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109 relations: Alloy, Alternating current, Aluminium, Anode, Argon, ASM International (society), Atomic hydrogen welding, Auguste de Méritens, Austenite, Automotive industry, Bicycle, Brittleness, Bronze Age, Cambridge, Cammell Laird, Carbon, Carbon arc welding, Carbon dioxide, Cast iron, Charles L. Coffin, Chromium, Chromium(II) carbide, Copper, Cornea, Corrosion, Direct current, Electric arc, Electric current, Electric resistance welding, Electricity, Electrode, Electrogas welding, Electroslag welding, Ferrous, Flux (metallurgy), Flux-cored arc welding, Forge welding, Galvanic corrosion, Gas metal arc welding, Gas tungsten arc welding, Germany, Glove, Great Soviet Encyclopedia, Helium, Humphry Davy, Hydrogen, Hydrogen embrittlement, Hyperbaric welding, Intergranular corrosion, International Exposition of Electricity, ... Expand index (59 more) »
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Alloy
An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which in most cases at least one is a metallic element, although it is also sometimes used for mixtures of elements; herein only metallic alloys are described.
Alternating current
Alternating current (AC) is an electric current that periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time, in contrast to direct current (DC), which flows only in one direction.
See Arc welding and Alternating current
Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
Anode
An anode is an electrode of a polarized electrical device through which conventional current enters the device.
Argon
Argon is a chemical element; it has symbol Ar and atomic number 18.
ASM International (society)
ASM International, formerly known as the American Society for Metals, is an association of materials-centric engineers and scientists.
See Arc welding and ASM International (society)
Atomic hydrogen welding
Atomic hydrogen welding (AHW or Athydo) is an arc welding process that uses an arc between two tungsten electrodes in a shielding atmosphere of hydrogen.
See Arc welding and Atomic hydrogen welding
Auguste de Méritens
Baron Auguste de Méritens was a French electrical engineer of the 19th century.
See Arc welding and Auguste de Méritens
Austenite
Austenite, also known as gamma-phase iron (γ-Fe), is a metallic, non-magnetic allotrope of iron or a solid solution of iron with an alloying element.
Automotive industry
The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles.
See Arc welding and Automotive industry
Bicycle
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other.
Brittleness
A material is brittle if, when subjected to stress, it fractures with little elastic deformation and without significant plastic deformation.
See Arc welding and Brittleness
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
See Arc welding and Bronze Age
Cambridge
Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England.
Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird is a British shipbuilding company.
See Arc welding and Cammell Laird
Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6.
Carbon arc welding
Carbon arc welding (CAW) is an arc welding process which produces coalescence of metals by heating them with an arc between a non-consumable carbon (graphite) electrode and the work-piece. Arc welding and carbon arc welding are Russian inventions.
See Arc welding and Carbon arc welding
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
See Arc welding and Carbon dioxide
Cast iron
Cast iron is a class of iron–carbon alloys with a carbon content of more than 2% and silicon content around 1–3%.
Charles L. Coffin
Charles L. Coffin of Detroit was awarded for an arc welding process using a metal electrode.
See Arc welding and Charles L. Coffin
Chromium
Chromium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cr and atomic number 24.
Chromium(II) carbide
Chromium(II) carbide is a ceramic compound that exists in several chemical compositions: Cr3C2, Cr7C3, and Cr23C6.
See Arc welding and Chromium(II) carbide
Copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.
Cornea
The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
Corrosion
Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable oxide.
Direct current
Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge.
See Arc welding and Direct current
Electric arc
An electric arc (or arc discharge) is an electrical breakdown of a gas that produces a prolonged electrical discharge. Arc welding and electric arc are electric arcs.
See Arc welding and Electric arc
Electric current
An electric current is a flow of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space.
See Arc welding and Electric current
Electric resistance welding
Electric resistance welding (ERW) is a welding process in which metal parts in contact are permanently joined by heating them with an electric current, melting the metal at the joint.
See Arc welding and Electric resistance welding
Electricity
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge.
See Arc welding and Electricity
Electrode
An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).
Electrogas welding
Electrogas welding (EGW) is a continuous vertical-position arc welding process developed in 1961 in which an arc is struck between a consumable electrode and the workpiece.
See Arc welding and Electrogas welding
Electroslag welding
Electroslag welding (ESW) is a highly productive, single pass welding process for thick (greater than 25 mm up to about 300 mm) materials in a vertical or close to vertical position.
See Arc welding and Electroslag welding
Ferrous
In chemistry, iron(II) refers to the element iron in its +2 oxidation state.
Flux (metallurgy)
In metallurgy, a flux is a chemical reducing agent, flowing agent, or purifying agent.
See Arc welding and Flux (metallurgy)
Flux-cored arc welding
Flux-cored arc welding (FCAW or FCA) is a semi-automatic or automatic arc welding process.
See Arc welding and Flux-cored arc welding
Forge welding
Forge welding (FOW), also called fire welding, is a solid-state welding process that joins two pieces of metal by heating them to a high temperature and then hammering them together.
