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Ch 9 Welding 21-41
Question | Answer |
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Travel direction | refers to whether to push or pull the welding gun along the joint. |
Push welding | means you aim or angle the gun ahead of the weld puddle |
Wire stick out | is the length of unmelted wire that protrudes from the end of the MIG welding gun’s tip during welding. |
tack weld | is a short bead used for setup of the permanent weld |
spot weld | fuses the top piece to the bottom piece without pre drilling a hole |
continuous weld | is a single weld bead along a joint. |
Skip welding | produces a continuous weld by making short welds at different locations to prevent overheating. |
Stitch welding | is a continuous weld in one location, but with short pauses to prevent overheating. |
butt welds | are formed by fitting two edges of adjacent panels together and welding along the mating edges. |
backing strip | made of the same metal as the base metal can be placed behind the weld. |
fillet weld | is a weld joining two surfaces with their edges or faces at about right angles to each other. |
lap joints | are welds made on overlapping surfaces. |
plug weld | is made through a hole drilled in the top pieces |
flat welding | the pieces are parallel to the bench or shop floor. |
horizontal welding | the pieces are turned sideways. |
vertical welding | the pieces are turned upright. |
overhead welding | the piece is turned upside down. |
Inert | An element or gas with no active properties. |
MIG | Metal inert gas. |
Resistance spot welding | The use of electrodes on each side of two pieces are fused surface to surface. |