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    Shielding Gases for

    Welding Stainless Steels

    Glenn Allen IWE

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

    The material contained in this powerpoint


    presentation has kindly been supplied by:

    Bob Eden, EngTech TechWeldI,


    Technical Support Engineer, BOC

    robert.eden@boc.com 07717 480910

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Shielding Gas affects


     Shielding effect

     Welding Speed

     Corrosion and mechanical properties

     Arc stability

     Weld profile

     Surface appearance

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     No single gas has an optimum suitability for all


    shielding applications.

     Different gases exhibit different characteristics


    that can be used to influence the welding ard and
    deposited weld metal.

     Each component of a shielding gas mixture is


    carefully selected to provide optimum benefits, in
    quantities from 0.05% - 100%.

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Gas Components

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Thermal Conductivity of shielding gas components

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Effects of gases on welds


     Helium
     Broader/deeper penetration profile
     Increased deposition rates
     Flatter weld beads
     May decrease arc stability
     Hydrogen
     Deeper penetration
     Increased deposition rates
     Mainly used for austenitics (to avoid hydrogen
    cracking)
     Advantages of CO2 compared to O2
     Better penetration
     Increased deposition rates

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     MIG / MAG Welding

     Oxidising components are added to Argon


    to stabilise the arc (2-4% CO2, 1-2%O2)
     Excessive oxidation will occur on
    ‘stainless steels’ with more than these
    levels.
     Excessive He can cause arc instability.

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Effects on arc stability


     Argon Argon + 2.5% CO2

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Effects of Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide & Helium

    Ar + 2%O2 Ar + 2.5%CO2 Ar + 2%CO2 +38%He

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     TIG welding; Effects of He & H2

    100% Ar Ar + 50%He 100% He

    100% Ar Ar + 5%H2 Ar + 15%H2

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     TIG welding; Effects of H2 on profile


     Same parameters

    Argon Argon + H2

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     TIG welding; Effects of H2 on profile


     Increased speed

    Argon Argon + H2

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     TIG welding; Effects of Helium on profile


     Same parameters

    Argon Argon + 30%He Argon + 50%He

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     TIG welding; Effects of Helium on profile


     Increased speed

    Argon Argon + He

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Corrosion Resistant properties

     Oxidizing components may decrease corrosion


    resistance
     Loss of alloying elements

     Increase in surface oxides

     Hydrogen reduces surface oxide formation

     Nitrogen increases corrosion resistance


    (pitting)
     Nitrogen alloyed stainlesses, ie Duplexes

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Influence of gases on oxide formation, TIG

    Argon Ar + 1.5% H2 Ar + 5% H2

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Influence of gases on oxide formation, MAG

    Ar + 2% O2 Ar + 2.5% CO2 Ar + 2% CO2 + 38% He

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Influence of shielding gas on Distortion.

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    Shielding Gases for Stainless Steels

     Consult your gas supplier!

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    Copyright

    Presentation prepared by TWI for the


    Stainless Steel – Quality Fabrication Seminar

    TWI holds copyright on this presentation.

    All rights reserved. No part of this presentation may be


    reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
    electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording,
    or any information storage and retrieval system, without
    the express permission of TWI.

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    End of presentation
    Any Questions

    glenn.allen@twi.co.uk
    bob.eden@boc.com

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