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10. Glossary
Arc électrique; electric arc
Hot plasma acting as a heat source for fusion during the welding operation.
Flux-cored wire; flux-cored electrode
A family of filler wires containing a flux that modifies the characteristics of the process, the molten bath and the welded joint.
Metal transfer mode
How the filler metal is deposited on the substrate through the electric arc.
Soudage ; welding
Permanent assembly technique ensuring continuity of material between several parts.
Semi-automatic welding; MIG (Metal Inert Gas)/MAG (Metal Activ Gas)/GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding)
Gas-shielded metal arc welding process used to assemble metal parts.
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Afnor (Association française de normalisation) website http://www.afnor.org
INRS (Institut national de recherche et de sécurité) website http://www.inrs.fr
Standards and norms
- Source de courant pour soudage manuel à l'arc à service limité - NF EN 50060/A1 - 03-95
- Arc welding equipment – Part 1: welding power sources - NF EN 60974-1 - 11-12
- Arc welding equipment – Part 6: limited-service equipment - NF EN 60974-6 - 05-11
- Welding consumables – General product standard for filler metals and fluxes for fusion welding of metallic materials - NF EN 13479 - 09-05
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