Hobart Welding Products OM-227 978B Conditions That Affect Weld Bead Shape, Push, Slow Normal

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9-4. Conditions That Affect Weld Bead Shape

NOTE

Weld bead shape depends on gun angle, direction of travel, electrode extension (stickout), travel speed, thickness of base metal, wire feed speed (weld current), and voltage.

		10°
		Push
		10°
			. Use a Drag Technique
	Perpendicular	Drag	with self-shielding flux
	Perpendicular	Drag	cored wire.
			cored wire.

GUN ANGLES AND WELD BEAD PROFILES

Short	Normal	Long
	ELECTRODE EXTENSIONS (STICKOUT)

Short

Normal

Long

FILLET WELD ELECTODE EXTENSIONS (STICKOUT)

Slow

Normal

Fast

GUN TRAVEL SPEED

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