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01]Set the flow of pure argon shielding gas to 16 to 18 cubic feet per hour (CFH) for aluminum that's up to 0.500 inch thick. A percentage of helium can be added for thicker aluminum parts to increase ...

Although some engineers have had success in spot welding steel and aluminum together, it has largely been considered impossible to achieve reliable, continuous welds directly between the two ...

Faced with losing a contract, B. M. Welding Services substituted pulsed gmaw for ac gas-tungsten-arc welding and cut welding time from 30 minutes to five. Faced with losing a contract, B. M. Welding ...

Welding is only one part of metalworking. You also can cut steel, using oxygen/acetylene equipment with a special head called a cutting torch. Cutting torches come as part of many consumer-grade gas ...

There are many safety considerations in welding due to the very nature of using heat, compressed gasses, fire, radiation. etc. Personal equipment and clothing should include a helmet for arc, TIG, and ...

When we saw the headline from General Motors announcing a "breakthrough in welding," we had to bite. We know how you've been waiting for a breakthrough in welding, you're frustrated that welding has ...

Ford Motor Co. and General Motors are now building cars the same way kids make their plastic model counterparts: They are gluing them together. The automakers aren’t cutting corners to reduce costs.