See Arc welding and Forge welding
Galvanic corrosion
Galvanic corrosion (also called bimetallic corrosion or dissimilar metal corrosion) is an electrochemical process in which one metal corrodes preferentially when it is in electrical contact with another, in the presence of an electrolyte.
See Arc welding and Galvanic corrosion
Gas metal arc welding
Gas metal arc welding (GMAW), sometimes referred to by its subtypes metal inert gas (MIG) and metal active gas (MAG) is a welding process in which an electric arc forms between a consumable MIG wire electrode and the workpiece metal(s), which heats the workpiece metal(s), causing them to fuse (melt and join).
See Arc welding and Gas metal arc welding
Gas tungsten arc welding
Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW, also known as tungsten inert gas welding or TIG, and heliarc welding when helium is used) is an arc welding process that uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld.
See Arc welding and Gas tungsten arc welding
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Glove
A glove is a garment covering the hand, with separate sheaths or openings for each finger including the thumb.
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (GSE;, BSE) is the largest Soviet Russian-language encyclopedia, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990.
See Arc welding and Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Helium
Helium (from lit) is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2.
Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, (17 December 177829 May 1829) was a British chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp.
See Arc welding and Humphry Davy
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol H and atomic number 1.
Hydrogen embrittlement
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE), also known as hydrogen-assisted cracking or hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC), is a reduction in the ductility of a metal due to absorbed hydrogen.
See Arc welding and Hydrogen embrittlement
Hyperbaric welding
Hyperbaric welding is the process of extreme welding at elevated pressures, normally underwater. Arc welding and Hyperbaric welding are Russian inventions.
See Arc welding and Hyperbaric welding
Intergranular corrosion
In materials science, intergranular corrosion (IGC), also known as intergranular attack (IGA), is a form of corrosion where the boundaries of crystallites of the material are more susceptible to corrosion than their insides.
See Arc welding and Intergranular corrosion
International Exposition of Electricity
The first International Exposition of Electricity (Exposition internationale d'Électricité) ran from 15 August 1881 through to 15 November 1881 at the Palais de l'Industrie on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France.
See Arc welding and International Exposition of Electricity
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.
Konstantin Khrenov
Konstantin Konstantinovich Khrenov (Константин Константинович Хренов; 13 February 1894 – 12 October 1984) was a Soviet engineer and inventor who in 1932 introduced underwater welding and cutting of metals.
See Arc welding and Konstantin Khrenov
Lead
Lead is a chemical element; it has symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.
Lead-acid battery
The lead-acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery first invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté.
See Arc welding and Lead-acid battery
Leather
Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay.
List of welding processes
This is a list of welding processes, separated into their respective categories.
See Arc welding and List of welding processes
Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element; it has symbol Mg and atomic number 12.
Metal
A metal is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well.
New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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New York Harbor
New York Harbor is a bay that covers all of the Upper Bay and an extremely small portion of the Lower Bay.
See Arc welding and New York Harbor
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
Nikolay Benardos
Nikolay Nikolayevich Benardos (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Бенардо́с) (1842–1905) was an inventor from the Russian Empire who was of Greek descent who in 1881 introduced carbon arc welding, which was the first practical arc welding method.
See Arc welding and Nikolay Benardos
Nikolay Slavyanov
Nikolay Gavrilovich Slavyanov (Никола́й Гаври́лович Славя́нов; –) was an inventor from the Russian Empire who in 1888 introduced arc welding with consumable metal electrodes, or shielded metal arc welding, the second historical arc welding method after carbon arc welding invented earlier by Nikolay Benardos.
See Arc welding and Nikolay Slavyanov
Niobium
Niobium is a chemical element; it has symbol Nb (formerly columbium, Cb) and atomic number 41.
Niobium carbide
Niobium carbide (NbC and Nb2C) is an extremely hard refractory ceramic material, commercially used in tool bits for cutting tools.
See Arc welding and Niobium carbide
Ohio
Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
Oxide
An oxide is a chemical compound containing at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula.
Oxy-fuel welding and cutting
Principle of burn cutting Oxy-fuel welding (commonly called oxyacetylene welding, oxy welding, or gas welding in the United States) and oxy-fuel cutting are processes that use fuel gases (or liquid fuels such as gasoline or petrol, diesel, biodiesel, kerosene, etc) and oxygen to weld or cut metals.
See Arc welding and Oxy-fuel welding and cutting
Ozone
Ozone (or trioxygen) is an inorganic molecule with the chemical formula.
Particulates
Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air.
See Arc welding and Particulates
Personal protective equipment
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection.
See Arc welding and Personal protective equipment
Photokeratitis
Photokeratitis or ultraviolet keratitis is a painful eye condition caused by exposure of insufficiently protected eyes to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from either natural (e.g. intense direct or reflected sunlight) or artificial (e.g. the electric arc during welding) sources.
See Arc welding and Photokeratitis
Physics-Uspekhi
Physics-Uspekhi is a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
See Arc welding and Physics-Uspekhi
Plasma (physics)
Plasma is one of four fundamental states of matter (the other three being solid, liquid, and gas) characterized by the presence of a significant portion of charged particles in any combination of ions or electrons.
