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List of welding processes

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This is a list of welding processes, separated into their respective categories. The associated N reference numbers (second column) are specified in ISO 4063 (in the European Union published as EN ISO 4063).[1] Numbers in parentheses are obsolete and were removed from the current (1998) version of ISO 4063. The AWS reference codes of the American Welding Society are commonly used in North America.[2]

Contents
1 Arc welding 2 Oxyfuel gas welding 3 Resistance welding 4 Solid-state welding 5 Other welding 6 Notes and references 7 See also 8 External links

Arc welding
Name N AWS Characteristics Two metal electrodes in hydrogen atmosphere Consumable electrode, no flux or shielding gas Carbon electrode, historical Historical Historical Copper, repair (limited) Industry, construction Industry Applications Atomic hydrogen welding (149) AHW Bare metal arc welding Carbon arc welding Flux cored arc welding Gas metal arc welding [3] (113) BMAW (181) CAW 136 137 131 135

FCAW Continuous consumable electrode filled with flux FCAW-S GMAW Continuous consumable electrode and shielding gas

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Gas tungsten arc welding

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141 15 111 121 185

GTAW PAW SMAW SAW MIAB

Nonconsumable electrode, slow, high quality welds Nonconsumable electrode, constricted arc Consumable electrode covered in flux, can weld any metal as long as they have the right electrode Automatic, arc submerged in granular flux both tube ends are electrodes; no protection gas; arc rotates fast along edge by applied magnetic field

Aerospace,Construction(piping),Tool and Die Tubing, instrumentation Construction, outdoors, maintenance

Plasma arc welding Shielded metal arc welding [5] Submerged arc welding Magnetically Impelled Arc Butt

pipelines and tubes

Oxyfuel gas welding

Name Air acetylene welding Oxyacetylene welding Oxygen/Propane welding Oxyhydrogen welding Pressure gas welding N AWS Characteristics Limited Maintenance, repair Applications (321) AAW Chemical welding process, not popular 311 312 313 OAW Combustion of acetylene with oxygen produces high-temperature flame, inexpensive equipment Gas welding with oxygen/propane flame OHW Combustion of hydrogen with oxygen produces flame PGW Gas flames heat surfaces and pressure produces the weld Limited Pipe, railroad rails (limited)

Resistance welding
Name Resistance spot welding Resistance seam welding Projection welding N 21 22 23 AWS RSW RSEW PW Characteristics Two pointed electrodes apply pressure and current to two or more thin workpieces Two wheel-shaped electrodes roll along workpieces, applying pressure and current Applications Automobile industry, Aerospace industry Aerospace industry, steel drums, tubing

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Flash welding Upset welding

24 25

FW UW Butt joint surfaces heated and brought together by force

Solid-state welding
Name Coextrusion welding Cold pressure welding Diffusion welding Explosion welding Electromagnetic pulse welding Forge welding Friction welding Friction stir welding Hot pressure welding Hot isostatic pressure welding Roll welding 47 (43) 42 FOW FRW 48 45 441 N AWS Characteristics Applications Joining of corrosion resistant alloys to cheaper alloys

CEW Dissimilar metals are extruded through the same die CW

Joining of soft alloys such as copper and aluminium below their Electrical contacts melting point Titanium pump impellor wheels Transition joints for chemical industry and shipbuilding. Bimetal pipelines Automotive industry, pressure vessels, dissimilar material joints Damascus steel Aerospace industry, railway, land transport Shipbuilding, aerospace, railway rolling stock, automotive industry Aerospace components Aerospace components Dissimilar materials

DFW No weld line visible Joining of dissimilar materials, e.g. corrosion resistant alloys to EXW structural steels Tubes or sheets are accelerated by electromagnetic forces. Oxides are expelled during impact The oldest welding process in the world. Oxides must be removed by flux or flames. Thin heat affected zone, oxides disrupted by friction, needs sufficient pressure

FSW A rotating consumable tool is traversed along the joint line HPW HPW ROW Metals are pressed together at elevated temperatures below the melting point in vacuum or an inert gas atmosphere A hot inert gas applies the pressure inside a pressure vessel, i.e. an autoclave Bimetallic materials are joined by forcing them between two rotating wheels

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Ultrasonic welding

41

USW

High-frequency vibratory energy is applied to foils, thin metal sheets or plastics.

Solar industry. Electronics. Rear lights of cars.

Other welding
Name Electron beam welding N 51 511 72 AWS Characteristics Applications

EBW Deep penetration, fast, high equipment cost Welds thick workpieces quickly, vertical position, steel only, ESW continuous consumable electrode. Heavy plate fabrication, construction Construction, shipbuilding.

Electroslag welding Flow welding Induction welding Laser beam welding

74 521 522

IW LBW Deep penetration, fast, high equipment cost Combines LBW with GMAW in the same welding head, able to bridge gaps up to 2mm (between plates), previously not possible with LBW alone. Automotive industry Automotive, Shipbuilding, Steelwork industries Components of switch gear devices Railway tracks

Laser-hybrid welding

Percussion welding Thermite welding Electrogas welding Stud arc welding

77 71 73 78

PEW TW

Following an electrical discharge, pressure is applied which forges the materials together Exothermic reaction between alumnium powder and iron oxide powder

Continuous consumable electrode, vertical positioning, steel only Storage tanks, shipbuilding Welds studs to base material with heat and pressure

Notes and references

1. ^ ISO 4063: "Welding and allied processes - Nomenclature of processes and reference numbers" (1998) 2. ^ "Welding Inspection Handbook", 3rd edition, American Welding Society, ISBN 0-87171-560-0, Miami, FL, pp. 10-11 (2000) 3. ^ Also known as metal inert gas (MIG) welding or metal active gas (MAG) welding.

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4. ^ Also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. 5. ^ Also known as manual metal arc (MMA) welding or stick welding. Cary, Howard B. and Scott C. Helzer (2005). Modern Welding Technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education. ISBN 0-13-113029-3. Lincoln Electric (1994). The Procedure Handbook of Arc Welding. Cleveland: Lincoln Electric. ISBN 99949-25-82-2.

See also
Welding List of welding codes Symbols and conventions used in welding documentation laser cladding

External links
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