AIT Flashcards
Smaw fillet welds on mild steel
Hot pass is a first fill
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Electrode angle =
Half the included angle
Another term for inclination is
Work angle
Smaw electode inclination
Flat and overhead
. 5-15
Forehand
Flatter wider smoother metal flow less pen
Backhand
Deeper pen narrow bead more build up
Inclination for vertical
0-10 forehand
6010
DCRP - reverse polarity
DCEP
Weave bead should not exceed
2-3 times electrode diameter
The herringbone variation eliminates
Undercut
Weave techniques
Herringbone
Crescent weave
Lazy L
Sawtooth weave
Groove welds must be reinforced at the center of the weld at least….
1.6 (1/16) for material buildup
10 percent material thickness
E4310 (E6010)
1/8
Current type
Polarity
Amps
DCEP
DCRP reverse polarity
80-140
E4918 (E7018)
3/33
Currently
Polarity
Amps
AC DC
DCEP
DCRP
70-120
E4918 (E7018)
1/8
Current
Polarity
Amps
AC DC
DCEP
DCRP
80 - 175
Electrode starting methods
Scratch
Tapping
Good polarity checking rod
6010 bc it only works on DCRP
Electrode with added potassium
6011 has added potassium to stabilize the arc for AC welding
25.4 mm = 1”
F system
F1. F2. F3. F4.
F1 : iron
F2 : Rutile
F3 : Cellulose
F4 : Lime
Hermetically sealed rods
Temp
Re- bake temp
7018 - prevent moisture build up
50 - 250 F
Re-bake
500 - 800F
6010 moisture content
3-7 percent
7018 polarity
AC or DCRP
Short arc in Smaw
Penetration
Amps and volts
High amps low bolts
High narrow deep pen
Long arc in Smaw
Penetration
Amps and bolts
Low amps high volts
More fluid puddle, blends better
Less pen
Starting arc volts
50-100 amps
Maintaining an arc
17-40
Electromotive force EMF
Voltage
Blow machine out with
High volume
Low pressure air
Percentages of carbon and what they make
Low - .05-.30
Nails
Mild .15-.30
General fab
Med .30-.45
Preheat needed, engine connecting rods
High .45-.75
Preheat and post head, springs, crankshafts
Very high .75-1.5
Files
Cast iron 2-4.5
CSA and ASTM
Structural steel plates and shapes
AISI
Steel sheet stock
SAE and AISI
Steel bar stock
CSA system
AT
Atmospheric corrosion resistant weldable notch tough
CSA
WT
Weldable notch tough
CSA
R
Atmospheric corrosion resistance steel
SAE that begins with a number greater than one is
Alloy steel
Steel is ….. percent iron
95 percent
5 percent other
Deoxidizers
5
Aluminum
Titanium
Manganese
Silicon
Zirconium
Hot shortness
Brittle at high temp
High strength low alloy steels
Percentage addy
2 percent
Positions welding
- All positions
- Flat and horizontal
- Flat only
- Down hand, overhead, horizontal, flat
Major alloy designations
A, B, C, D, G, M, NM
A: carbon moly
B: chrome moly
C: nickel
D: manganese moly
G: all other low alloy electrodes
M: military
NM: nickel moly
Pig iron is made in a blast furnace with these three ingredients
Iron ore
Coke
Limestone
Pig iron carbon content
4-5 percent
Tuyeres
Blow oxygen rich air to remove carbon as CO2 that bubbles out in the blast furnace
Cast iron furnaces
Cupola
Induction furnace (uses electricity)
Steel production furnaces
Basic oxygen steel making furnace
Electric arc furnace (high quality steels)
Cast iron
2-4.5 percent
Types…
Grey : excellent wear resistance ability to absorb noise and vibration - engine block
White : not weldable - better wear resistance then grey
Malleable : easy to be cold worked - annealed white cast iron - plumbing fittings
Ductile or Nodular : highest strength and ductility of cast irons alloyed with rare earth elements and manganese
Steel classification by deoxidization process
- Killed steel - fully deoxidized
- Semi killed - some deoxidizers added
- Rimmed - no deoxidizers added
- Capped - no deoxidizers - cap added to slow cooling
Non ferrous vs ferrous metals
