Joining Metals

Chapter 7.2,7.3
Name Name Thickness Comments Production
SMAW Shielded Metal Arc Welding 0.06-0.75 in Flexible, portable, requires Low Capital Cost
(stick) skilled operator (ASME High Labor Cost
certification for pressure Good for Repair and low
vessels)) quantity
SAW Sumberged Arc Welding Usually thick More automated version of arc 4-10 times as fast as Stick
>0.18 in welding welding.
Higher Capital, lower labor
cost
High quantity
FCAW Flux Cored Arc Welding Similar to SAW Automated, higher power Medium to high quantity.
0.060-16.0 in Higher capital cost.
GMAW Gas Metal Arc Welding 0.06-0.5 in Non ferrous and sheet metal lower quantity
(MIG) (Metal Inert Gas)
GTAW Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 0.005-0.120 in Non ferrous and sheet metal More about technical than
(TIG) (Tungsten Inert Gas) economic
OFW OxyFuel Gas Welding (oxy- Good for sheet metal Low capital cost, slow, good
acetylene) for repair

EBW Electron Beam Welding foil to 6 in (Al) narrow heat affected zone Vacuum slows process,
(3.5 in for steel) thick butt joints with no bevel increases cost, limits size
LBW Laser Beam Welding foil to 1 inch narrow heat affected zone Expensive equipment.
(multiple passes) smaller parts
CW Cold Welding Roll bonding of US quarters.
Two 1.2 mm cupro nickel layers
on 5.1 mm Cu core. Final total
thickness is 1.36 mm
FRW Friction Welding n.a. Shafts Can do dissimilar metals medium to high production
RW Resistance Welding 0.001-0.315 Auto bodies, office furniture Medium to high production
RSW Resistance Spot Welding
SMAW – “Stick”
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 Electron Beam Welding

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Electron Beam Welding
 Laser Weld Advantages

•Deep narrow welds

•Low heat input
•Minimal distortion
•High joint completion rates
•Joint design flexibility
•Minimal use of consumable
•Ease of automation

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