Seam Welders, Circumferencial - A Spot Weld, Inc.

Circumferencial Resistance Seam Welder uses our own proprietary seam head design. The head design is at the same time simple, easy to maintain, easily rebuildable, and carries a very high amperage rating for its size. Standard machines are gear & chain driven, with knurlers optional. (Knurlers are for welding coated materials such as galvanized, aluminized, and galvanneal). Seam Welders, longitudinal - A Spot Weld, Inc. Longitudinal Resistance Seam Welder uses an upper drive wheel with a lower idling wheel. The lower wheel uses a yolk and bushing design, with replaceable inserts to allow repairs to damaged or poorly maintained surfaces. Standard machines are gear & chain driven, with knurlers optional. (Knurlers are for welding coated materials such as galvanized, aluminized, and galvanneal). Seam Welding, alternative method - Many of the Spot Weld, Inc. standard machines can be modified to include a "Rapid-Fire" option. A specially designed water cooled air cylinder is added that allows a traditional spot welder to achive 60 welds-per-minutee and we have seen up to 100 welds-per-minute with this technique. This is an inexpensive alternative to seam welding, and can be considerably more adaptaptable than traditional seam welding for complex geometry. Click here to go to our Youtube channel and see a Rapid-Fire in action.

THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN MACHINE STYLES Press spot welders Press style welders are going to be your most versatile type of resistance welder. Its the workhorse of the industry. The main thing to understand about Press style welders (and how they differ from Rocker Arm style welders) is that the upper ram comes down in a linear fashion. This is unlike a Rocker Arm style welder, whose welding electrodes effectively rotate into place. Some instances where a Press style welder really come into play are when:

Welding studs or weld nuts High electrode force applications Projection welding Using special tooling to fixture a part Frequent tooling change-overs are necessary

Projection style spot welders The main difference with the Press welders vs the Projection style welders is the lower knee. A spot welder traditionally has a round lower arm, whereas a projection welder has a box-construction lower knee for mounting tooling and fixturing. It is common to mount t-slot platens to a projection welder to enable quick change-over of tools. Ever seen t-slot platens on a vertical mill or a drill press? This suits the same purpose. If weld arms are used on platens, they need to be square so that they can mount onto a flat surface. Projection welders without platens typically have square arms as well. A "Projection Welder" is so named because many metal stampings will use weld "projections" on the part to enable multiple welds at once, or to ensure a quality weld. To weld multiple welds at a time typically takes more weld force than a traditional spot weld, so a more robust frame is required to prevent flex with the higher forces. Combination Press/Projection spot welders A Combination Press/Projection typically has a lower box-construction knee that holds a round lower arm. Some Combination Press/Projection welders have both platens and round weld arms, for greatest adaptability. Rocker Arm spot welders Rocker arm welders, due to their construction, tend to be the most economical style of spot welder. For this reason, they are also extremely common. Aptly named, the upper arm of a rocker-arm style welder will pivot into place, with the electrode following an arc, essentially "rocking" the upper arm until the electrodes touch. One advantage of a rocker arm machine is the ability to rapidly change over the throat depth of the machine by simply changing arm lengths. This can be beneficial for a jobshop who one day may need to weld thin-gage pipe at 36", but the next day needs to weld heavy-gage material and can use a shorter throat depth. Another thing to note about rocker arm spot welders is that, as you change the throat depth, you also change the amount of electrode force the machine is capable of producing. Of course, as is the case with any spot welder, as you increase the throat of the machine or the welding gap, you are decreasing the maximum current capability of the machine.

