{"id":11023,"date":"2026-10-28T01:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T23:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/produk\/afrox-vitemax-welding-rod-5kg-x-3-15mm\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T22:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T20:01:12","slug":"afrox-vitemax-welding-rod-5kg-x-3-15mm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/produk\/afrox-vitemax-welding-rod-5kg-x-3-15mm\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrox Vitemax Welding Rod 5kg X 3.15mm"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Afrox Vitemax Welding Rods 3.15 mm, 5 kg<\/h2>\n<p>Afrox Vitemax 3.15 mm welding rods are rutile electrodes in a 5 kg pack for welding in all positions, including vertical down. The larger 5 kg pack suits workshops, farms and fabricators who weld regularly, and the 3.15 mm diameter is a common general-purpose size.<\/p>\n<h3>Key features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3.15 mm rutile electrodes, 5 kg pack<\/li>\n<li>All-position welding, including vertical downwards<\/li>\n<li>Rapid burn-off rate with smooth welds<\/li>\n<li>Quiet, smooth arc and low spatter loss<\/li>\n<li>Good striking and restrike characteristics<\/li>\n<li>Slag detaches easily and is often self-lifting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vitemax welds relatively cold, which makes it suited to bridging large gaps where fit-up is poor, and to tacking. Set your welder to the current range given on the pack for the 3.15 mm size, and store opened electrodes in a dry place.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<div>\n<details>\n<summary>What size are these Afrox Vitemax rods?<\/summary>\n<div>They are 3.15 mm rutile electrodes supplied in a 5 kg pack.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which positions can I weld in?<\/summary>\n<div>All positions, including vertical downwards.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is the slag easy to remove?<\/summary>\n<div>Yes. Vitemax has good slag detachability, and in most cases the slag is self-lifting.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afrox Vitemax 3.15 mm rutile welding rods in a 5 kg pack, for all-position welding with a smooth arc, rapid burn-off and self-lifting slag.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":11028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[333],"product_cat":[72],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-11023","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-afrox","product_cat-welding","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/11023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=11023"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=11023"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veldkraft.co.za\/af\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=11023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}