Electrodes
What is the Tensile Strength?
The metal you are welding on.
What is Base Metal?
When the weld is too small.
What is Underfill?
C
What is Current?
The weld current flows from the electrode to the workpiece.
What is DCEN?
The last number tell us what?
What is the Flux?
Used to protect the cooling weld.
What is Slag?
Weld metal built up in excess for the quantity required.
What is Excess Reinforcement?
L
What is Length of Arc?
This is used to conduct the current to the rod.
What is a Stinger?
The third number tell us what?
What is the position?
Used to melt the base metal and filler metal.
What is the Arc?
When your weld makes a hole in the base metal.
What is Burn Though?
A
What is Angle of Rod?
When you start the arc by hitting the base metal.
What is Tap Start?
This rod is used because of the strength of the weld.
What is 7018?
This is used to support the Arc and protect the puddle.
What is Flux?
Foreign solid material in a deposited weld.
What is Inclusions?
M
What is Manipulation?
Often a place to fail due to a cold section.
What are Restarts?
This rod is used because of its rapid frezzing of the puddle.
What is 6010?
This is a mix of base metal and filler metal.
What is Weld metal?
Atmospheric contamination caused by lack of cover gas or surface contamination.
What is Porosity?
S
What is Speed of Travel?
This welder is used when there is no electricty.
What is a Generator Welder?