Calcium carbonate is decomposed and the products CO/CO2 form a gas shielding for the weld.
can use argon with almost any material steel is sometimes CO2 or CO2 90% Ar 10% Carbon doesnt ruin steel can actually strengthen it Al and CO2 is a disaster Al will burn in CO2 Ar is more expensive Helium takes less heat from the weld and makes a better weld but is a LOT more expensive
Probably but the results may not be acceptable. Keep in mind that companies spend a lot of money testing and experimenting with different types and mixtures of gasses to determine the best single or combinations to use. In MIG welding steel using Argon/CO2-75%/25% is recommended. In TIG welding (most metals) pure Argon is recommended.
In MAG (Metal Active Gas) welding, CO2 gas serves as a shielding gas to protect the weld pool from atmospheric contamination. It helps stabilize the arc and improves penetration and welding speed while also enhancing the overall quality of the weld. Additionally, CO2 is cost-effective compared to other shielding gases, making it a popular choice for various welding applications. However, it can produce more spatter and may require post-weld cleaning.
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CO2 is an oxygen compound or a non-inert gas,the purpose of a shielding gas is to shield the weld and the electrode from oxygen. argon, nitrogen and helium are the most common gases used for GTAW
Your best bet is a CO2 laser using an O2 jet. However, I doubt if any but the most determined could hobbyist could build that powerful of a laser. Still, CO2 is your best bet.
When you weld steel you need to make sure that oxygen in the air is kept away from the weld while it's being formed. Otherwise the iron in the weld burns in the oxygen and forms a poor weld. Electric welding rods are generally coated with a flux which forms a gaseous shield around the weld point and keeps away the air. Some welding processes (MIG for example - MIG stands for metal inert gas) do not use a flux coating but have an arrangement where argon or CO2 is passed to the weld point to keep the air away in a different way.
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CO2 welding is a welding process that uses carbon dioxide to protect the weld pool from oxidisation during the welding process. It is also known as Metal Inert Gas(MIG), Manual Arc Gas Shielded(MAGS), welding. CO2 is not the only gas used, it needs to be heavier than air to work. The weld pool is, a pool of weld or liquid/molten metal that solidifies as one when finished welding, it is usually between two items so as to fuse the pieces together. CO2 welding uses a long coil of filler wire that is fed in through the handheld torch, this filler wire melts as it completes the electrical circuit by means of an electric arc which reaches temperature of around 3100 degrees Celsius, and unsurprisingly this melts the metal.
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