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EDPT 701
Lecture 3
Arc Welding:
Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• All arc-welding processes have three things in common: a heat source, filler metal, and
shielding. The source of heat in arc welding is produced by the arcing of an electrical
current between two contacts.
• There are several types of arc-welding processes with which you should become
familiar. They are:
During the SMAW welding process the arc is established, the flux coating
on the rod disintegrates and then forms a gas that shields the weld from
the atmosphere. The slag that is produced by the flux coating prevents the
weld metal from oxidizing. The slag must be chipped off the weld bead
after welding. The flux also provides a method of adding scavengers,
deoxidizers, and alloying elements to the weld metal.
Base Metal
- Butt joint,
- Lap joint,
- T-joint ,
- Fillet Joint.
Multipath welding
Dr. Mohamed Harraz
Shielded Metal Arc Welding
5 Oct 2010 16
Welding Techniques
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