Seam welders Broadly speaking, a seam welder will use two copper wheels that are motor driven. The copper wheels roll against one another. When steel (or other sheet metal) is placed between the two wheels while they're rolling and current is applied to the copper wheels (at a prespecified force), a "continuous" weld will occur. (Welding current is usually pulsed, but the end result is ideally a hermetic seal). Knurlers are often used for welding coated materials such as galvanized, aluminized, and galvanneal. A knurled wheel will ride along the outside edge of the wheel(s), tangentially, and effectively "clean" the welding surface while the wheels are turning. Sometimes the knurled wheels actually drive the seam wheels. A Circumferential Resistance Seam Welder welds from left-to-right (or vice-versa, depending on the direction of the motor). A Longitudinal Resistance Seam Welder welds "in and out" of the machine, from the operator's perspective, standing in front of the machine. Again, depending on the configuration of the machine, you can either weld with the material coming out of the machine or with the material going in. Rapid-Fire seam welding is using a modified spot welder to perform multiple spot welds in a row, overlapping each other slightly, to make a seam. This can be done rapidly, but is not as fast or easy to use as a traditional seam welder. "Butt" welders Butt welders are used to join two ends of a profile together. Solid wire, square/round/rectangular/hex/other shaped rod, tubing sections, and more can be butt welded together. Drill rod extensions, saw blades, and wire fed forming machines all use butt welders in their process. Some other welder styles

Bench top welder "Dot" welder Flash-butt welder Heavy duty welder Dual head welder Manual weld gun Servo weld gun Micro welder Economy welder Capacitive Discharge welder Multi-gun "pass-through" welder Mid-Frequency Direct Current (MFDC) Inverter welder Frequency Converter (Sciaky)

About welding transformers

AC Rectified AC Inverter (3-phase MFDC)

Chillers vs. Water Recirculators Whats the difference between a chiller and a water recirculator? The major difference between the two is whether or not the unit contains a refrigerant. An actual CHILLER will have a compressor and a pump to actively remove heat from the liquid flowing through it, using a refrigerant (much the same way a refrigerator or a drinking fountain works). A WATER RECIRCULATOR does just that; it recirculates coolant through a radiator (much like the radiator in your car). It passively cools liquid by using a heat exchanger and cooling fins.
Do I need a chiller or a recirculator? There is no simple rule to determine whether you need a chiller or a recirculator. If you are welding in high production, welding aluminum, or other important or exotic applications, a chiller is the clear choice. If the production rate is low, or the machine is used infrequently, a recirculator is probably fine. Please contact us for details. Chiller Sizing A general rule for sizing a chiller is that, for every 100KVA of welder, you should have about a 1ton chiller. For example, if you want to cool 4 welders that are 100KVA each, you will need a 4-ton chiller. If you want to cool a 300KVA machine, you will need a 3-ton chiller.

Water Recirculators

ProCool 2 R1000 (for 10-50KVA*) (for 30-75KVA*)

R2000 (for 75150KVA*)

R4000 (up to 300KVA*)

*These are generalizations. Duty cycle, machine setup, welding material, and many other factors go into BTU calculatio BAR STOCK Copper and its alloys provide the greatest balance of conductivity and abrasion resistance, as it relates to resistance welding. It is for this reason that copper is so widely used on quality production resistance welding equipment. As such, Spot Weld, Inc. has a unique understanding of them. We sell rounds, squares, hexagons, rectangles, hollow bars, plates, and custom shapes. 110 (Pure Copper) With a minimum copper content of 99.9%, Alloy 110 has the characteristics of good electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance, as well as high formability. It is ideal for use in welding applications such as bus bars and connectors. Not heat treatable. C18200 (Class II) Class 2 Alloy is a superior resistance welding electrode material specifically recommended for high level production spot and seam welding of clean mild steel, low alloy steel, low conductivity brasses and bronzes. Suitable for projection welding dies, seam welder shafts and bearings, flash and butt dies and current carrying structural members. Available as high strength and high electrical conductivity castings for welder arms, welder platens and secondary structural members. Class 2 is also heat treatable. C17510 (Class 3 Beryllium) Class 3 Alloy is specifically recommended for projection welding dies, flash and butt welding dies, current carrying shafts and bushings. As castings, Class 3 Alloy (having higher strength than Class 2), is recommended for heavily loaded welder structural current carrying members and heavy duty offset electrode holders. Class 3 Alloy is generally recommended for spot welding and seam welding steels having high electrical resistance, such as stainless 6

steels. The Class 3 Alloy is heat treatable. C18000 (Class 3 Beryllium Free) Beryllium Free Copper (180000) meets the mechanical requirements of RWMA Class 3 Copper. Because of the hazards of Beryllium Poisoning due to machining or grinding, Beryllium Free Class 3 copper is available as an alternative. C1800 is a heat treatable copper alloy. Specialty Alloys:

