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    The document discusses welding processes and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding. It describes welding as joining metals through heat without filler metals at temperatures between 1500-3000°F. It lists various welding types including gas, arc, resistance, solid state, and their sub-types. Weld joint types like butt, tee, corner, and lap/edge are also defined. TIG welding is then explained in more detail, noting that an inert gas shields the arc between a tungsten electrode and workpiece, allowing high quality welds on most metals without flux. Benefits of TIG include no flux dangers, clear arc visibility for control, and ability to weld in all positions with smooth, sound wel

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    The document discusses welding processes and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding. It describes welding as joining metals through heat without filler metals at temperatures between 1500-3000°F. It lists various welding types including gas, arc, resistance, solid state, and their sub-types. Weld joint types like butt, tee, corner, and lap/edge are also defined. TIG welding is then explained in more detail, noting that an inert gas shields the arc between a tungsten electrode and workpiece, allowing high quality welds on most metals without flux. Benefits of TIG include no flux dangers, clear arc visibility for control, and ability to weld in all positions with smooth, sound wel

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    CHAPTER-3 GENERAL INFORMATION OF WELDING

    3.1 Welding Welding is a process of joining metals by application of heat without the use of solder or any other metal or alloy having a lower melting point than the metals being joined. Welding covers a temperature range of 1500 F - 3000 F (800C - 1635C). Weld joints are usually stronger or as strong as the base metals being joined. 3.1.1 Weldability Weldability is the ease of a material or a combination of materials to be welded under fabrication conditions into a specific, suitably designed structure, and to perform satisfactorily in the intended service. 3.1.2 Types of Welding Gas Welding Oxy- acetylene Air- acetylene Oxy-hydrogen Arc Welding Carbon Arc Welding Plasma arc Welding Submerged arc Welding Metal arc welding Electro-slag Welding Flux-cored arc Welding Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (TIG) Atomic- Hydrogen Arc Welding

    Resistance Welding Butt Welding Spot Welding Seam Welding Projection Welding Percussion Welding Solid State Welding Friction Welding Ultrasonic Welding Diffusion Welding Explosive Welding 3.1.3 Types of Weld Joints Butt Welds Tee Welds Corner Welds Lap and Edge Welds

    Figure: 3.1 Types of Weld Joints 3.2 Tungsten Inert Gas Welding (TIG) Tungsten Inert Gas Welding is a welding process, in which heat is generated by an electric arc struck between a tungsten non-consumable electrode and the work piece. The weld pool is shielded by an inert gas (Argon, helium, Nitrogen) protecting the molten metal from atmospheric contamination. The heat produced by the arc melts the work pieces edges and joins them. Filler rod may be used, if required. The welding produces a high quality weld of most of metals. Flux is not used in the process. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) - more commonly referred to as TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding - is an arc welding process that uses a non consumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld.

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    Figure: 3.2 Tungsten Inert gas Welding Setup. The Welding setup is shown in the figure 3.2. In TIG welding, a

    shielding gas is used to protect the weld area against atmospheric contamination.Energy is supplied by a constant-current welding power supply, and the end result is a conduction of highly-ionized gas and metal vapors (also known as plasma) across the welding arc. This energy is then transmitted over the arc, which forms a weld pool that connects the two metal work pieces together. 3.2.1 Advantages of TIG Welding

    1. 1. No flux is used; hence there is no danger of flux entrapment when welding refrigerator and air conditioner components. 2. Because of clear visibility of the arc and the job, the operator can exercise a better control on the welding process. 3. This process can weld in all positions and produces smooth and sound welds with less spatter.

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