Welding Basics Vocabulary

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Tension a weld can withstand (thousands of psi).

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Tensile strength

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Color on flux coating

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Group marking

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Steel hammer with sharp edges for cleaning welds.

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Chipping hammer

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Welding using flux-coated rods.

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SMAW welding

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Additional connection between equipment and earth.

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Grounding

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Metal rods used in SMAW welding:

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Electrodes

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Color on bare electrode surface.

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Spot marking

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Welding using inert gas and wire fed at a constant speed; also known as semi-automatic arc welding.

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MIG welding

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Direction of electricity flow in welding circuit.

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Polarity

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Spring-loaded clamp on electrical cable for welding.

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Ground clamp