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Orbital Tube Welding
Whether it is MIG,
TIG,
Stick ,
Gas or
Orbital Tube welding
Leading Edge Mechanical has
the expertise to handle your job! Custom welding is no
problem. We can weld on the job site or in our
fabrication shop.
Look to
Leading Edge Mechanical
for all of your custom welding needs.
Shielded
metal arc welding (SMAW), also known as manual metal arc (MMA)
welding or informally as stick welding, is a manual arc welding
process that uses a consumable electrode coated in flux to lay the
weld. An electric current, in the form of either alternating current
or direct current from a welding power supply, is used to form an
electric arc between the electrode and the metals to be joined. As
the weld is laid, the flux coating of the electrode disintegrates,
giving off vapors that serve as a shielding gas and providing a
layer of slag, both of which protect the weld area from atmospheric
contamination.
Because of the versatility of the process and
the simplicity of its equipment and operation, shielded metal arc
welding is one of the world's most popular welding processes. It
dominates other welding processes in the maintenance and repair
industry, and though flux-cored arc welding is growing in
popularity, SMAW continues to be used extensively in the
construction of steel structures and in industrial fabrication. The
process is used primarily to weld iron and steels (including
stainless steel) but aluminum, nickel and copper alloys can also be
welded with this method |
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