Glidcop Elkonite Elkaloy Tungsten (Pure)

BUTT WELDER The Spot Weld, Inc. Butt Welder is a unique, robust, rigid design intended for high force and high duty cycle industrial applications. It is adaptable for multiple types of tooling, and can be rebuild with standard off-the-shelf parts. It can be put on casters for cut-tolength lines, can be used for resistance heating, and can weld multiple types of crosssections.

Electrodes and Holders

Combination Press& Projection Welder

Retract Explanation

With a retractable weld cylinder, you have three positions: Load position Weld Ready position Weld position

In the Load position, the electrodes are as far apart as they can be. This fully open position allows an operator to load large parts in between the electrodes. In the Weld Ready position, the foot pedal is depressed half way. The "kick plate" inside the footswitch (seen in the pictures below) clicks into position and prevents the switch from opening all the way. This allows the operator to cycle the welder more quickly, without the electrodes returning their full stroke every weld cycle. If an operator wishes to return to the Load position, they can simply "kick" the kick-plate and the switch will open all the way and the cylinder and

electrode will retract all of the way. With an adjustable retractable stroke weld cylinder, this Weld Ready position is adjustable. With a fixed retract cylinder, the distance traveled between the Load and the Weld Ready positions is always the same and can not be adjusted.

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Wiring Size

MACHINE WIRING SIZE

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PROJECTION WELDING Spot Welds PressRite Projection Welder uses the same robust camfollower ram design as the rest of our line of press style welders. The lower knee is adjustable up and down to provide the greatest adaptability for your parts. The lower knee tapers to allow optimum balance of stability and strength. Our projection welders use square arms to remove degrees of freedom during setup and to provide greater strength.

TIG Welding

Advantages of TIG Welding Machines

Before talking about the TIG welding advantages, let us understand Tungsten

Arc Welding (TIG). In TIG welding an arc is created between a non-consumable tungsten electrode and the metal being welded. The arc produces the required heat to melt the work and the shielding gas (pure argon), fed through the torch, keeps oxygen in the air away from the molten weld pool and the hot tungsten. Tungsten is used for the electrode both because of its high melting temperature and good electrical characteristics. When filler metal becomes necessary, a separate filler rod is fed into the arc stream either manually or mechanically. Since no flux is required, the weld joint is clean and free of voids.

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TIG welding has several advantages though it may not be suitable for all types of welding requirements. When manufacturing consumer products where appearance is of importance, then the choice has to be TIG. Jobs that call for code requirements such as nuclear work, piping, and high profile consumer goods often require at least the first weld in the pipe joint to be TIG for an effective bond. In some cases all the passes on a multi-pass pipe weld may have to be TIG, if high quality and code requirements demand TIG. The widely accepted fact in the welding technology is that a TIG welder will often be a better quality weld than a MIG welder. For instance, a small assembly within a car engine is made of 1/8" (3.2 mm) aluminum. While MIG will certainly be able to do the job faster, the welding engineers preferred the TIG welding process for reasons of precision.

It is a fact that when one has to weld materials in the five-thousandths inch range, the common welding processes may not be suitable. Even MIG welding or Stick welding may not be right because they would put too much heat into the metal. However, when welding thick metal you should opt for MIG welding or Stick welding as they can weld 1/2 in. material much faster. When selecting TIG welding machine, you should know how much power and sophistication are needed for the job. It is also necessary to ascertain the volume of such jobs currently on hand and the projected business for TIG welding. The next question is - does one need AC or DC power source. Professionals say that aluminum and magnesium are two metals that are best welded using the AC output from the power source. Steels and stainless steels are most often welded with DC output. To weld a variety of metals, use a combination AC/DC machine.