Ferrous metals contain iron
GTAW applications
Spot welding
Hot wire (wire is preheated with AC current)
Cold wire
High amp (200 + amps)
Orbital Welding
GTAW
Adv and disadvantages
Metals and alloys
High quality
Excellent mechanical properties
Filler metal not always required
Slow
Gas shielding
Asphyxiation hazard
Not suitable for outdoors
GTAW shade
11 - aluminum with argon gas go up a shade to 12
Chlorinated degreasing solvent and UV make
Phosgene gas
GTAW machine is
Constant current
Drooping volt amp curve
Adv accuracy and repeatability of current levels
Flow meter
Volume
CFH cubic feet per hour
LPM litres per min
Regulator
Brings bottle pressure to a working pressure
Steps it down
Post purge
1 second of purge time per 10 amps
GTAW downslope and upslope
Downslope - reduces crater size decreases amps from peak to 0
Upslope - from 0 to peak
Pulse
Good for thin metals
Keeps the HAZ narrow
Better grain structure
The background maintains the arc
Average amps of the background and peak
Ionic bombardment
Happens during the positive cycle of the sine wave with high frequency AC
GTAW
1/16 - DCEN
Penetration
Deep
GTAW
1/4 DCEP
Penetration
Shallow
Arc rectification
Unstable arc not able to break threw the oxide layer on aluminum
Water cooled torches
200 + amps
60 percent duty cycle
350 amps
100 percent duty cycle
Left hand threads
GTAW
Nozzles and size
Use the smallest nozzle the lip of which will not melt under the concentrated heat of the arc
Ceramic
Alumina
Fused quartz (glass)
Metal (cross fire with HF AC)
Measured in 1/16ths
Argon gas GTAW
10-20 CFH
Gas should flow in a LAMINAR fashion
Solenoid valve
Electronically operated valve that turns on and off the controls for the
Shielding gas
Coolant
Arc
With a foot pedal or hand remote
Helium
Hose needs to be plastic or it will leak out passed 20 psi
GTAW polarity
DCEN
Argon gas 10-20 CFH
EWTh-2 Red - industry standard
Conical prep 2-6 x D
Flush or 1/4 “
0-30 forehand
GTAW
Inclination
0-30 forehand
70 degrees from horizontal
Filler rod 15-30 from base metal
90 degree relation with each other
GTAW fit up
1/8 - 5/32
Bigger gap to fit filler rod in between the bevels
SMAW groove welds
Why do u tack back side
Ensure proper fusion
When extinguishing the arc pull vertically out, will eliminate creators known as blisters
Tack length should be equal material thickness
SMAW groove welds
1,3,4 G fit up
1/2 included joint angle
0-10 backhand for all passes
3/32-1/8 land and gap
SMAW groove welds
If u can’t change your heat which two rods weld at same temp
1/8 - 6010 ————80-140
3/32 - 7018 ———-70-120
SMAW 2 G fit up
0-20 backhand
Preset 3-4 degrees
3/32 - 1/8 land and gap
3 pass stringer cap (7 passes)
Low current settings with a long arc will trap slag
CWB SMAW
1GF fit up
What is the included angle
30 degrees is the included angle
1/2 “ gap
Start weld on fillet side
Grind parallel to the bend (transverse)
1/8 allowance for impurities
CWB test plate
Root bends
Two root bends on the stop and starts
One face bend in the middle
First stop at 4.5”
Second stop at 1.5”
4-7 passes
2GF gap is 8 mm
1, 3, 4GF gap is 13mm
Non permanent backers are made from
Carbon
Ceramics
Copper
Fluxes
Removed after weld is finished
SMAW Fillet welds
Electrode inclination
5-15 backhand
Smaw fillet vertical
O-10 forehand
SMAW fillet
Weave bead
Should not exceed 2-3 times electrode diameter
SMAW fillet
Herringbone weave
Eliminates undercut
SMAW filler
Weave patterns
Herringbone (flat, vertical, overhead)
Crescent weave (vertical and overhead)
Lazy L (horizontal)
Sawtooth
SMAW fillet
Weld size 1/16 material your working on 10 percent material thickness
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SMAW fillet welds
Starting methods
Tapping
Scratch method