Thick rutile-covered high-alloy electrode depositing hypereutectic chromium hard metal. It is suitable for producing highly wear resisting deposits subject to abrasion by mineral particles. The typical transverse cracks appearing in this hardfacing weld metal are not detrimental to abrasion resistance. However, the weld metal is not resistant to impact and shock, and is machinable only by grinding. On difficult-to-weld steels, a buffer layer made with CITOCHROMAX N electrodes is required. CITODUR V-1000 produces very smooth weld beads with flat penetration. Metal recovery is approx. 160 %. Suitable for hardfacing wearing parts subject to mineral abrasion, such as, conveyor screws, mixer blades, concrete pump parts, slurry pumps, stirring and agitator parts, crusher parts, excavator bucket edges, coal planes subject to corrosion at elevated temperatures. Possible to use both with AC and DC.