Causes and Cures of Common Welding defects

Defect: Blow Hole

worm hole
blow hole worm hole

Welding Type Why What to Do

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

prior to welding.
2.Rusted wire or wet flux. 2.Properly maintain and store
wire and flux.
3.Improper spot welding or wire. 3.Choose wire size properly
CO2/MAG and proceed spot welding
correctly.
4.Excessively long arc length or 4.Maintain proper arc length
insufficient gas shielding. and gas flow rate.
5.Welding in the windy surrounding 5.Add trailer shield.
without trailer shield.

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