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           Table 1

            Thickness      Preparation                 Assembly       Pitch of tacks  Nozzle size  Filler rod
                                                                      (mm)
              1mm            Square edge                No gap         20                    1       1.2mm
              1.2mm          Square edge                No gap         20                    2       1.2mm

              1.5mm          Square  edge               No gap         25                    2       1.6mm
              3mm                                       No gap         45                    5       3mm






           In this way the filler rod which melts at a lower temperature than steel can flow forward and fill up the groove of
           the metal as it fuses. Fig 2 shows the type of edge preparation used for 3 mm thick metal.

                  Fig 1                                            Fig 2














           Add the filler rod by holding it close to the cone of the flame. upon withdrawing it from the puddle remove it entirely
           from the flame until you are ready to tip it back into the puddle.
           Care must be taken not to direct too much heat on the end of the filler rod to avoid easy melting and
           flowing.
           Complete the weld in one pass on one side and avoid multi-pass welding so as to reduce the effect of heat on
           the weldment.
           Cleaning after welding: Scale and oxide must be removed from the finished weld by grinding, polishing or by the
           use of a descaling of a solution as given below.
           Parts of water:
           50 parts of hydrochloric acid
           1/2 percent PICKLETTE or FERROCLEANOL
           The solution should be used at a temperature of about 50°C.
           Always use a stainless steel wire brush for cleaning.
           Weld decay: - its effects and remedy
           When austenitic stainless steel is heated to above 1100°C due to welding, the chromium and carbon will combine
           to form chromium carbide during cooling; whenever this happens chromium bases its resistance property to
           corrosion. So stainless steel will start rusting gradually near the weld area after welding is completed. This is
           called “Weld decay”.
           Weld decay can be eliminated by heat-treating the weldment. For this purpose a welded part should e reheated
           to 950° to 1100°C and quenched in water. Then the precipitate chromium carbide will be descaled from the
           boundaries of the welded part into the water.
           Weld  decay  can  also  be  avoided  by  adding  alloying  elements  such  as  chromium,  molybdenum,  zirconium,
           titanium, etc. (called stabilizing elements) either in the parent metal or in the filler rod.
           Weldability of stainless steel: The ferrite martensitic types of stainless steel are not a weldable quality, because
           of their crystalline structure, but are brazable. Austentic type stainless steel is a good weldable one. Nowadays
           the inert gas shielded arc is used very widely for welding all types of stainless steel.



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