Re: Fw: GMAC Short Arc Welding Limitations

From: <Christopher>
Date: Wed Mar 03 2004 - 23:58:00 EST

>Why would short arc welding not be allowed in pipe material thickness
>greater than ¾ inch?

Normally the reason certain weld processes aren't permitted is based on weld quality. I seem to recollect that short arc welds tend to be brittle. You might want to check at the Lincoln <http://www.lincolnelectric.com/> web site to see whether short arc is recommended for low temperatures or whether there are guaranteed Charpy values for shrt arc welding. That'd be the giveaway.

Christopher Wright P.E.    |"They couldn't hit an elephant at
chrisw@skypoint.com        | this distance"   (last words of Gen.
___________________________| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania 1864)
http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw Received on Wed Mar 03 23:58:00 2004

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