Understanding contact tip longevity for gas metal arc welding

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 29-35

  Villafuerte, Julio ^a  

^a Tregaskiss Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; WEAR RESISTANCE; WELDING RODS;

CONTACT TIP;

GAS METAL ARC WELDING;

EID: 0033324099     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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