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Electrode Covering
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
Core Wire • Heats metals with an arc between a consumable
Shielding Atmosphere Metal & Slag Droplets
Weld Pool metal electrode and the work
Solidified Slag Penetration Depth • Obtains shield from decomposition of the
Solidified Weld Metal electrode covering
Base Metal • Applied manually

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

Shielding Gas • Heats metals using a solid, continuous
Nozzle
Molten Weld Metal consumable electrode
Electrode
• Molten weld metal is protected using externally
Arc
supplied gas or gas mixture
• Applied semi-automatically or automatically
Solidified Weld Metal

Base Metal

Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)

Gas (Optional) Nozzle (Optional)
• Heats metals with an arc between a continuous flux
Molten Weld Metal Flux-Cored Electrode filled electrode and the work
• The electrode contains core ingredients that may
Molten Slag Arc
supply some or all of the shielding gas needed
• Applied semi-automatically or automatically
Solidified Weld Metal

Base Metal

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