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First of all, thank you for the great content! Second, I have a recommendation on a topic idea. I would like to see a blog post on FCAW-G gas marks (aka worm tracks, chicken tracks). There is a lot of resources out there on what causes them but little to nothing is out there on if they are discontinuities/defects or the acceptance criteria if they are. To be clear I am taking about the striations without piping porosity (aka Wormhole porosity). Thanks
Great question. Worm tracking is a type of porosity and therefore follows the acceptance criteria for porosity. Different materials (and different codes) will have different allowances for porosity. However, due to the size of the indentations when experiencing worm tracking they typically are always repaired. As you mentioned there are many different causes. In our experience they major culprit problems with the filler metal, whether it is moisture, lack of fill or other manufacturing issues.
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Gday Welding Answers, thanks for your work. I have a 45 tonne excavator bucket to repair; HAZ and hydrogen cracking. I can safely assume the material is Bisalloy 80 (although I’m told it could be T1)
material thickness varies from from 10mm to 25 mm.
My proposed weld procedure is:
Essab .9 Aristorod fillerwire 90/10 argon co2 gas.
Gouge out cracks and grind clean, preheat to 40C.
In thick material use double v prep butter up sides for better dilution and avoid introducing hydrogen from the unpreped side. Complete the weld with small multiple passes. When completing the other side gouge back the root to clean material and complete the weld with small multiple passes.
On thinner material with better access gouge and clean both sides, preheat to 40C weld with small multiple passes.
Could you please comment on this procedure.
Thanks
Steve
Hello Steve, your description of the procedures seem well thought out. The preheat for 10 to 25mm looks fine as well. Remember that arc gouging is a thermal process and can also have an effect on the microstructure. So make sure it gets done while the part is properly preheated.
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Can I get details of TIG type welding courses in Germany ?Specifically I am in search of courses having 6 months to 1 year duration , to acquire profound welding skills .
Regards,
Chetan D .Pawar
Unfortunately we do not have any information on courses available in Germany. You can tried contacting the German Welding Society for information. Their home page is: https://www.die-verbindungs-spezialisten.de/index.php?id=dvs-home1
I am having a problem with barrels of wire!
The guys keep complaining that it pig tales when coming out of the gun.
But when I installed a new barrel and the roll is not taken off there is no problem with the one we have hooked up.
My question is if they cut and disconnect the barrel does it break the tension within the barrel with it untwisting with it being slack?
Hello Will,
If you cut the wire coming off the barrel it should not unwind like a spool would. However, the top few layers make loosen up a bit and when feeding again it could cause some issue. It is good practice to cut the wire and then bend it into an L-shape so it cannot go back into the barrel (assuming you have a top hat or other payoff device on top).
In regards to the pig tails. This can be caused by different things. If the winding of the barrel wasn’t done properly by the manufacturer you will get this effect, also called wire flip. Most often it is caused by your wire feeder. If you have a 4-roll wire feeder and the two sets of rolls are out of alignment this will introduce a twist on the wire. This twist will relieve itself either forward (at the gun) or backwards (at the barrel). If it goes forward the welder will notice this and will sometimes cause him or her to miss the joint momentarily. If it goes backwards it creates a tangle in the drum. This would be a type e-script tangle. Called that because the wire bends in the shape of the letter “e”and tangles.
A good troubleshooting step (assuming you have a 4-roll wire feeder) is to disengage the back two drive rolls. If the problem goes away then the problem is with the drive rolls. If it does not it may be the wire.
Also, if you are running long conduits from the drum to the feeder make sure there are not sharp bends, excessive amounts of bend or excessive length of conduit. Hope this helps.
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