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WELDING (ARC GAS) [8 records]
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
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standards
- Facilities and Equipment (Metal Joining)
- Welding and Soldering (Metals)
- Steel
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Welding consumables-Wire electrodes and weld deposits for gas shielded metal arc welding of non alloy and fine grain steels-Classification
1, record 2, English, Welding%20consumables%2DWire%20electrodes%20and%20weld%20deposits%20for%20gas%20shielded%20metal%20arc%20welding%20of%20non%20alloy%20and%20fine%20grain%20steels%2DClassification
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- CAN/CSA-ISO 14341:11 1, record 2, English, CAN%2FCSA%2DISO%2014341%3A11
correct, classification system code, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canadian version of the ISO standard 14341:2010. 2, record 2, English, - Welding%20consumables%2DWire%20electrodes%20and%20weld%20deposits%20for%20gas%20shielded%20metal%20arc%20welding%20of%20non%20alloy%20and%20fine%20grain%20steels%2DClassification
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
CAN/CSA-ISO 14341:11: standard code used by CSA. 2, record 2, English, - Welding%20consumables%2DWire%20electrodes%20and%20weld%20deposits%20for%20gas%20shielded%20metal%20arc%20welding%20of%20non%20alloy%20and%20fine%20grain%20steels%2DClassification
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Welding consumables
- Wire electrodes and weld deposits for gas shielded metal arc welding of non alloy and fine grain steels
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Normes de l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA)
- Équipement pour l'assemblage des métaux
- Soudage (Métal)
- Acier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Produits consommables pour le soudage - Fils-électrodes et métaux d'apport déposés en soudage à l'arc sous protection gazeuse des aciers non alliés et à grains fins - Classification
1, record 2, French, Produits%20consommables%20pour%20le%20soudage%20%2D%20Fils%2D%C3%A9lectrodes%20et%20m%C3%A9taux%20d%27apport%20d%C3%A9pos%C3%A9s%20en%20soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20protection%20gazeuse%20des%20aciers%20non%20alli%C3%A9s%20et%20%C3%A0%20grains%20fins%20%2D%20Classification
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- CAN/CSA-ISO 14341:F11 1, record 2, French, CAN%2FCSA%2DISO%2014341%3AF11
correct, classification system code, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Version canadienne de la norme ISO 14341:2010. 2, record 2, French, - Produits%20consommables%20pour%20le%20soudage%20%2D%20Fils%2D%C3%A9lectrodes%20et%20m%C3%A9taux%20d%27apport%20d%C3%A9pos%C3%A9s%20en%20soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20protection%20gazeuse%20des%20aciers%20non%20alli%C3%A9s%20et%20%C3%A0%20grains%20fins%20%2D%20Classification
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
CAN/CSA-ISO 14341:F11 : code de norme utilisé par la CSA. 2, record 2, French, - Produits%20consommables%20pour%20le%20soudage%20%2D%20Fils%2D%C3%A9lectrodes%20et%20m%C3%A9taux%20d%27apport%20d%C3%A9pos%C3%A9s%20en%20soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20protection%20gazeuse%20des%20aciers%20non%20alli%C3%A9s%20et%20%C3%A0%20grains%20fins%20%2D%20Classification
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Produits consommables pour le soudage
- Fils-électrodes et métaux d'apport déposés en soudage à l'arc sous protection gazeuse des aciers non alliés et à grains fins
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Arc Welding
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gas metal arc welding
1, record 3, English, gas%20metal%20arc%20welding
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- GMAW 2, record 3, English, GMAW
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arc welding process which produces coalescence of metals by heating them with an arc between a continuous filler metal (consumable) electrode and the workpiece. [Definition standardized by the AWS.] 3, record 3, English, - gas%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shielding is obtained entirely from an externally supplied gas or gas mixture. Some methods of this process are called MIG or CO2 welding (nonpreferred terms). 3, record 3, English, - gas%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Gas shielded arc welding" [is] a general term which refers to gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and flux cored arc welding when gas shielding is used. 4, record 3, English, - gas%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
gas metal arc welding; GMAW: term and abbreviation standardized by the American Welding Society (AWS). 4, record 3, English, - gas%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
gas metal arc welding; GMAW: term and abbreviation standardized by the CSA International. Material reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International. 4, record 3, English, - gas%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
