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- Annealing and quenching needed to weld CD4MCu stainless steel. // Penton's Welding Magazine;Feb2007, Vol. 80 Issue 2, p35
The article presents questions and answers related to welding. One person asks about what weld filler would be compatible with gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) for repair of stainless steel casting. Another inquires about code requirements or references for edge trimming for structural...
- FAB 101: WELDING ALUMINUM. Sammons, Mike // DIRTSports;Nov2006, Issue 23, p76
The article focuses on several strategies and information on gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) with aluminum. Before conducting GTAW process, aluminum must be cleaned to avoid contaminates that can result to lack of fusion and porosity. The base metal must be wiped with a cloth to get rid of dirt,...
- Welding Consumables. // Gases & Welding Distributor;Nov/Dec2003 Supplement, Vol. 47, p3
Presents information about filler metals, electrodes, and other welding consumables. Factors to be considered in selecting a covered Shielded-Metal-Arc Welding electrode; Information about the Gas-Metal-Arc Welding process; Facts about the Flux-Cored-Arc Welding process; Process involved in...
- Intelligent Control of Pulsed GTAW with Filler Metal. Zhang, G.J.; Chen, S.B.; Wu, L. // Welding Journal;Jan2005, Vol. 84 Issue 1, p9s
Addresses intelligent control of weld shape for plates with varied root openings during pulsed gas tungsten arc welding with filler metal. Establishment of a neural network to predict the backside width and topside shape parameters; Ways of eliminating the effect of the root opening;...
- Welding Austenitic Stainless Steel Tube and Pipe for Sanitary Applications. // Welding Journal;Aug2004, Vol. 83 Issue 8, p46
Describes some of the requirements for gas tungsten arc welding of austenitic stainless steel tube and pipe that are 1/4 inch in diameter and larger in the fabrication of sanitary processing systems. Cutting of tubular products; Use of filler metals; Tack welds; Preconstruction weld samples.
- The Kinetics of Nitrogen Absorption by Arc-Melted Fe-C-Mn-Type Filler Metals. Gruszczyk, A. // Welding Journal;Mar2004, Vol. 83 Issue 3, p94-S
Analyzes the influence of gas tungsten arc (GTA) melting conditions in Ar+2%N2 and Ar+2%N2+0.2%O2 atmospheres and oxygen content in filler metals on the kinetics of nitrogen absorption by Fe-C-Mn-type filler metals. Investigation in conjunction with other phenomena occurring in melted filler...
- The effect of filler weld material on the mechanical properties of TIG welded AA6061 alloy weldments. Shah, L. H.; Razak, Nur Azhan Abdul // Annual International Conference on Materials Science, Metal & Ma;2012, Vol. 2, p211
In this research, the effect of filler weld material on the mechanical properties of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welded AA6061 alloy weldments have been investigated. The microstructure of the base metal (BM) as well as weld metal (WM) and heat affected zone (HAZ) was analyzed using optical...
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of Aluminum. // Welding Journal;Oct2005, Vol. 84 Issue 10, p96
Reports on the use of a gas tungsten arc for aluminum welding. Application of a pure tungsten electrode with a balled end for aluminum welding; Steps in square-groove butt joint; Materials used in T-joint fillet weld.
- THE ALUMINUM AGE. Jansen, Bob // Automotive Body Repair News;Jan2004, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p58
Discusses the Gas Metal Arc (GMA) or MIG welding and Gas Tungsten Arc (GTA) or TIG welding processes for welding aluminum. Comparison of aluminum and steel; Advantages of using GMA (MIG) welding for aluminum; Methods recommended for GMA welding aluminum; Procedures for GTA (TIG) welding;...
