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SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

Welding

Part 1: Glossary of terms

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Acknowledgement
The SABS Standards Division wishes to acknowledge the valuable assistance derived from the
publications of the British Standards Institution and the American Welding Society.

Foreword
This South African standard was prepared by National Committee SABS/TC 044, Welding and
allied processes, in accordance with procedures of the SABS, in compliance with annex 3 of the
WTO/TBT agreement.

This edition cancels and replaces the first revision (SABS 10044-1:1963).

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Reaffirmed and reprinted in March 2017.

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Contents
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Acknowledgement

Foreword

1 Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 3

2 Definitions .............................................................................................................................. 3

3 Figures………………………………………………………………………………………………… 45

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Welding

Part 1:
Glossary of terms

1 Scope
This standard defines selected terms used in welding, cutting and allied processes.

2 Definitions
air-gas, bunsen type
welding torch incorporating an injector to produce a flame suitable for lead burning or soldering

air-gas, high temperature type

welding torch incorporating an injector with a hooded head to produce a flame suitable for brazing

all-position welding
variation of backward welding in which the flame is approximately normal to the molten pool

all-weld metal deposition rate

mass of all-weld metal deposited per unit of productive weld time

all-weld test sample

test sample consisting of a block of metal formed of one bead or of a number of beads fused
together. It may or may not include portions of parent metal

all-weld test specimen

all-weld-metal test specimen
test specimen in which the portion to be tested is composed wholly of deposited metal

alumino-thermic welding
flow welding whereby the welding heat is obtained from reacting a mixture of metal oxides with fine
ground aluminium powder whose ignition produces an exothermic reaction in which the molten
metal produced is the filler metal

angle electrode
pressure-welding electrode in which the electrode tip is not normal to the axis of the electrode
shank (see figure 1)

angle of bevel
angle at which the edge of a component has been bevelled in preparation for welding (see figure 2)

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