gas metal arc welding; GMAW: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 3, English, - gas%20metal%20arc%20welding
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Soudage à l'arc
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- soudage à l'arc sous gaz avec fil plein
1, record 3, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20gaz%20avec%20fil%20plein
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- procédé GMAW 1, record 3, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20GMAW
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé de soudage à l'arc avec fil électrode fusible plein, dans lequel l'arc et la bain de fusion sont protégés par une atmosphère gazeuse inerte ou active. [Définition normalisée par la CSA International.] 2, record 3, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20gaz%20avec%20fil%20plein
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soudage à l'arc sous gaz avec fil plein; procédé GMAW : termes normalisés par la CSA International. Reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA), 178, boul. Rexdale, Toronto (Ontario), Canada M9W 1R3 (détentrice des droits d'auteur). La CSA décline toute responsabilité quant à la façon dont la matière est présentée et quant à toute interprétation pouvant en découler. L'information reproduite pourrait ne pas être à jour. Pour plus de renseignements, communiquer avec la CSA International. 3, record 3, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20gaz%20avec%20fil%20plein
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
soudage à l'arc sous gas avec fil plein; procédé GMAW : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 3, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20gaz%20avec%20fil%20plein
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Gas Welding
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- electrogas welding
1, record 4, English, electrogas%20welding
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- EGW 1, record 4, English, EGW
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- electro-gas welding 2, record 4, English, electro%2Dgas%20welding
correct, standardized
- gas metal arc welding-electrogas 3, record 4, English, gas%20metal%20arc%20welding%2Delectrogas
correct, standardized
- GMAW-EG 3, record 4, English, GMAW%2DEG
correct, standardized
- GMAW-EG 3, record 4, English, GMAW%2DEG
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variation of the gas metal arc welding process using molding shoes to confine the molten weld metal for vertical position welding. [Definition standardized by the AWS.] 3, record 4, English, - electrogas%20welding
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gas metal arc welding-electrogas; GMAW-EG: term and abbreviation standardized by the American Welding Society (AWS); electro-gas welding: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 4, English, - electrogas%20welding
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
electrogas welding; EGW: term and abbreviation standardized by the CSA International. Material reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International. 4, record 4, English, - electrogas%20welding
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
electrogas welding; EGW: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 4, English, - electrogas%20welding
Record 4, Key term(s)
- gas metal arc welding electrogas
- gas metal arc welding electro-gas
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Soudage au gaz
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- soudage électrogaz
1, record 4, French, soudage%20%C3%A9lectrogaz
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- procédé EGW 2, record 4, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20EGW
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
- soudage vertical en moule sous gaz de protection 3, record 4, French, soudage%20vertical%20en%20moule%20sous%20gaz%20de%20protection
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- procédé électro-gaz 4, record 4, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20%C3%A9lectro%2Dgaz
correct, masculine noun
- procédé vertical en moule sous gaz 5, record 4, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20vertical%20en%20moule%20sous%20gaz
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé de soudage vertical, à l'arc sous gaz de protection, utilisant un fil électrode fusible pour alimenter un bain de fusion retenu dans le joint par des patins refroidis qui se déplacent de bas en haut au fur et à mesure de l'exécution de la soudure. 6, record 4, French, - soudage%20%C3%A9lectrogaz
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soudage électrogaz; soudage vertical en moule sous gaz de protection : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 7, record 4, French, - soudage%20%C3%A9lectrogaz
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
