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electrode extension [1 record]

Record 1 1998-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Welding - Various Processes
DEF

The length of unmelted electrode extending beyond the end of the contact tube during welding.

CONT

The operator-manipulation-controlled variables are those to which it is difficult to assign any precise measurement, such as the stick-out of the electrode, the nozzle angle, the angle of the MIG gun, or the wire-feed speed.

Key term(s)
  • electrical stickout
  • electric stickout
  • electrical stick-out
  • electric stick-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de soudage divers
OBS

Terme accepté par le Comité des lexiques des métiers (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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