Tig Welding Stainless Steel Pipe

This process also uses shielding gas against contamination but you can weld thinner metals more efficiently.

Tig welding stainless steel pipe. The preferred method for high purity food grade stainless steel is an autogenous tig square butt weld. When comparing freehand welding to walking the cup there is a huge difference in weld quality and appearance. Stainless steel part 1 showed you the basics of. This is basically a common and unique process for joining stainless steel.

Any welded stainless steel pipe application requires shielding the back of the weld as well as the front when tig welding. Tig welding is traditionally used for welding stainless steel tube and pipe and remains the optimal solution for extremely high purity applications on tube or pipe at or below 6 inch diameter and schedule 10 wall thickness. Freehand tig welding stainless steel pipe walking the cup. Since then he has used the gas tungsten arc welding gtaw aka tig process to produce an impressive collection of eagles dragons dinosaurs and more.

How to purge with ar. Walking the cup is a welding technique that gives the welder much more control then free hand welding. There are six basic steps to purging a tig weld. How to tig weld stainless steel.

Subscribe for new videos every monday and friday. Tig welding stainless steel is performed by using a non disposable tungsten electrode with a tig welder for striking up the arc. Seal the inside of the area to be welded with caps or dams. Prepare the pipe ends for welding.

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