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    In metalworking, weld pool commonly refers to the dime-sized workable portion of a weld where the base metal has reached its melting point and is ready...
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    workpiece and the electrode melts forming a pool of molten metal (weld pool) that cools to form a joint. As the weld is laid, the flux coating of the electrode...
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    shielding gas flow, which is useful for high current welding operations that develop a larger molten weld pool. A gas hose from the tanks of shielding gas supplies...
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    tungsten arc welding (GTAW, also known as tungsten inert gas welding or TIG, tungsten argon gas welding or TAG,[citation needed] and heliarc welding when helium...
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    melting the base metal in welding, a filler material is typically added to the joint to form a pool of molten material (the weld pool) that cools to form a...
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    process parameters and prevent weld defects. Monitoring critical aspects such as melt pool size and shape, wire feed, weld arc, and bead formation is essential...
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    produce excessive, noxious smoke (making it difficult to see the weld pool). As with all welding processes, the proper electrode must be chosen to obtain the...
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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...
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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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  • introduce defects into the weld pool, and are able to recognize and correct defects in the weld pool, during the welding process. It is assumed (or trusted)...
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    TIP TIG (category Arc welding)
    a subset of gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), using a mechanism called filler wire agitation to enhance molten weld pool dynamics. This agitation has been...
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    no weld pool. Generally good weld appearance and minimal thickness under/over-matching, thus reducing the need for expensive machining after welding. Can...
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    Inert gas (section Welding)
    in gas mixtures for GMAW because it is not reactive to the weld pool created by arc welding. But it is reactive to the arc. The more carbon dioxide that...
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    Slag (section Weld slag)
    for the crust that forms on the weld pool when using a flux (electrode coating, powder or granules). It protects the pool from atmospheric oxygen and thermally...
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    Oxy-fuel welding (commonly called oxyacetylene welding, oxy welding, or gas welding in the United States) and oxy-fuel cutting are processes that use fuel...
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  • the consumable guide tube is used, the weld pool is composed of molten metal coming from the parts being welded, the electrode, and the guide tube. The...
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  • Shielding gas (redirect from Welding gas)
    that are commonly used in several welding processes, most notably gas metal arc welding and gas tungsten arc welding (GMAW and GTAW, more popularly known...
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  • Arc blow (category Arc welding)
    the deflection of welding filler material within an electric arc deposit by a buildup of magnetic force surrounding the weld pool. Magnetic arc blow...
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  • Electric resistance welding (ERW) is a welding process in which metal parts in contact are permanently joined by heating them with an electric current...
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  • restricted access the user has in these welding positions. In order to have complete control over the weld pool, a perfect balance must be maintained between...
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  • penetrating welding in every position Vertical down welding capability Weld metal with good mechanical properties A less amount of weld pool is developed...
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  • prohibits predicting the shape of the weld pool. Following Rosenthal, researchers were able to approximate weld pool shape by assuming a Gaussian heat source...
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    Hyperbaric welding is the process of extreme welding at elevated pressures, normally underwater. Hyperbaric welding can either take place wet in the water...
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  • in the irrigation, industrial, pool & spa, electrical conduit, and plumbing industries. Headquartered in California, Weld-On has operations throughout the...
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  • Sensors for arc welding are devices which – as a part of a fully mechanised welding equipment – are capable to acquire information about position and...
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  • J.M. Bergheau (2018). "A new strategy for the numerical modeling of a weld pool". Comptes Rendus Mécanique (in French). 346 (11): 999–1017. Bibcode:2018CRMec...
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    the work into a molten pool which solidifies, forming a bead of weld metal. The drops or globules do not simply fall into the pool by gravity but are forced...
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    Conservative politician and army officer George Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester in the 1870s; Weld-Forester died at the property in 1886. The house...
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  • indigenization of their manufacturing. His work on welding technology covered weld pool solidification, effects of welding parameters on molten metal transfer, spatter...
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    A moon pool is an equipment deployment and retrieval feature used by marine drilling platforms, drillships, diving support vessels, fishing vessels, marine...
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