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what chemicals are used in a welder.?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    in a wire feed welder "mig" you usuallly hva a copper coated iron wire to make the weld, & fooded with CO2, Ar, or He

    "tig" uses a "nonconsumable" tungsten electrode & can be used for welding Aluminum, Magnesium or copper..

    you will consume a filler rod of the metal & flood the welding area usually with argon

    acetylene welding uses brass or mild steel rod filler, coated with a flux, & oxygen-acetylene to heat the metals up to fusion

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