WELDING

Describe
Q. 8 Welding (Types, Faults, Tests)
- Manual electric arc welding
- Automatic welding processes, electro-slag, electro-gas, TIG, MIG, SAW, Re
sistance welding
- Butt, lap and fillet welds
List the causes and remedies for the following type of weld
- Preparation of plate edge for welding defects:-
- Use of tack welding (i)Lack of fusion, (ii) Incomplete penetration and (iii)
- Weld faults: lack of fusion, penetration, re-inforcement, root Undercutting. What is the purpose of flux in welding?
penetration; slag inclusion, porosity, overlap and under cut
- Gas cutting of metals
i) List and briefly explain the methods of surface
- Various tests for welds
 
preparation?

- Explain flux, Single pass, multi- pass and back run, fillet weld and
Classification Societies requirements on weld materials and electrodes
before approval