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      <title><![CDATA[Shielding gas consumption efficiency]]></title>
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&iuml;&raquo;&iquest;Editor&acirc;€™s Note: This is the second of a two-part article that takes a look at shielding gas efficiency. The first part appeared in last month&acirc;€™s edition of The FABRICATOR&Acirc;&reg;.
  
Fixed-orifice...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rethinking weld shielding gas selection]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1Introducing helium to the welding gas mix during GTAW can result in better penetration and high-quality welds. Photo courtesy of Rodney W. Good, Artistic Photography, Harrisonburg,...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Examining the X-factor]]></title>
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Determining the X-factor of a weldment is especially important to consider when welding chrome-moly steel.

Regardless which welding process you use, many factors play a role in helping you achieve...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[A GMAW consumables check list]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1All contact tips may look the same at first glance, but it's important to make sure you're using a tip with an opening that is not too tight or too loose for the wire being fed through it. ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Consuming plasma consumables too quickly?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ All plasma systems&amp;mdash;whether it's a portable, 30-amp unit or a high-precision, automated system that can cut material up to 6 inches thick at 100 percent duty cycle&amp;mdash;use consumables that...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[How to choose the consumables you use - Part II]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Editor's Note: This article, which covers consumables for gas tungsten arc welding, is the second installment of a two-part article. Part I discusses gas metal arc welding consumables.Consumables...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[How to choose the consumables you use - Part I]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Many factors influence gas metal arc welding (GMAW) consumable selection. Chief among the factors is productivity. Because 85 percent of the cost of making a weld is labor, you need to choose...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[No cracking under pressure for pipeline contractor]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Figure 1Traditionally, welders working with the SMAW process used low-hydrogen electrodes and welded vertical-up. New electrodes, however, enable welding to be done vertical-down, a much more...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Understanding low-alloy steel]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[  Knowing the type of low-alloy steel you have and matching it with the correct filler metal is critical to achieving weld integrity.  Through the addition of particular alloys, low-alloy steels...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Know your TIG torch]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Photos courtesy of Matt Munz, Arc-Zone.com Inc., Carlsbad, Calif.When times are tough our initial instinct is to save money and buy cheap. That's not always the best strategy, especially when you're...]]></description>
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