.040″ to 1/8″ though other diameters are available. Contact sales –at– arc-zone.com for details.