A friend told me it is .045 self sheilded if that helps

11018 is same as 7018... low hydrogen all position rod with a higher tensile strength ..should run like a 7018 . Can`t speak from exp. I heard they use that ceramic backing tape up there.. been checking into all this stuff.

Hello all I am taking welding again in school twenty yrs. after I went the first time. I`ve been around welding all my life in some way shape or form, doing sheet metal, just never put my skills to use . I recently hired on at a job as a journeyman plate welder and fit right in after not having burn...