Chapter 12 Solutions

Welding: Principles and Applications (MindTap Course List)

Ch. 12 - List some factors that have led to the increased...Ch. 12 - How is FCAW similar to GMAW?Ch. 12 - What does the FCA flux provide to the weld?Ch. 12 - What are the major atmospheric contaminations of...Ch. 12 - How does slag help an FCA weld?Ch. 12 - How can FCA welding guns be cooled?Ch. 12 - Excessive drive roller pressure causes what...Ch. 12 - List the advantages that FCA welding offers the...Ch. 12 - Describe the two methods of manufacturing FCA...Ch. 12 - Why are the large diameter electrodes not used for...

Ch. 12 - How do deoxidizers remove oxygen from the weld...Ch. 12 - What do fluxing agents do for a weld?Ch. 12 - Why are alloying elements added to the flux?Ch. 12 - How does the flux form a shielding gas to protect...Ch. 12 - What are the main limitations of the rutile...Ch. 12 - Why is it more difficult to use lime-based fluxed...Ch. 12 - What benefit does adding an externally supplied...Ch. 12 - How do excessive amounts of manganese affect a...Ch. 12 - Why are elements added that cause ferrite to form...Ch. 12 - Why must a flux form a less dense slag?Ch. 12 - Referring to Table 12-5, what is the AWS...Ch. 12 - Describe the meaning of each part of the following...Ch. 12 - What does the number 316 in E316T-1 mean?Ch. 12 - What is the advantage of using an argon- CO2 mixed...Ch. 12 - Why are some slags called refractory?Ch. 12 - What can happen to slag that solidifies on the...Ch. 12 - How is the electrode extension measured?Ch. 12 - What can cause porosity in an FCA weld?Ch. 12 - What happens to water in the welding arc?Ch. 12 - What is the thin dark gray or black layer on new...Ch. 12 - Why is uniformly scattered porosity hard to detect...Ch. 12 - What cautions must be taken when chemically...

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