Taking another look at SMAW safetyIt's never a good time to forget about safety. Take it from a guy who knows.
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Love your gloves: Everything you wanted to know (but never asked) about welding glovesPulling on a pair of welding gloves, for manywelders, is like second nature. What may notbe second nature, however, is choosing theright glove to fit your needs of protection,comfort, and dexterity. Just as weldingprocesses differ, so do the gloves that arebest-suited for those processes.
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MIAB welding of thick-walled pipe ends: Research finds ways to increase pipe thickness while maintaining quality |
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SMAW revisited—You can never know too muchNo matter how much you know about SMAW or any other type of welding, you always can learn more.
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SMAW Basics—How much do you know? |
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Blasting the bottleneck blues: Mechanical contractor increases pipe welding productivity 500 percentA mechanical contractor that fabricates carbon steel water pipe addressed its need for welders, as well as a bottleneck situation originating at its welding station, by converting from shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) to gas metal arc welding (GMAW).
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The lowdown on low-alloy filler metals: Your options for welding chrome-moly pipeWhen welding a chromium-molybdenum alloy, selecting the optimal filler wire is critical to the long-term durability of the weld. Fortunately, matching the filler metal to the alloy is no more difficult than it is for matching a filler metal to any other family of alloys. Understanding the chemical and mechanical properties of the materials can go a long way in making strong, corrosion- and creep-resistant welds.
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Incorporating beveling economically: Evaluating joint design, welding processes for edge preparationWhile beveling is known as a common procedure used to shape the edges of thick plates or pipes for welding, not everybody knows how to make the process cost-efficient in the overall welding operation.
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