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Ch 9 Welding 21-41
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |