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TIG welding

January 28, 2024

Applications, welders, and techniques for TIG welding

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THE TIG WELDING PROCESS AND MORE

In TIG welding (Tungsten inert gas), the welding arc is formed between a non-consumable tungsten electrode and the workpiece. The shielding gas is always an inert gas that does not affect the welding process per se. Usually, the shielding gas is argon and it protects not only the molten weld but also the electrode in the torch from oxygenation.

The filler material may not be necessary for TIG welding. The pieces can be fused also by melting the groove together. If a filler is used, it is fed into the molten weld manually and not through the welding torch as in MIG/MAG welding. Therefore, the TIG welding torch has a completely different structure than a MIG/MAG torch.

Various TIG welding methods include, for example, the DC TIG welding method that uses direct current, AC TIG welding that utilizes alternating current and pulse TIG.

TIG WELDING IS SUITABLE FOR BOTH MANUAL AND MECHANIZED WELDING

The most important applications for TIG welding are pipeline and pipe welding. It is, however, used in many industries, such as aviation and aerospace and sheet metal industries when welding particularly thin materials and special materials such as titanium.

TIG welding is suitable for both manual and mechanized welding as well as for using welding robots.

TIG WELDERS DO NOT NEED WIRE FEEDERS

TIG welding equipment comprises a power source, grounding cable, welding torch, and shielding gas tank or gas network interface. The machine may also contain a liquid cooling unit. A wire feeder is not required as the filler material is manually fed.

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TIG WELDING TECHNIQUE REQUIRES ACCURACY

TIG welding is used in sites where the appearance of the weld is important. This presents special requirements for the accuracy of the welding job. Additionally, TIG welding is more demanding because there are more issues to control in this welding technique than in the other techniques. In TIG welding, the torch is moved with one arm while the other feeds the filler material to the molten weld. A TIG welder must, therefore, accurately control both arms and one cannot be used for supporting the torch as in MIG/MAG welding.

These special requirements make TIG welding more difficult particularly in the beginning. However, the arms will soon adjust to the paths of motion required in welding and TIG welding becomes routine. Yet, demanding TIG welding is usually done by a welder who specializes in TIG welding.

TIG welding is done with a pushing torch motion. The filler can be fed into the weld either drop by drop or continuously, keeping the filler wire constantly in the molten weld.

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