Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW, also known as tungsten inert gas welding or TIG, and heliarc welding when helium is used) is an arc welding process that...
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Arc welding is a welding process that is used to join metal to metal by using electricity to create enough heat to melt metal, and the melted metals, when...
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Plasma arc welding (PAW) is an arc welding process similar to gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). The electric arc is formed between an electrode (which is...
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filaments, X-ray tubes, electrodes in gas tungsten arc welding, superalloys, and radiation shielding. Tungsten's hardness and high density make it suitable...
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Shielding gases are inert or semi-inert gases that are commonly used in several welding processes, most notably gas metal arc welding and gas tungsten arc welding...
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higher welding speed and greater metal penetration. Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), or tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, is a manual welding process...
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Gas metal arc welding (GMAW), sometimes referred to by its subtypes metal inert gas (MIG) and metal active gas (MAG) is a welding process in which an...
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processes such as shielded metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and gas metal arc welding. They are necessary to prevent arc eye, a painful condition...
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Oxy-fuel welding torch (commonly called oxyacetylene welding, oxy welding, or gas welding in the United States) and oxy-fuel cutting are processes that...
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Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) to inert shielding gas like Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) or Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). Welding power supplies...
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common over the course of a flight. In gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), inert gases are used to shield the tungsten from contamination. It also shields the...
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known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. Also known as manual metal arc (MMA) welding or stick welding. Also known as electric resistance welding (ERW)...
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gas tungsten arc welding processes (GTAW), to support uniform welding around a pipe that would be significantly more difficult using a manual welding...
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Helium (redirect from Helium gas)
of inert shielding gases are used in gas tungsten arc welding, but helium is used instead of cheaper argon especially for welding materials that have...
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Most arc welding processes such as shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), gas metal arc welding...
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arc lamps for studio lights and projectors, ignition elements in lighters and torches, electron cathodes, scintillators, and gas tungsten arc welding...
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Refractory metals (section Tungsten and its alloys)
as filament in incandescent light. Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW, also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding) equipment uses a permanent, non-melting...
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Atomic hydrogen welding (AHW or Athydo) is an arc welding process that uses an arc between two tungsten electrodes in a shielding atmosphere of hydrogen...
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practice. Shielding gases are inert or semi-inert gases used in gas metal arc welding and gas tungsten arc welding to protect the weld area from oxygen and...
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Heat-affected zone (category Welding)
current (A), and S = welding speed (mm/min). The efficiency is dependent on the welding process used, with gas tungsten arc welding having a value of 0...
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Boilermaker (section R Stamp Welding)
oxy-acetylene gas torch sets to cut or gouge steel plate and tubes, followed by gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), or gas metal...
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Hardfacing (category Welding)
welded to the base material, and generally takes the form of specialized electrodes for arc welding or filler rod for oxyacetylene and gas tungsten arc...
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Filler metal (category Welding)
used in gas tungsten arc welding. Tubular electrode wire is used in flux-cored arc welding. Welding fluxes are used in submerged arc welding. Amorphous...
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Greater Toronto Area, metropolitan area in Southern Ontario, Canada Gas tungsten arc welding Gene transfer agent, a DNA-containing particle produced by some...
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political party tetanus immune globulin, a medication Tungsten inert gas welding, or gas tungsten arc welding tig may refer to: Tigre language (ISO 639 code:...
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Aluminium joining (section Welding)
conventional methods. Aluminium is commonly welded with gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). Due to aluminium's oxide layer,...
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Stabilized Double TIG-welding) Wendelstorf, J.; Decker, I.; Wohlfahrt, H. 1994, Laser-enhanced gas tungsten arc welding (Laser-TIG), Welding in the World Cui...
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shielding gases have also replaced carbon-arc welding such as tungsten-arc welding (GTAW, or TIG), plasma-arc welding (PAW), and atomic-hydrogen welding (AHAW)...
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Electrode (section Welding electrodes)
of gas metal arc welding or shielded metal arc welding, or non-consumable, such as in gas tungsten arc welding. For a direct current system, the weld rod...
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TIP TIG (category Arc welding)
TIP TIG is a subset of gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), using a mechanism called filler wire agitation to enhance molten weld pool dynamics. This agitation...
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