TROY, Ohio. January 29, 2007— To help educate end-users on important information about stick electrodes, Hobart Brothers now offers a series of technical posters. The first available of these new posters describe terms such as yield and tensile strength, along with testing techniques, in clear, concise and easy-to-understand language.  The poster’s diagrams also illustrate how welding industry engineers use destructive weld tests: all weld metal tension tests and the Charpy-V-notch impact method to assure the integrity of its stick electrodes.

To order your free Hobart Brothers’ Electrode Technical Information poster, call 1-877-462-2781 or email databs@mindspring.com . For product spec sheets or to learn more about Hobart Brothers products, visit Hobartbrothers.com, call 1-800-424-1543, fax 1-800-541-6607, or write Hobart Brothers Company, 101 Trade Square East, Troy, OH 45373.

Hobart Brothers Company of Troy, Ohio, is a leading manufacturer of welding filler metals marketed under the brand names Hobart, Tri-Mark, McKay and Corex. Hobart Brothers Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, Ill., a diversified multinational manufacturer of highly engineered components, assemblies and systems. McKay is a world leader in stainless steel hard-surfacing electrodes and tubular wire welding products.