COMPARISON OF WELDING PROCESSES

From ⬤ to ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤, with ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ being the best

WELD
TIP TIG MIG TIG STICK FCAW
CHARACTERISTICS
Deposition rate ⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
⬤
Weld speed ⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
⬤
Heat input ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
⬤
Weld distortion ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
Skill level requirement ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
Fusion capability ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
Consumable costs ⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤
Fusion quality ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
Inclusions ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤
porosity/particulate
Start-stops Requirements ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤
Weld fume ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤
Spatter generation ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
Position ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
⬤
Joint fit-up tolerance ⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
⬤
OVERALL ⬤⬤⬤⬤
⬤⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤ ⬤⬤ ⬤⬤⬤
PERFORMANCE ⬤