Metrode Armet-1 description: These consumables are well-established and approved for armour welding. They deposit a modified austenitic stainless weld metal with moderately high ferrite content, giving strong, tough and crack-resistant welds in many other hardenable steels, often without the need for preheat. Applications include tanks, other military and security vehicles, general engineering components. They are also useful for welding many wear and abrasion-resisting steels, to avoid the need for 'hydrogen control' procedures, particularly for heavier sections and the harder types.