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chemical and the nuclear power industry If the power source is either moved around the shop, or taken from one site to another, then a portable welder is needed. There are two basic ways to accomplish portability - inverters and engine-driven welders. Inverters are now available that weigh around 13 kg and come with handles for easy shifting around. Engine-driven machines are used when a welder has no access to primary power for welding. Enginedriven power sources are needed for field maintenance, pipe welding, or construction work. TIG welding is largely used for welding different kinds of alloys of aluminum and stainless steel where quality is of importance. TIG welding is mainly used in aeronautical constructions and in the

Requirements for performing TIG welding:

Introduction: In order to understand how to perform TIG welding in your welding garage you need to firstly understand what welding is and how it works in general. The basic background knowledge is very important initially to start practicing

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anything for that matter. There are no shortcuts to become a perfect welder. It is a mixture of both theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge that makes a man perfect in anything he pursues. This holds pretty much true even in the case of welding. Welding is an art which cannot be perfected within a single night. It takes immense experience and practice in order to master the art of welding. The whole concept can be simplified as the art of the joining two or more metal or alloy pieces with the help of a molten solution which solidifies on cooling to form the bond between them. Thus it is a very crucial ingredient of heavy manufacturing and steel and iron has revolutionized our lives by allowing us to create sturdy objects or things which we put to use in our everyday life for our survival. It has made survival much simpler than what it was few centuries ago and made life more simpler allowing man to be more intellectual and creative to make at most use of it. There are many different kinds of welding. TIG

welding is one among them. There certain requirements and procedures that ought to be followed in order to practice TIG welding and perfect it. Let's look into them. TIG Welding: TIG welding is an abbreviation for Tungsten Inert Gas Welding. It is commonly used for welding thinner pieces of stainless steel. Stainless steel is very predominant in kitchen crockery and it can be found in almost every household. Thus every year manufacturing industries manufacture several millions of stainless steel goods. The tungsten electrode produces the weld in order to do the necessary. The inert gas such as argon is used to shield the welding area from contamination. TIG welding is the most complicated form of welding to learn and it requires greater skill. But it allows greater control to produce better welds and beautiful finish to the products manufactured by TIG welding procedure.

Let us look in to the requirements of TIG welding: 1. Machine Settings: Your welding machine should be set to

DCEN (Direct current electrode negative) also known as straight polarity for any work piece that needs to be welded unless they material is either aluminum or magnesium. High

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frequency is set to start which is found built in nowadays in inverters. Postflow should be set at least 10 seconds minimum. If A/C is present it is set to default setting that coincides with DCEN. Set the contactor and amperage switches to remote settings. If the material that needs to be welded is aluminum polarity should be set to A/C, A/C balance should be set to about 7 and high frequency supply should be continuous. 2. Shielding Gas: TIG welding uses the inert gas for shielding the welding area from contamination. Thus this inert gas is also stated as shielding gas. At all cases it should be argon and no other inert gas

such as neon or xenon etc especially if TIG welding is to be performed. It should be set around 15 cfh. For welding aluminum alone you can make use of a 50/50 combination of argon and helium. 3. Torch: TIG torches come in two types. You have air cooled TIG torches and water cooled TIG torches. They also come in different sizes. For better control smaller sized TIG torches are the best unless you are highly experienced and you have mastered the art of welding. These torches also come in different ampere settings. A 250amp water cooled TIG torch is much better than 100amp TIG torch as it is comparatively smaller.

4. Electrodes: For TIG welding it is understood that the electrodes you use to perform TIG welding should be made out of tungsten element. It should be highly sharp and pretty clean. Thus see to that you always maintain it well in your garage. Clean it properly and regularly with the right cleaning materials. Preferably for performing the TIG welding art a belt sander or a 4.5 inch sander would suffice better. If you are welding aluminum work pieces you just need to round the tip with sander. Tungsten electrodes must be throiated. 2% thoriation is more than enough for welding almost anything and everything. Thorium is radioactive and for protective measures you can also make use of 2% lathanated electrode to weld everything. For

