The Periodic Table
Welding
Materials
Potpourri
100

Iron

What is Fe?

100

This process uses a solid electrode that is covered in flux.

What is SMAW?

100

This type of steel includes ASTM A36, A572 and A992

What is carbon or mild steel?

100

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What are scholarships?

200

Tunsten

What is W?

200

Two of the three processes that use a tubular filler metal.

What are FCAW, GMAW-C, and SAW?

200

This element is added to make steel stainless.

What is chromium?

200

This method of NDE uses high frequency sound energy to detect subsurface flaws.

What is UT?

300

Molybdenum

What is Mo?

300

This process uses periods of varying amperage to freeze the puddle when welding out of position.

What is GMAW-P?

300

This formula can be used to determine the weld-ability of carbon steels.

What is carbon equivalent?

300

This cutting process can only be used on ferrous materials.

What is oxy-fuel cutting?

400

Manganese

What is Mn?

400

This discontinuity is characterized by weld metal extending past the toe of the weld.

What is Overlap?

400

Materials that are strained into plastic deformation have exceed their _______ .

What is yield strength?

400

The common name for hydrated ferric oxide.

What is rust?

500

Columbium

What is Nb?

500

The welding position depicted here.

What is 1G?

500

The mechanical property of a material are adversely affected in direct proportion to the _________ in heat input.

What is increase?

500

This metal is made by adding carbon to iron.

What is steel?