soudage électrogaz; procédé EGW : termes normalisés par la CSA International. Reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA), 178, boul. Rexdale, Toronto (Ontario), Canada M9W 1R3 (détentrice des droits d'auteur). La CSA décline toute responsabilité quant à la façon dont la matière est présentée et quant à toute interprétation pouvant en découler. L'information reproduite pourrait ne pas être à jour. Pour plus de renseignements, communiquer avec la CSA International. 7, record 4, French, - soudage%20%C3%A9lectrogaz
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
soudage électrogaz; procédé EGW : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 8, record 4, French, - soudage%20%C3%A9lectrogaz
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-08-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Arc Welding
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- flux-cored wire metal-arc welding with inert gas shield
1, record 5, English, flux%2Dcored%20wire%20metal%2Darc%20welding%20with%20inert%20gas%20shield
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- flux-cored arc welding with inert gas shield 1, record 5, English, flux%2Dcored%20arc%20welding%20with%20inert%20gas%20%20shield
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Metal-arc welding using a consumable cored wire electrode with an inert gas shield from an external source. 1, record 5, English, - flux%2Dcored%20wire%20metal%2Darc%20welding%20with%20inert%20gas%20shield
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Soudage à l'arc
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- soudage à l'arc sous protection de gaz inerte avec fil-électrode fourré fusible
1, record 5, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20protection%20de%20gaz%20inerte%20avec%20fil%2D%C3%A9lectrode%20fourr%C3%A9%20fusible
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé de soudage à l'arc électrique avec un fil-électrode fourré fusible sous la protection d'un apport de gaz inerte. 1, record 5, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20protection%20de%20gaz%20inerte%20avec%20fil%2D%C3%A9lectrode%20fourr%C3%A9%20fusible
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-08-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Arc Welding
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- flux-cored wire metal-arc welding with active gas shield
1, record 6, English, flux%2Dcored%20wire%20metal%2Darc%20welding%20with%20active%20gas%20shield
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- flux-cored arc welding with active gas shield 1, record 6, English, flux%2Dcored%20arc%20welding%20with%20active%20gas%20%20shield
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Metal-arc welding using a consumable cored wire electrode with a non-inert (active) gas shield from an external source. 1, record 6, English, - flux%2Dcored%20wire%20metal%2Darc%20welding%20with%20active%20gas%20shield
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Soudage à l'arc
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- soudage à l'arc sous protection de gaz actif avec fil-électrode fourré fusible
1, record 6, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20protection%20de%20gaz%20actif%20avec%20fil%2D%C3%A9lectrode%20fourr%C3%A9%20fusible
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé de soudage à l'arc électrique avec un fil-électrode fourré fusible sous la protection d'un gaz actif. 1, record 6, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20sous%20protection%20de%20gaz%20actif%20avec%20fil%2D%C3%A9lectrode%20fourr%C3%A9%20fusible
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-09-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Programs and Courses
- Education
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Welding (Arc and Gas) 1, record 7, English, Welding%20%28Arc%20and%20Gas%29
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes et de cours
- Pédagogie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Soudure (à l'arc et au chalumeau) 1, record 7, French, Soudure%20%28%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20et%20au%20chalumeau%29
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Titre de cours collégial. 1, record 7, French, - Soudure%20%28%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20et%20au%20chalumeau%29
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1985-09-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Programs and Courses
- Education
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Arc and Gas Welding with a Coated Electrode 1, record 8, English, Arc%20and%20Gas%20Welding%20with%20a%20Coated%20Electrode
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes et de cours
- Pédagogie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Soudage au gaz et à l'arc avec électrode enrobée 1, record 8, French, Soudage%20au%20gaz%20et%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrode%20enrob%C3%A9e
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Titre de cours collégial. 1, record 8, French, - Soudage%20au%20gaz%20et%20%C3%A0%20l%27arc%20avec%20%C3%A9lectrode%20enrob%C3%A9e
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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