ARC WELDING

Name

AWS
AHW

Atomic hydrogen welding

-149

Bare metal arc welding

-113

Carbon arc welding

-181

CAW
FCAW

Flux cored arc welding

136
137

Gas metal arc welding

131
135

Gas tungsten arc welding

141

Plasma arc welding

15

BMAW

FCAW-S
GMAW
GTAW
PAW
SMAW

Shielded metal arc welding

[5]

Submerged arc welding

111
121

SAW
MIAB

Magnetically Impelled Arc Butt

185

OXY-FUEL GAS WELDING

Name
Air acetylene welding

N
-321

AWS
AAW
OAW

Oxyacetylene welding

311

Oxygen/Propane welding

312

Oxyhydrogen welding

313

OHW
PGW

Pressure gas welding

RESISTEANCE WELDING
Name

AWS

RSW
Resistance spot welding

21
RSEW

Resistance seam welding

22
PW

Projection welding
Flash welding

23
24

Upset welding

25

FW
UW

Characteristics
Two metal electrodes in hydrogen atmosphere

Applications
Historical

Consumable electrode, no flux or shielding gas Historical

Carbon electrode, historical

Copper, repair (limited)

Continuous consumable electrode filled with

flux

Industry, construction

Continuous consumable electrode and shielding

Industrygas

Nonconsumable electrode, slow, high quality

welds

Aerospace,Construction(piping),Tool and Die

Nonconsumable electrode, constricted arc

Tubing, instrumentation

Consumable electrode covered in flux, can weld

any metal as long as they have the right
electrode
Construction, outdoors, maintenance
Automatic, arc submerged in granular flux
both tube ends are electrodes; no protection
gas; arc rotates fast along edge by applied
magnetic field

pipelines and tubes

Characteristics
Chemical welding process, not popular

Applications
Limited

Combustion of acetylene with oxygen produces

high-temperature flame, inexpensive equipment Maintenance, repair
Gas welding with oxygen/propane flame

Combustion of hydrogen with oxygen produces

flame
Limited
Gas flames heat surfaces and pressure produces
the weld
Pipe, railroad rails (limited)

Characteristics

Applications

Two pointed electrodes apply pressure and

current to two or more thin workpieces

Automobile industry, Aerospace industry

Two wheel-shaped electrodes roll along

workpieces, applying pressure and current

Aerospace industry, steel drums, tubing

Semi-Automatic, Automatic, Welds are

localized at predetermined points.
Butt joint surfaces heated and brought together
by force