The filler alloy melts into the weld pool along with a portion of the base metals of the work piece and solidifies into a weld joint metal. The composition of the weld joint metal is a mixture of the ...

Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) forms workpieces by the used of a metal electrode. A shielding gas is fed through the welding gun to prevent weld filler impurities. This type of welding does not transfer ...

People have been working metal for so long ... when hard-facing filler rod was built up on the edge of a mild steel slug to make a cutter for internal weld seams. We liked that hack, but knowing ...