Welding Flashcards
1
Q
What are the types of welding?
What do they stand for?
A
SMAW- shielded metal arc welding
MIG- metal inner-gas welding
FCAW- flux core arc welding
TIG/ GTAW- gas tungsten arc welding
2
Q
What do each part of E6013 stand for?
A
E- arc welding electrode
60- tensile strength (1st 2-3 numbers) #x1000 =psi
1- position of welding
3- power supply, type of coating, polarity, type of arc penetration
3
Q
3 most common metals welding w/ a MIG welder?
A
- Carbon steel
- stainless steel
- aluminum w/ special feeder due to wire being soft
4
Q
Most common MIG wire for welding steel is?
A
ER-70S-6
5
Q
What are the 3 types of gas for shielding?
A
Argon
Carbon dioxide
Helium
6
Q
What are the welding positions?
A
Flat-1G
Horizontal- 2G
Vertical- 3G
Overhead- 4G
