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Poor appearance
Poor fusion
Brittle welds
Spatter
Magnetic blow
Weld stress
Porous welds
why?
1. Short arc, with the exception of low hydrogen and stainless.
2. Insufficient puddling time.
3. Impaired base metal.
4. Poor electrodes
What to do?
1. Check impurities in base metal.
2. Allow sufficient puddling time for gases to escape.
3. Use proper current.
4. Weave your weld to eliminate.
5. Use proper electrodes for job.
6. Hold longer arc.
What to do?
1. Use enough current to get desired penetration weld slowly.
2. Calculate electrode penetration properly.
3. Select electrode according to welding groove size.
4. Leave proper free space at the bottom of weld.
Undercut/Underfill
why?
1. Faulty electrode manipulation
2. Faulty electrode usage.
3. Current too high.
What to do?
1. Use uniform weave in butt welding.
2. Avoid using an overly large electrode.
3. Avoid excessive weaving.
4. Use moderate current; weld slowly.
5. Hold electrode at a safe distance from vertical plane in making
horizontal fillet welds.
Fig. a) Undercut
Distortion
why?
1. Uneven heat
2. Improper sequence.
3. Deposited metal shrinks.
What to do?
1. Tack or clamp parts properly.
2. Form parts before welding.
3. Dispose of rolling or forming strains before welding.
4. Distribute welding to prevent uneven heating.
5. Examine structure and develop a sequence.
why?
1. Arc blow.
2. Current too high.
3. Arc too long.
4. Faulty electrodes.
What to do?
1. Whitewash parts in weld area.
2. Adjust current to needs.
3. Adjust to proper arc length.
4. Lighten arc blow.
5. Pick suitable electrodes
why?
1. Magnetic fields cause
the arc to deviate from
its intended course.
What to do?
1. Use steel blocks to alter magnetic path around arc.
2. Divide the ground into parts.
3. Weld in same direction the arc blows.
4. Use a short arc.
5. Locate the ground properly on the work.
6. Use a-c welding
Thank you