Order of welding fumes (largest-smallest)
Plasma
Stick
MIG
TIG
SAW
Metal fume fever is caused by
Welding on galvanized metals
Arc eye is caused by
acute exposures to UV-B radiation
Exposure is dependent on:
current density and arc time
Shielded metal arc welding is also known as
Stick welding
In stick welding, if air enters the weld that is ___.
bad
Stick welding has a ___ electrode, which is covered with a _____
consumable, flux material
In stick welding, the electrode covering provides a _____ to prevent air from entering the weld
gas shield
You don’t need gas cylinders with ____ welding
stick welding
What is the point of the flux material when stick welding?
What do you have to do after the weld is cooled off?
To prevent air from entering the weld and ruining it.
You have to knock off the slag
Stick welding youtube video
https://youtu.be/elmDvqdeMKI
TIG welding is also known as:
Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) or heliarc
TIG welding has a ____ electrode
non consumable tungsten electrode (it doesn’t melt and become part of the weld)
In TIG welding ____ or ___ gas is fed around the electrode to provide a gas shield
argon or helium
High energy TIG welding produces
up to 3 ppm of nitrous oxide
TIG welding youtube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO5pVLOAmD4
In TIG welding you generally have a ____ rod
filler
MIG welding is also known as
Gas metal arc welding (GMA)
MIG welding has a ____ electrode
consumable
For MIG welding, ____ gas is usually used for shielding
carbon dioxide
MIG welding has a ____ which is considered the ____ metal
wire feed, filler
____ and ____ welding use pressured cylinders
MIG and TIG
Flux core arc welding is very similar to ___ Welding
MIG
____ welding is even dirtier than plasma welding
Flux core arc welding