welding anything that requires less than 90 amps of A/C current 1/16th tungsten electrodes are good enough. Current supply measuring above 90 amps requires 3/32 tungsten electrodes while anything beyond 200 amps requires 1/8 tungsten electrodes. 5. Welding Rod: There are three different TIG rods you could use for TIG welding. 90% of the times you can almost weld anything. Normally the 308 welding rod is used for welding stainless steel, E70S2 for mild steel and 4130 or 4043 models are used for welding aluminum. Most times these rods are more than enough to perform TIG welding. However, there 17

are specific welding rods for specific applications and usage. You need to follow the guidelines and understand what kind of application you are performing which requires the necessary TIG welding procedure. Based on that you need to choose your welding rod. 6. The Technique: So far you have seen the requirements to perform TIG welding. It doesn't just end here. There is a pattern in terms of technique and postures that you need to follow in order to perform TIG welding. This gives you better control and expected results and at the same time also protects you while you are at it doing the procedure. Hold the torch like as if you are holding a pen, lean it to about 10 degrees, tip of the tungsten should be lifted to about 1/4 inch of the metal, wear your welding helmet and press the pedal. Once the arc is established increase the heat by pressing the pedal. It should all be gradual and smooth in terms of the transition

also be used. This method was first used for welding aluminum, but was later also used for steel as it considerably lessened the time taken for welding. MIG welding has many advantages.

It is easier to learn. It is possible to make longer welds without having to stop and start again. There is less of cleaning needed after welding is done.

MIG welding has some disadvantages.

It leaves behind an oxidized weld deposit. The arc is unstable. There is weld porosity.

Some of the frequent mistakes that you do in MIG welding 1. The parts that have to be welded have to be very clean. Paint and dirt should not be there when the part is being welded. This a general mistake made by a beginner. If the parts and the surface to be welded are not clean, the weld will not be proper and a bad weld will be the result. 2. While doing MIG welding, it is necessary to use the right type of gas. Some people might tend to use cheap variety of gas. Just using carbon dioxide will be cheap, but a mixture of gases will produce the desired result and good welding. 3. If the polarity is wrong, the weld bead that is produced will not look good. 4. The contact tip sizes should be right.

Frequent Mistakes You Do Mig Welding Welding is the process by which materials, metals and plastics can be fused together. Common types of welding are arc welding, gas welding and resistance welding. In this process, the materials are melted at the point that has to be welded and then joined. An energy source such as electric arc, gas flame, laser beam, electron beam, and ultrasound are used for welding. The commonest type of welding is arc welding. MIG welding or Metal Inert Gas welding is a kind of gas metal arc welding. In this through a welding gun, continuous and consumable wire electrodes and shielding gas are fed. Generally direct current is used with constant voltage. Alternate current can

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5. The speed should not be too fast or too slow. 6. During welding, the wind should be blocked and should result in proper shielding. 7. If the welding is very cool on a big piece of material, proper welding will not take place. 8. The right size of welding machine should be used. A very small machine for a very large material will not do the work properly. 9. The components of the wire feeder, like the liner, contact tips and other parts should be maintained properly to give the desired result of proper welding. 10. The filler material should have the correct tensile strength. If this is not matched correctly, the result will not be right. So, it is necessary to follow a few rules to get MIG welding right. First, you should see that the joints are clean. This can be done with a wire brush or a grinder. Otherwise you will not be able to do MIG welding. Second, you should set up the MIG welding machine properly. It has three settings.

types of welding is the same. People use the whipping technique with a back and forth motion, a circular motion or the weave technique with a side to side motion. Whichever technique is used, the wire stick out should not be more than three- fourth of an inch. If this is not the case, the shielding gas will not be able to do the work correctly. If these mistakes are taken care of, MIG welding will be easy to do.

