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what characteristics does the weld bead have when weaving the electrode
A rule of thumb is - the arc length should be the same as the diameter of the electrode. 3/32" electrode = 3/32" arc length. 1/8" electrode = 1/8" arc length etc. The thicker the electrode coating the shorter the distance from the end of the electrode to the work. Drag rods are contact rods. E-7024 is one.
The meaning of 6G position in Welding is mean that the pipe or test piece inclined to 45 degree and not rotated during welding process .
Actually I usually crowd the puddle when welding vertical up. The longer the arc length the more the arc can wander.
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Arc length is the distance from the tip of the electrode to the workpiece.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding, commonly called Stick welding. A shielded electrode passes a current between itself and the workpiece. Both the base-metal and the electrode are melted by the current and the electrode is consumed and deposited into the melted puddle forming the weldment.
how do you calculate welding electrode consumption
In arc welding the electrode (welding rod) is held just a little space away from the workpiece and electric current jumps from the electrode to the work piece carrying material from the rod with it. This material is deposited at the weld site mixed with molten metal from the workpiece. The jumping current is referred to as the arc. You can see it if you are wearing welding glasses with the proper dark lens. Looking at the arc without eye protection will often result in a splitting headache later and, if done recklessly and too long, permanent eye damage can result---in other words, blindness.
Depend upon dia of electrode & Arc length between Electrode tip and job surface.
Consumable electrode welding contain the processes where the electrode acts as the filler material and the electrode that generates the arc. Because the electrode is also the filler material, the electrode 'burns' or is consumed, hence consumable electrode.
It stands for electrode. As opposed to R ( rod) for gas welding or TIG welding. If it carries electrical current it is an electrode.
Everybody used to call it "stick welding". MMAW Manual Metal Arc Welding is the correct nomenclature. The "sticks" are electrodes held in an electrode holder connected to a power supply. Establish an arc between the end of the electrode and the metal and move across the joint. As you weld the electrode is consumed. Discard the "stub", insert a new electrode and continue.
The letters EN , on a welding electrode , indicate "electrode negative" , that is the electrode is to be used with a DC current , in the negative position, or polarity.
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If you are referring to the small unusable piece of welding rod that is left after welding, most call it a electrode stub.
what is normal welding electrode and how it welds