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

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

S-0634

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