Tips for Choosing MIG Welding Consumables

input power: 1 & 3-phase

Voltage Wire speed feed and Shielding gas flow rate

On the inside panel of the MIG welder there will be chart which will give you the correct setting for different materials depending on their thickness. The shield gas flow rate should be protected from the surrounding air. Third, you should use the proper welding technique. The welding technique for all

The more scientific and cost-effective way to learn MIG welding is to undergo a training course in any industrial school and work on their machines, using metal, gas, and other costly stuff the school would provide. Of course, you must hit upon the right coach if you really want to learn well. Actually be attentive and closely follow all the trainer has to tell you. It is prudent to buy your machine after you have gained complete proficiency in MIG welding. There is nothing like a good machine and it is all a question of one's preference. Better to opt for a machine made in USA as service and support will be more reliable and spares

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will be easily available. You can search eBay and craigslist that will throw up choices for a NIG welder. If you are going to be welding mostly body panels on automobiles, or gas tanks for choppers, it is suggested that you buy a 115v machine it is good to know that 115 volt MIG machines do not generally wear out and used machines are as good as new ones. AS a matter of fact, the same logic applies to the bigger 230v machines as well. Apart from the equipment used in welding, various types of welding consumables such as electrodes, rods, wires, fluxes, and gases are also used. All shielding gases used with a gas-shielded process like MIG welding or TIG welding are expended during welding. MIG welding is an arc welding process that joins metals by heating them with an arc. The arc is between a continuously fed consumable called filler metal. A few of the frontline MIG welder manufacturers include Lincoln, Miller, Hobart, Century, Esab, Clarke, and others. These MIG welder manufacturers offer a variety of MIG welders that can practically meet all welding needs, starting from industrial MIG welders to fabrication shops, ranches, aerospace welding, and more. In MIG welding, one can also use an inert gas to shield flux core and thereby double the protection. The wire size has more to do with the size of the welder as anything else. The cheaper 110 volt welders probably may not be able to power a much bigger wire, and thus 0.03 tends to be more common. You will need larger wires to weld thicker gage materials. For a 110 volt machine, the maximum wire size is probably around 0.035". It is recommended to get a dual purpose machine that can do either MIG welder or Flux core, and size it according to

the gage of material you intend to be welding. It is a fact that many consider MIG gun consumables to be a commodity but these components play a critical role in achieving quality welding. They can also impact the overall productivity and cost of the total welding operation. It is thus important to find the best possible, quality consumables for your application. MIG gun consumables principally comprise of the front-end part of the gun, the nozzle, retaining head, contact tip and the liner. These components are responsible for properly feeding the welding wire and for establishing the electrical conductivity necessary to create the arc. While the welding power source you use undoubtedly influences your welding quality, so too can your consumables. In fact, MIG gun consumables are one of the most neglected areas of the welding operation. Without proper installation, storage and maintenance, these components can cause significant downtime for changeover and needlessly add to inventory cost.

Typical Weld Defects and their Causes

Porosity is one of the first weld defects encountered by all welders in almost all processes. None seem to be exempt. A result of gas getting trapped in the molten pool, the causes of porosity are numerous. Porosity can be caused by contamination from starting and stopping, poor shielding of the weld pool, oil, paint, incompatible alloys or even rust or oxidation of the metal. Most 20

causes build down to technique though as improper metal preparation falls under the category of technique, since metal prep is a key part of the weld process. Weaving excessively is also a common cause under the "technique" category. Several different types of porosity can be observed. The most common seen is porosity that tends to come and go along the weld seam. This is usually caused by errant technique or some sort of contamination of the metal or electrode. Linear, consistent porosity can be from technique such as holding the electrode arc too long. It's also likely the joint may contaminated at the root or somewhere within the joint where gas pockets were allowed to form. A form of porosity that is clustered around a small point in the weld, is usually the result of an improper start or stop, where air was included into the weld and not allowed to rise out of the weld before it cooled. Another form of weld defects are inclusions. Inclusions typically happen when slag is trapped within the weld or oxides are present when welding takes place and are trapped in the metal before they are floated out. Inclusions can form also where there is improper joint design, and the nature of them causes material to get trapped. Welding too cold or too fast is probably the top cause of inclusions. Too low of current or too fast of travel speed causes the metals to freeze before the pockets of slag or oxides are floated free. Incomplete fusion is a problem at times, Welding Symbol Name BEAD

