Activated Flux TIG Welding Of Non-Ferrous Metals

Year 2019, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 38 - 44, 29.03.2019

Ahmet İrfan Yükler , Memduh Kurtulmus

Abstract

TIG welding process has high levels of stability
and permits more refined control than the majority of other arc welding
processes. The principal disadvantages of 
TIG lie in the limited thickness of material which can be welded in a single
pass. Activated  Flux Tungsten Inert Gas
(A-TIG) welding can increase the joint penetration and weld depth/width ratio,
thereby reducing angular distortion of the weldment. In this review paper,
A-TIG welding properties of nonferrous metals are examined. How the flux
increases the penetration depth is explained and then the effects of the  chemical composition and thickness of the
flux are described in detail. 

Keywords

TIG welding, A-TIG welding

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