MAG Welding / GMAW

WELDING TERM

Gas-shielded metal arc welding

(GMAW) is an arc welding process a
continuous endless, depositing wire
electrode with a shielding gas blanket,
Figure 1. GMAW welding can be applied
partially mechanical with a manually
fed torch or fully automated. Direct
current is used, and the wire electrode
is usually the positive pole. For special
welding tasks in the low power range,
using electronic power sources (with an
inverter in the output current circuit),
even adapted alternating currents can
be applied for reducing the heat input.
Application areas, adoption of the
process
Gas-shielded metal arc welding has become widely used in the last 50 years.
These processes account for about 70% of the filler materials used. Gas-shielded
metal arc welding is used through in the metalworking industry, steel
construction, shipbuilding, container construction and vehicle construction
industries in a wide component wall thickness range.
The important point in MIG Welding is :
 Distance between torch/nozzle and the base material
 Angle : T joint around 45 degree
Butt Joint around 10 degree
 Movement/travel speed