Considerations for Proper Welding
Potential Errors During Welding and Their Solutions
For welding to be performed, sample pieces of materials with the same properties should be taken and welded, and after the necessary tests are done, the welding condition should be checked. Gas shielding must be provided in the area where sheet metal will be welded. An appropriate gas flow rate should be ensured. The gas flow rate should be maintained at a certain balance. In areas where the gas flow rate is unbalanced, problems such as oxidation, foaming, cracking, porosity, and lack of adhesion can occur. Uncontrolled gas balance on construction sites leads to welding defects. Air flow is considered in the welded areas. This is because air flow will prevent gas shielding in the welding area. Therefore, care should be taken to ensure it is in a protected location during welding. You can get more information by visiting from here for shielded sheet metal welding. During pipe welding, root gas shielding must also be performed. If not done properly, it can lead to ineffective welding. Other considerations during sheet metal welding include: heat input, selection of filler metal type, post-weld heat treatment, post-weld passivation, post-weld cleaning, tacking, preheating, weld bevel, arc blow, and hydrostatic testing.
Problems Encountered on Construction Sites
Due to adverse weather conditions, the site should be insulated and gas shielding provided. Welding should not be done in the rain. If gas shielding is not provided when welding in windy conditions, it causes rusting, foaming, porosity, and insufficient penetration of the material. Therefore, the welding area should be protected, taking into account adverse weather conditions.
Spatter
- The material surface is not clean
- Current and arc length are too high
Porosity
- Rapid cooling of the weld metal
- Working with moist electrodes
Fast welding
- Insufficient penetration and fusion
- Incorrect welding process selected
Insufficient welding current and voltage
- Possibility of distortion
- Welding at the wrong time
- Excessive heat input
- Crack Formation
- Rapid cooling of the weld
- Excessive use of sulfur and phosphorus
Weld Foaming
- Incorrect torch angle
- Torch-to-weld distance is too far
- Torch cooling water leaks