See Arc welding and Plasma (physics)
Plasma arc welding
Plasma arc welding (PAW) is an arc welding process similar to gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW).
See Arc welding and Plasma arc welding
Plasma cutting
Plasma cutting is a process that cuts through electrically conductive materials by means of an accelerated jet of hot plasma.
See Arc welding and Plasma cutting
Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene).
See Arc welding and Polyvinyl chloride
Porosity
Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void (i.e. "empty") spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%.
Retina
The retina (or retinas) is the innermost, light-sensitive layer of tissue of the eye of most vertebrates and some molluscs.
Rivet
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.
Shielded metal arc welding
Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), also known as manual metal arc welding (MMA or MMAW), flux shielded arc welding or informally as stick welding, is a manual arc welding process that uses a consumable electrode covered with a flux to lay the weld. Arc welding and shielded metal arc welding are Russian inventions.
See Arc welding and Shielded metal arc welding
Shielding gas
Shielding gases are inert or semi-inert gases that are commonly used in several welding processes, most notably gas metal arc welding and gas tungsten arc welding (GMAW and GTAW, more popularly known as MIG (Metal Inert Gas) and TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas), respectively).
See Arc welding and Shielding gas
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels.
See Arc welding and Shipbuilding
Sine wave
A sine wave, sinusoidal wave, or sinusoid (symbol: ∿) is a periodic wave whose waveform (shape) is the trigonometric sine function.
Smoke
Smoke is a suspension of airborne particulates and gases emitted when a material undergoes combustion or pyrolysis, together with the quantity of air that is entrained or otherwise mixed into the mass.
Spark (fire)
A spark is an incandescent particle.
See Arc welding and Spark (fire)
Square wave
A square wave is a non-sinusoidal periodic waveform in which the amplitude alternates at a steady frequency between fixed minimum and maximum values, with the same duration at minimum and maximum.
See Arc welding and Square wave
Stainless steel
Stainless steel, also known as inox, corrosion-resistant steel (CRES), and rustless steel, is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion.
See Arc welding and Stainless steel
Stanisław Olszewski
Stanisław Olszewski (1852–1898) was a Polish engineer and inventor.
See Arc welding and Stanisław Olszewski
Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.
Stud welding
Stud welding is a technique similar to flash welding where a fastener or specially formed nut is welded onto another metal part, typically a base metal or substrate.
See Arc welding and Stud welding
Submerged arc welding
Submerged arc welding (SAW) is a common arc welding process.
See Arc welding and Submerged arc welding
Sunglasses
Sunglasses or sun glasses (informally called shades or sunnies; more names below) are a form of protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damaging or discomforting the eyes.
See Arc welding and Sunglasses
Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
See Arc welding and Time (magazine)
Toxicity
Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism.
Transformer
In electrical engineering, a transformer is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits.
See Arc welding and Transformer
Tungsten
Tungsten (also called wolfram) is a chemical element; it has symbol W and atomic number 74.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays.
See Arc welding and Ultraviolet
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Vasily Vladimirovich Petrov
Vasily Vladimirovich Petrov (Василий Владимирович Петров.; – 15 August 1834) was a Russian experimental physicist, self-taught electrical technician, academician of Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1809; Corresponding member since 1802).
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Vladimir Mitkevich
Vladimir Fyodorovich Mitkevich (3 August 1872, Minsk – 1 June 1951, Moscow) was a Soviet scientist and electrical engineer.
See Arc welding and Vladimir Mitkevich
Voltage
Voltage, also known as (electrical) potential difference, electric pressure, or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points.
Welder
A welder is a person or equipment that fuses materials together.
Welding
Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, primarily by using high temperature to melt the parts together and allow them to cool, causing fusion.
Welding helmet
A welding helmet is a type of personal protective equipment used in performing certain types of welding to protect the eyes, face, and neck from flash burn, sparks, infrared and ultraviolet light, and intense heat.
See Arc welding and Welding helmet
Welding joint
In metalworking, a welding joint is a point or edge where two or more pieces of metal or plastic are joined together.
See Arc welding and Welding joint
Welding power supply
A welding power supply is a device that provides or modulates an electric current to perform arc welding.
See Arc welding and Welding power supply
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
See Arc welding and World War I
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
See Arc welding and World War II
See also
Electric arcs
- Arc converter
- Arc suppression
- Arc welding
- Arcing horns
- Cascaded arc plasma source
- Contact protection
- Counterpoise (ground system)
- Electric arc
- Electric arc furnace
- Electrical breakdown
- Electrical discharge in gases
- Electrical discharge machining
- Gas discharge lamps
- High-Enthalpy Arc Heated Facility
- Lightning
- Lightning rod
- List of lightning phenomena
- Mercury-arc valve
- Power flash
- Spark gap
- Spark plug
- Spark plugs
- Spark-gap transmitter
- Vacuum arc
References
Also known as Arc Weld, Arc welder, Arc-welder, Arc-welding, Arcwelding, Bare metal arc welding, Gas arc welding, Welding arc.