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Advantages
1. Highdepositionefficiencywhenusedincertaintransfermodes.Allelectrodeweightis
depositedintotheweldwhereaswithotherprocessesyoumusaccountforstubloss,
flux/slagetc.
2. NoSlagtochipascomparedtoSMAWandFCAW
3. Theprocesscanbeusedonthinmaterialswithrelativeeaseifproperlyset.GTAW
canalsobeusedonthinmaterialsbutinmanycasessuchasAutoBody,GMAWwins
handsdown.
4. LowHydrogenwelddepositwithallelectrodes
5. Highproductionfactorsincenoslagisrequiredtoberemovedandusesacontinuous
electrode.

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6. Withtheparametersproperlysetfortheapplication,anyonecanweldafteravery
shortamountofpractice.

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7. Onegivenelectrodesizecanbeusedonvariousthicknessesofmaterialsproductively
ascomparedtoSMAWandGTAW
Disadvantages
1. RequiresaWireFeederwhichisdifficulttomoveandcansometimesbea
maintanence/repairburden.
2. NeedsShieldingGassoweldinginwindyconditionscanbedifficult.
3. Noslagsystemsooutofpositionweldsaresometimesmoredifficult.
4. Increasedchanceoflackoffusionifparametersandweldingtechniqueisnot
controlled.
5. Thegunisdifficulttogetintotightplaces.
6. Isnotsuitableforwindyconditions.

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