UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID
ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA
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Welding Practice
Oscar Rodriguez Morao
CURSO 2019-2020
Welding Practice
1. Investigate five different types of welded joints, explaining
each one.
Tee joint: We need two materials in different planes. To do it we must fill
the edges created between the two plates. It’s the most common. The
welding can be simple (just in one side) or double (two sides).
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Starting since center and interspersing one to one for all the length.
Corner Joint: Being one of the most popular welds in the sheet metal
industry the Corner welding joint is used on the outer edge of the piece.
This weld is a type of joint that comes together at right angles between
two metal parts to form an L.
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Lap joint: Consist in put two plates, one over the other and will realize the
weld in the edge of one and in the surface of the other.
Edge joint: Consist in perform the welding among two superimposed
laminates, just in the type of welding will do in the edges, that joint the
plates. We do this type of welding with materials with fine thickness.
2. Explain the nomenclature used for the electrodes in the SMAW
process.
Stick Welding: Also known as Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) or Covered
Electrode, the most widely used of the various arc welding processes, uses a
fixed length electrode and an electric power source to join a variety of different
metals. The core of the covered electrode consists of a solid metal rod that is
surrounded by a covering of mineral compounds and metal powders mixed with
a binding agent to help them adhere to the surface of the electrode.
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3. Investigate five problems that may occur in arc welding, with
could be the cause and solutions.
a) These defects could be classified into the following distinct groups:
. Bites in materials.
. Bulges in the materials.
. Poor penetration.
. Cracks in weld seams.
b) Causes:
. Too much distance between electrode and material producing a long
arc.
. Improper advance and oscillation movements of the electrode, could
be too slow.
. Low current intensity or excessive speed.
. Too much distance between electrode and material to be welded.
. Cooling the weld bead too fast.
c) Solutions:
. Adapt the current intensity (the amperage) to the electrode we are
using.
. Increase the speed of advance in electrode movements.
. Adjust the appropriate current parameters.
. Adjust the distance between the base material and the electrode tip,
recommend the distance of the electrode diameter in use.
. Preheat the base materials before welding.
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4. What type of welding did you use in the lab? Describe all of
them. Procedures to be performed. Welding problems, etc.
MIG: This type of welding is an arc welding process in which a
continuous solid wire electrode is fed through a welding gun and into the
weld pool, joining the two base materials together. A shielding gas is also
sent through the welding gun and protects the weld pool from
contamination. In fact, MIG stands for metal inert gas. The technical
name for it is gas metal arc welding or (GMAW), and the slang name for
it is wire welding.
TIG: this type of welding stands for tungsten inert gas and is technically
called gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). The process uses a non-
consumable tungsten electrode that delivers the current to the welding
arc. The tungsten and weld puddle are protected and cooled with an inert
gas, typically argon. TIG welding is like oxy-acetylene welding in that you
use a filler material to build up or reinforcement.
5. Describe four differences between arc welding with gaseous
protection, TIG and MIG.
TIG
Uses long rods to fuse two metals directly together.
Is a specialized technique that requires the use of both hands
and one foot, all doing by separate things.
Is so much faster than MIG welding, it’s also more cost-
effective.
A MIG gun is designed to run continuously for long periods of
time, making them more efficient and productive than its
counterpart.
MIG
Uses a feed wire that constantly moves through the gun to
create the spark then melts to form the weld.
Is easier to learn and can be perfected after just a few weeks
of training.
It’s focused on the details.
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