WELDING FAQS Fusion Engineering Products Ltd.

1.What is an Electric Arc?How does it support Welding?

2.Why do we need an electrode to weld,a bare wire can also melt in the Arc and form a welded joint?

3.Is there a method of calculating the Arc Voltage?

The welding current determines the Arc Voltage and it can be calculated using the following formula V=20+0.04 I V=Arc Voltage I=Welding Current i.e. the arc voltage at 200 amps isV=20+0.04 X 200 =28 volts

4.When do we use AC(Alternating Current) and when do we use DC(Direct Current) for electrode welding?

5.Sometimes we find that the welding power source does not give enough current and it becomes very difficult to strike an arc This mostly occurs when we are welding far from the power source with long cables.

What Could be the Problem??

6.How do we choose how much current we should use during MMAW welding?

7.The MMAW electrode gets red hot during welding and we end up with a lot of stub losses.How do we reduce stub losses?

8.What is the function of the flux coating in MMAW electrodes?

9.What are Cellulosic type of MMAW electrodes ?

10.What are the Rutile type of MMAW electrodes?

11.What are Basic Low-Hydrogen type of MMAW electrodes?

12.How do we know which MMAW to select for welding of the various types of steel?

13.What are the precautions to be taken for the proper storage of MMAW electrodes?

14.What are the general defects that are found during welding?Short remedial measures?

15.We hear welders referring to electrodes with numbers such as E6013 or E7018 electrodes. What is the significance of these numbers?

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