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WELDING SESSION


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Classification of Welding
Fusion Welding Resistance Welding
Homogeneous Heterogeneous
Brazing Soldering
Gas Welding
Electroslag
High Energy Beam
Electric Arc
MIG
TIG
Shielded Metal Arc Stick
Friction Welding
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Fusion Welding Principles
Base metal is melted
Filler metal may be added
Heat is supplied by various means
Oxyacetylene gas
Electric Arc
Plasma Arc
Laser
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ADVANCED WELDING PROCESSES
TIG/GTAW PROCESS

PULSED & SYNERGIC PULSED TIG PROCESS

MECHANISED TIG WITH COLD WIRE FEEDING
PROCESS

ORBITAL TIG PROCESS

ROBOTIC TIG PROCESS
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On February 24
th
1942 a patent was issued to Russell
Meredith of the Northrop Aircraft Company
concerning an invention 'relating to welding
magnesium by means of an electric arc'. After
acquiring the rights to the process the Linde
Corporation renamed the process 'Heliarc'.
The process is now widely known as Tungsten Inert
Gas, or TIG, although it may sometimes be called
'Argonarc', or, less frequently now, 'Heliarc', while in
the USA it is known as Gas Tungsten Arc Welding or
GTAW.
Development of GTAW process
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Safety

It is important to know what safety equipment
is available to assure you are properly protected
against the hazards of welding.

Ask, dont assume you are protected.
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Personal Safety Equipment
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Work Boots
Leather work boots
should be worn to
prevent the welding
slag and sparks from
burning the feet.
Lace them all the
way and place pants
over the tongue.
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Eye Wash Station

An eye wash
station is available
in the shop and
used whenever any
foreign
contaminates enter
the eyes.
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR TIG PROCESS
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AC/DC PULSED TIG POWER SOURCE
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When TIG welding certain materials, such as
stainless steel or nickel alloys, it is necessary to
prevent the reverse side of the weld area oxidising,
particularly in pipework when post-weld cleaning of
the root is impossible.This is usually achieved by
passing a stream of inert gas through the pipe, or
over the reverse side of a plate, to exclude, or purge,
oxygen from the area.
The gases most frequently used for purging are
argon or nitrogen. Which gas is chosen will depend
on technical, practical or economic reasons.


Back Purging
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