Article | REF: BM7732 V2

Semi-automatic arc welding process

Author: Alexandre BENOIT

Publication date: October 10, 2015, Review date: March 10, 2021

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2. Equipment: welding unit

  • Electric generator

    MIG/MAG welding uses direct current. The positive pole is at the electrode (DCEP polarity). MIG/MAG welding generators are said to have a horizontal or constant voltage characteristic. This property is important in explaining the semi-automatic nature of the process. In arc welding, arc height is linked to voltage: an increase in the gap between cathode and anode generates an increase in voltage, and vice versa. Figure 2 shows two arc characteristics associated with a MIG/MAG generator. Their intersections represent the operating points. It can be seen that a small change in arc voltage (or arc height Δh ) in turn generates a large change in current ΔI. This parameter is linked to the unwinding speed. Thus, the unwinding speed will increase...

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