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Welding processes

The welding process designations provided below are based on BS EN ISO 4063 and are used when identifying welds to BS EN 22553

1 Arc welding

11 Metal-arc welding without gas protection
111 Metal-arc welding with covered electrode
112 Gravity arc welding with covered electrode
113 Bare wire metal-arc welding
114 Flux cored wire metal-arc welding
115 Coated wire metal-arc welding
118 Firecracker welding

13 Gas-shielded metal-arc welding
131 MIG welding: metal-arc inert gas welding
135 MAG welding: metal-arc active gas welding
136 Flux-cored wire metal-arc welding with active gas shield

14 Gas-shielded welding with non-consumable electrode
141 TIG welding: tungsten inert gas arc welding
149 Atomic-hydrogen welding

15 Plasma arc welding

18 Other arc welding processes
181 Carbon-arc welding
185 Rotating arc welding

2 Resistance Welding

22 Spot welding

22 Seam welding
221 Lap seam welding
225 Seam welding with strip

23 Projection welding

24 Flash welding

25 Resistance butt welding

29 Other resistance welding processes
291 HF (High-Frequency) resistance welding

3 Gas welding

31 Oxy-fuel gas welding
311 Oxy-acetylene welding
312 Oxy-propane welding
313 Oxy-hydrogen welding

32 Air-fuel gas welding
321 Air-acetylene welding
322 Air-propane welding

4 Pressure welding

41 Ultrasonic welding
42 Friction welding

43 Forge welding

44 Welding by high mechanical energy
441 Explosive welding

45 Diffusion welding

47 Gas pressure welding

48 Cold pressure welding

Other welding processes

71 Thermit welding

72 Electro-slag welding

73 Electro-gas welding

74 Induction welding

75 Light radiation welding
751 Laser beam welding
752 Arc image welding
753 Infrared welding

76 Electron beam welding

77 Percussion welding

78 Stud welding
781 Arc stud welding
782 Resistance stud welding

    Links Providing information on Welding

  1. Dave Wright Welding ..Information on Welding and Metals
  2. Welding Links ..A Site providing A directory of Links on Welding and associated topics
  3. Design In Site -> Processes-> Joining Processes..A review of various welding processes
  4. TWI ->Site on All aspects of Joining. Excellent Info on Welding etc and the associated regulatory requirements.
  5. GoweldingVery good site with detailed information on welding and calculating weld strengths
  6. Design Guidelines Useful Weld Notes

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