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SoluShim Water Soluble Alignment Sticks are an innovative solution for maintaining precise gaps on plates, pipes, and flanges as required by AWS codes D1.1 – D1.6, and API 1101 pipe codes. When SoluShim is placed between a gap, it enables consistent pipe and seam spacing, enhancing the operator’s overall efficiency.
The conventional method of forming a root gap involves the use of filler rods. Besides being non-uniform in size and thickness, these welding rods are composed of foreign metals that are incompatible with the base metals being welded.
Removal of these rods is a cumbersome process and typically involves mechanical grinding or torch cutting, both of which are costly and labor intensive and can leave behind trace elements that contaminate the welding area.
Comprised of EPA-approved Aquasol® Water Soluble Board, SoluShim is compatible with any metal and instantly begins to dissolve when introduced to water. This allows the sticks to be effortlessly removed from the welding fit up, leaving behind no residue that could compromise the weld quality. Compared to metal rods, SoluShim is the superior choice for maintaining precise, even gaps throughout the weld fit-up.
SoluShim Water Soluble Alignment Sticks are an innovative solution for maintaining precise gaps on plates, pipes, and flanges as required by AWS codes D1.1 – D1.6, and API 1101 pipe codes. When SoluShim is placed between a gap, it enables consistent pipe and seam spacing, enhancing the operator’s overall efficiency.
Conforms To AWS Code
Experience Contaminant-Free Welding
Consistent Pipe & Seam Installation
Simple Spacer Removal
Conforms To AWS Code
• SoluShim SS-2-38-16 and SS-4-38-16 provide 1/8″ minimum gap for plate/pipe projects as required by AWS Code D1.6/D1.6M Stainless Steel Structural Code, eliminating need for measurement and guesswork.
Experience Contaminant-Free Welding
• Made from EPA Approved Aquasol Water Soluble Composite Board
• 100% biodegradable and environmentally friendly
Simple Spacer Removal
• Removal is fast and effortless using a light application of water to moisten and dissolve sticks, achieving a contaminant free weld
Spacer Installation & Removal
4. After welding is complete, introduce water to safety moisten and dissolve alignment sticks for easy, fast removal. Wait roughly 10 seconds after introducing water. Then simply pull SoluShim sticks from between the metal components or let them dissolve completely with further application of water.
| Item No | Thickness | Size | Packaging | Case Pack | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Metric | English | Metric | |||
| SS-2-38-132 | 1/32" | 0.8 mm | 3/8" x 2" | 9 mm x 50.5 mm | 100 pieces/polybag | 10 polybags per case (1000 pieces) |
| SS-2-38-16 | 1/16" | 1.6 mm | 3/8" x 2" | 9 mm x 50.5 mm | 100 pieces/polybag | 10 polybags per case (1000 pieces) |
| SS-2-38-332 | 3/32" | 2.0 mm | 3/8" x 2" | 9 mm x 50.5 mm | 100 pieces/polybag | 10 polybags per case (1000 pieces) |
| SS-2-38-18 | 1/8" | 3.3 mm | 3/8" x 2" | 9 mm x 50.5 mm | 100 pieces/polybag | 10 polybags per case (1000 pieces) |
| SS-4-38-132 | 1/32" | 0.8 mm | 3/8" x 4" | 9 mm x 101 mm | 50 pieces/polybag | 20 polybags per case (1000 pieces) |
| SS-4-38-16 | 1/16" | 1.6 mm | 3/8" x 4" | 9 mm x 101 mm | 50 pieces/polybag | 20 polybags per case (1000 pieces) |
| SS-4-38-332 | 3/32" | 2.0 mm | 3/8" x 4" | 9 mm x 101 mm | 50 pieces/polybag | 20 polybags per case (1000 pieces) |
| SS-4-38-18 | 1/8" | 3.3 mm | 3/8" x 4" | 9 mm x 101 mm | 50 pieces/polybag | 20 polybags per case (1000 pieces) |
Custom thicknesses and sizes available upon request
