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PROCEDE GTAW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Arc Welding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gas tungsten arc welding
1, record 1, English, gas%20tungsten%20arc%20welding
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GTAW 2, record 1, English, GTAW
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tungsten inert gas welding 3, record 1, English, tungsten%20inert%20gas%20welding
correct
- TIG welding 4, record 1, English, TIG%20welding
correct
- gas-shielded tungsten-arc welding 5, record 1, English, gas%2Dshielded%20tungsten%2Darc%20welding
correct
- inert gas tungsten arc welding 6, record 1, English, inert%20gas%20tungsten%20arc%20welding
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arc welding process using an arc between a tungsten electrode (non-consumable) and the weld pool. 7, record 1, English, - gas%20tungsten%20arc%20welding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gas tungsten arc welding; GTAW: designations standardized by the American Welding Society (AWS). 8, record 1, English, - gas%20tungsten%20arc%20welding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Soudage à l'arc
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- soudage à l'électrode de tungstène
1, record 1, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9lectrode%20de%20tungst%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- soudage à l'arc sous gaz inerte avec électrode de tungstène 2, record 1, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20gaz%20inerte%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrode%20de%20tungst%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- soudage à l'arc sous gaz avec électrode de tungstène 3, record 1, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20gaz%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrode%20de%20tungst%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- procédé GTAW 4, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20GTAW
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
- soudage à l'arc TIG 5, record 1, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20TIG
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- soudage TIG 6, record 1, French, soudage%20TIG
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- soudage par TIG 7, record 1, French, soudage%20par%20TIG
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soudage à l'électrode de tungstène; soudage à l'arc sous gaz avec électrode de tungstène; procédé GTAW : désignations normalisées par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA). 8, record 1, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9lectrode%20de%20tungst%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
procédé GTAW; soudage à l'arc sous gaz inerte avec électrode de tungstène : désignations uniformisées par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 8, record 1, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9lectrode%20de%20tungst%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
GTAW : gas tungsten arc welding (soudage à l'arc sous gaz avec électrode de tungstène). 8, record 1, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9lectrode%20de%20tungst%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
TIG : tungsten inert gas (gaz inerte avec électrode de tungstène). 8, record 1, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9lectrode%20de%20tungst%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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