Causes and Cures of Common Welding defects

Defect: Blow Hole

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blow hole

Welding Type

SMAW

Why
1.Wet, unclean or damaged
electrode.
2.Base metal surface covered
with oil, rust, etc.
3.Over travelling speed.
4.Over currents
5.Excessively long or short arc
length.
6.Too thick base-metal or too
fast cooling rate.

without trailer shield.

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What to Do
1.Properly maintain and store
electrode.
2.Properly clean base metal
prior to welding.
3.Reduce travel speed.
4.Use proper welding current.
5.Maintain proper arc length.
6.Proceed proper pre-heating.

1.Properly clean base metal

prior to welding.
2.Properly maintain and store
2.Rusted wire or wet flux.
wire and flux.
3.Improper spot welding or wire. 3.Choose wire size properly
and proceed spot welding
correctly.
4.Excessively long arc length or 4.Maintain proper arc length
and gas flow rate.
insufficient gas shielding.
5.Welding in the windy surrounding 5.Add trailer shield.
1.Unclean base metal surface.

CO2/MAG

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