There are two most basic and easily confused types of welding rods in manual arc welding: acidic welding rods (such as AWS E6013) and alkaline low-hydrogen welding rods (such as AWS E7018). Many w...
Welding electrodes are metal wires with baked on chemical coatings. The rod is used to sustain the welding arc and to provide the filler metal required for the joint to be welded. The coating prote...
Jeremy “Jay” Lockett of Kansas City, Missouri will be the first person to tell you that everything he did in his career related to welding was abnormal.
This 29-year-old young man did n...
Choosing the right welding wire is crucial for achieving strong, clean, and efficient welds. Two of the most commonly used welding wires in steel fabrication are Solid Wire (ER70S series) and Flux...
Red head thoriated tungsten electrode (WT20)
Currently the most stable and widely used tungsten electrode is mainly used in the welding of carbon steel, stainless steel, silicon copper, copper, br...
What is flux-cored arc welding?
Flux-cored wire arc welding is a welding method that uses the arc between flux-cored wire and workpiece to heat, and its English name is simply FCAW. Under the actio...