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Wayne Cook
 
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Default Laying Bead on SS with MIG pretty messy.

On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:21:07 +0100, (Nick Müller)
wrote:

Wayne Cook wrote:

Tri mix might be better but 75% argon ad 25% co2 can be used though it
will not produce a nice looking bead and will need work to make it fully
corrosion resistant.


Adding CO2 to the gas will add carbon to the weld. That means that the
SS will lose it's corrosion resistance.


Correct. I believe that passivating the weld will help that though
I'm far from a expert in that area.

Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
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