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V. N. PRASAD
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL
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RGUKT, R K V
Electric Arc Welding - Introduction
• Table Some of the weld parameters to be used with the electrode E603413
Edge Preparation in SMAW
• The type of edge preparation required for butt welds in manual metal
arc welding process is presented in the following Figure, with the
necessary dimensional details.
Figure: Butt-edge weld preparation details for manual metal arc welding
Method of striking an arc
• When a large slag is produced, the arc blow melts the slag causing
still more excessive spatter.
Table: The metals that can be commonly welded by TIG welding and
their choice of set-ups.
Power Sources
• The power sources used are always the
constant current type.
• Both direct current (dc) and alternating
current (ac) power supplies can be used for
TIG welding.
Electrodes for TIG welding
• The tungsten electrodes used for welding should be clean and
completely free from any kind of contamination such as molten filler
metal.
• the electrode may get consumed quickly if it is allowed to get oxidised,
since tungsten oxide has a lower melting temperature.
• The electrode tip should be prepared for proper weld penetration. The
typical shapes that can be used are shown in Fig.
Filler metal for TIG
• Sometimes filler metals may have to be used depending on the base metal.
• The filler metal for TIG (GTAW) welding is generally a bare wire.
• The size of the filler metal depends on the base-metal thickness.
• The sizes of the filler rods are shown in Table, for various metal
thicknesses for aluminium welding.