mostly seen in beginning welder's welds. The weld may appear neat and nice on the top, but penetration is shallow and it is far from uniform. Besides the obvious rookie mistake of using to low of amperage to make a weld, using the wrong welding polarity has been known to be an early beginner's cause of incomplete fusion. Other causes include wrong joint prep, poor manipulation of the puddle, and improperly cleaned oxides. Arc strikes not made within the weld joint itself can create defects. Even though they may be removed with grinding, the damage caused by an errant arc strike cannot be eliminated. Areas of hardness and cracks may develop around the errant strike. Practice, and alertness are the best cure for these however. Guarding your electrode, or torch until you are ready to make an arc is a skill that must be practiced at all times to promote defect free welds. Though most welds have some measure of discontinuity, which are usually acceptable in small amounts, having a considerable amount of them is cause for concern. A weld may be deemed defective and rejected if they exceed the tolerance level established by the guidelines

Basic Welding Symbols Symbol

Welding Defintion A type of weld created by one or more string or weave beads deposited on an unbroken plane

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FILLET PLUG SQUARE V-Groove BEVEL U Groove J Groove FLARE V FLARE BEVEL SEAM Back Surfacing

Type of weld, approximately triangular cross section joining two surfaces at approximately exact angles to each other. A circular fusion weld through in the hole of a slotted lap or tee joint. A type of groove weld with a small separation at the edges of the base metal parts. A groove weld in which the joint edge of each member is beveled from the similar side. A type of groove weld in which one member has a joint edge beveled from one side A groove weld in which the joint edge of both members is equipped in the form of a J from one side, giving a final U form to the fulfilled weld. A type of groove weld in which one member has a joint edge in the form of a J from one part. A type of groove weld, generally used to join two round or curved parts. A type of groove weld, generally used to join a round or curved piece to a level piece. A type of welding, continuous weld made between or upon overlapping metal parts. A type of weld deposited at the back of a single groove weld A type of weld which consists of one or more stringer beads or weave beads deposited on an steady surface in order to create desired dimensions or properties.. A weld that is improperly positioned compared to current workpiece design. Edge welds are those welds that stroke or extend beyond the edge of the workpiece. A type of joint between two metal parts located at exact angles to one another. It requires large amounts of weld metal.

Edge

Cornor

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Weld All Around

Field Weld

A type of weld made at the construction site.

Melt-thru

A type of weld bead applied to the root of a single groove Backing or Special Material joint to declare complete root diffusion. Flush -

Convex

Concave

A type of fillet weld having a concave surface.

Elements of Welding Symbols

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Submerged Arc Welding This table shows the letter designation for each welding process. The letter designation assigned to the welding process can be used for identification on drawings, tables, etc. Brazing Welding Group Arc welding Welding Letter Process Designation Carbon Arc CAW Welding Gas Metal GMAW Arc Welding Gas Tungsten GTAW Arc Welding Plasma Arc PAW Welding Shielded Metal Arc SMAW Welding Stud Arc SW Welding Diffusion Brazing Dip Brazing Furnace Brazing Induction Brazing Infrared Brazing Resistance Brazing Torch Brazing

SAW

DFB DB FB IB IRB RB TB FW HFRW PEW RPW

Resistance Welding Flash Welding High Frequency Resistance Percussion Welding Projection Welding

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Solid State Welding

Oxyfuel Gas Welding

Soldering

ResistanceSeam Welding ResistanceSpot Welding Upset Welding Cold Welding Diffusion Welding Explosion Welding Forge Welding Friction Welding Hot Pressure Welding Roll Welding Ultrasonic Welding Ultrasonic Welding Oxyacetylene Welding Oxyhydrogen Welding Pressure Gas Welding Dip Soldering Furnace Soldering Induction Soldering Infrared Soldering Iron Soldering Resistance Soldering Torch Soldering

RSEW RSW UW CW DFW EXW FOW FRW HPW ROW USW USW OAW OHW PGW DS FS IS IRS INS RS TS

Wave Soldering Electron Beam Electroslag Other Welding Induction Processes Laser Beam Thermit

WS EBW ESW IW LBW TW

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