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A quick glance at the spot welders

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

If you are planning to weld various sheet metals, spot welding would be the easiest method to accomplish your task. The spot welders are exclusively used for welding sheet metals which are typically in a thickness range of 0.5-3.0 mm. The welding process make use of two copper alloy welding electrodes which concentrates the welding current into a small ‘spot’ and also holds the metal sheets together. A small chunk of metal is formed as the current passes through the spot due to instant melting of the metal.  This completes the welding process. One of the main advantages of spot welders is that a large amount of energy is delivered at the spot in a very short time. This initiates quick welding without excessively heating the rest of the sheet.

The spot welding technology can be efficiently used for welding many sheet metal goods like metal pails. It is also possible to use spot welders for welding aluminum alloys. But while spot welding aluminum, the welding current required should be three times higher owing to the higher thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity of the metal.

You can find that the spot welders are utilized universally for welding the sheet metal forming a car. Thus the automobile industry gets the major benefits of spot welding. Yet another advantage of spot welders is that it can be completely automated and many industrial robots are actually spot welders.

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Aluminum Welding: Tips For A Good Weld

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

The most complicated alloy is aluminum. The metal is with good grace accessible in the market. They are available in various forms of product. Firstly aluminum oxide ought to be removed from the surface of the metal. Aluminum welding is difficult to perform. The main issue with aluminum is that it gets heated up real quickly. The metal’s melting point is very low. Therefore certain measure ought to be taken to make aluminum welding easy. Here are a few essential tips to achieve this;

  • Preheat it with the help of a blowtorch. This curtails distortion.
  • TIG welder can be very expensive. Go in for MIG welding if you run short of money.
  • The most appealing feature of the metal is that it has low density. It is terrific
    conductor electricity.
  • Utilize a heat sink as the metal picks up heat swiftly.
  • Keep an eye on the metal slides. They have got to be tight as one while you
    weld.
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