Ethan Bale

Hi, I am Ethan, the owner of this website. I have been a welding engineer for the past 8 years and found it to be an extremely interesting occupation. The world of welding is like a sea, the learning is endless. This website is an endeavor to share the insights that I acquired through the eight years of exposure to ASME Codes & Standards and welding on Coded equipment.

TIG Welding Aluminum DC Electrode Negative

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When TIG welding aluminum, direct current straight polarity (DCSP) is the most commonly used. This article seeks to discuss welding techniques, joint designs, and types of aluminum alloys that can be welded, when TIG welding aluminum with DCEN (or direct current electrode negative). Note that DCEN and DCSP are same. Characteristic Of TIG Welding Aluminum … Read more

TIG Welding Aluminum With Direct Current Straight Polarity (DCSP)

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Characteristic Of TIG Welding Aluminum With Direct Current Straight Polarity In this process, using helium and thoriated tungsten electrodes is advantageous for many automatic welding operations, especially in the welding of heavy sections. Since there is less tendency to heat the electrode, smaller electrodes can be used for a given welding current. This will contribute … Read more

Sections Of A Weld

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The following terms are used to describe the parts or sections of a weld: Fusion Zone (Filler Penetration) The fusion zone is the area of base metal melted as determined in the cross-section of a weld. Leg Of A Fillet Weld The leg of a fillet weld is the distance from the root of the joint … Read more

Miller 140 MIG Welder

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Miller 140 MIG Welder with Auto-Set Amperage Rating: 140 DC Input Voltage: 115 Phase: Single Duty Cycle: 90A/[email protected]% Width: 10-5/8 Height: 17-1/2 Automatically setting voltage and wire feed speed for your MIG process welding application, the Millermatic® 140 MIG welder with Auto-Set makes it easy to dial in the right welding parameters. Use Auto-Set when … Read more

Miller Diversion 165: Ac/Dc TIG Welder

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Miller TIG Welder Diversion 165 AC/DC TIG Welder has an Easy-to-understand operator interface. The machine has only three switches with which the welder needs to operate the machine: Power switch Material selection switch Amperage control/material selection switch The power source is inverter-based, that works with AC and DC equally well. It has little down time. The … Read more

Oxy acetylene Aluminum Welding

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While aluminum has a melting point less than half that of steel, its conductivity is over three times as great, so we use a tip about the same size for this metal as we do for steel, and because of this conductivity, we should realize that the effects of expansion and contraction must be particularly guarded against, … Read more