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Lot of the time, it means there’s been too much heat in the plate, not just the It often looks as though the metal has begun to pull and warp.

Increase your volts (MIG) or your amps (TIGĭistortion can also be referred to as warping, in which the metal hasn’tīeen able to cope with the expansion and contraction that comes with heatingĪnd cooling.

Make sure you’re welding at the correct angle.

Way, the bead should be fused into the edges rather than hanging over them. Aįillet weld, on the other hand, should be mitre (flat in the joint). Room with a butt weld, as the bead is generally slightly convex on these. The type of joint you’re working on willĭetermine whether you’ve got overlap or not. There is too much filler in the weld, and the machine

If the pass is wide, or you’ve gotten undercut,.Keep your torch tip centred on the middle of.Slow your travel speed, so there is enough time.

Lower your amps and heat so that you’re not.

Angling the torch too far in one direction.

Material to fill the gap, so you are left with a groove on the toes of the Undercut occurs when the weld gets too wide, and the base metal dips inĪlong the edges (due to poor welding technique), but there is not enough filler To grind the whole thing off and start again

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If a crack has formed on your weld, you’ll have.Joint so that it’s lined up as tight as possible with no impurities Clean, grind, deburr, bevel and clamp your.The end of your weld and let the weld build up slightly to prevent craters Use a ‘backfill’ method to add extra filler at.Make sure your filler metal’s tensile strengthĪnd metal grade matches or is as close as possible to your parent metal.Pre-heating and post-heating your metal so that.Cool your metal slowly, using an appropriate.Use the correct type of gas for your metal type.Poor joint configuration and preparation.Not filling the joint in properly, especially at.‘Shocking’ the metal (not cooling it slowly.If you can prevent theĬrack from forming in the first place, then it’s going to save you a lot of The weld, or the entire weld, and restart from scratch. Just go back over the top of it and fill it in. The problem with cracking in a weld is that you can’t Months, or years later that the metal begins to crack. Sometimes, a crack won’t immediately form, and it’s not until days, Occurs when the end of a weld isn’t filled properly, a weak point forms and can crack. Unmalleable material, residual stress (from constant vibration or flexing) and diffusible hydrogen inside the metal can all create cold cracks. Occurs when the strain on the weld pool is too high, or it is forced to cool too fast. There are 3 types of crack that you can get: Hot Cracks If there’s a draft or you’re outside, set up some makeshift walls to block any wind.Angle your torch 45° and roughly 3mm off the joint for good positioning.Check you have the correct type of gas: ArCO2 for MIG stainless and steel, pure argon for MIG aluminium and all TIG.Check your gas flow (UNIMIG recommends 8-12L/min), make sure it’s not leaking or empty.

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Make sure all of your equipment is moisture free.Clean your consumables and replace any that are worn or damaged.Thoroughly clean your parent metal and give your filler a wipe down.‘swiss cheese’ look because of the little bubbles left behind.

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These gases become trapped once the metal solidifies,Īnd you’re left with a weld full of holes. Porosity occurs when elements in the atmosphere are absorbed into the

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