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Gas Metal Arc Terms

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Short Circuiting TransferMetal tansfer trough repeated short circuits.
Spray TransferMolter metal propelled axially across the arc in small droplets.
Globular TransferMetal transfered across the arc in the form of metal droplets.
Pulsed Spray TransferMetal transfered in spray mode at average currents equal to or less than globular to spray transition current.
GunA device used to transfer current and or shielding gas and guide the electrode into the arc.
Contact TubeA device which transfers current to a continuous electrode
NozzleA device which directs sheilding media
Inert GasA gas that does not combine chemically with materials.
ER70S-6A GMAW electrode or GTAW Rod designation for mild steel solid cored electrode.
ER in ER70S-6Electrode or Rod
70 in ER70S-670,000 lbs Tensile strenght
S in ER70S-6Solid cored
6 in ER70-6Chemical composition
Electrode StickoutThe length of unmelted electrode extending beyond the end of the contact tube during welding.
Arc LengthThe distance from the tip of the welding electrode to the adjacent surface of the weld pool.


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Putnam Career and Technical Center
Eleanor, WV

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