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WELDING CURRENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Arc Welding
- Resistance Welding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- welding current
1, record 1, English, welding%20current
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The current in the welding circuit during the making of a weld. [Definition standardized by the AWS.] 2, record 1, English, - welding%20current
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In resistance welding, the current used during a preweld or postweld interval is excluded. 2, record 1, English, - welding%20current
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
welding current: term standardized by the American Welding Society (AWS). 3, record 1, English, - welding%20current
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
welding current: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - welding%20current
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Soudage à l'arc
- Soudage par résistance
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courant de soudage
1, record 1, French, courant%20de%20soudage
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
courant de soudage : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 1, French, - courant%20de%20soudage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-05-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Arc Welding
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pulsed power welding
1, record 2, English, pulsed%20power%20welding
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pulsed voltage welding 1, record 2, English, pulsed%20voltage%20welding
correct, standardized
- pulsed current welding 1, record 2, English, pulsed%20current%20welding
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any arc welding method in which the power is cyclically programmed to pulse so that effective but short duration values of a parameter can be utilized. [Definition standardized by the AWS.] 1, record 2, English, - pulsed%20power%20welding
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such short duration values are significantly different from the average value of the parameter. 1, record 2, English, - pulsed%20power%20welding
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pulsed power welding; pulsed voltage welding; pulsed current welding: terms standardized by the American Welding Society (AWS). 2, record 2, English, - pulsed%20power%20welding
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Soudage à l'arc
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- soudage à courant pulsé
1, record 2, French, soudage%20%C3%A0%20courant%20puls%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'autorégulation de l'arc s'obtient grâce à l'emploi d'un courant continu à caractéristique plate très légèrement descendante. La fusion du fil électrode sous courant de 80 à 1000 A/mm² est rapide. Le procédé est utilisable au-dessus de 3 mm d'épaisseur et on ne peut souder qu'à plat, sauf les alliages légers soudables en toutes positions. On dit qu'on soude en régime surcritique. Pour souder sur pièces minces, en régime sous-critique, on a recours à un courant pulsé (MIG pulsé) qui permet alors de souder tous les métaux en toutes positions. 2, record 2, French, - soudage%20%C3%A0%20courant%20puls%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Arc Welding
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tungsten inert gas DC welding procedure 1, record 3, English, tungsten%20inert%20gas%20DC%20welding%20procedure
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This course [Quality Assurance Special Metals Welding] includes (...) tungsten inert gas DC welding procedures (...) 1, record 3, English, - tungsten%20inert%20gas%20DC%20welding%20procedure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tungsten-inert gas welding: Welding in which an arc plasma from a non consumable tungsten electrode radiates heat onto the work surface, to create a weld puddle in a protective atmosphere provided by a flow of inert shielding gas; heat must then travel by conduction from this puddle to melt the desired depth of weld. Abbreviated TIG welding. 2, record 3, English, - tungsten%20inert%20gas%20DC%20welding%20procedure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
DC: direct current. 3, record 3, English, - tungsten%20inert%20gas%20DC%20welding%20procedure
Record 3, Key term(s)
- tungsten inert gas direct current welding
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Soudage à l'arc
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- procédé T.I.G. en courant continu 1, record 3, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20T%2EI%2EG%2E%20en%20courant%20continu
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le procédé T.I.G. fait appel à une électrode infusible (tungstène ou tungstène thorié), qui occupe l'axe d'une buse refroidie, délivrant le gaz de protection, qui peut être de l'argon, de l'hélium, ou, parfois, un mélange argon-hydrogène. Le métal d'apport est amené dans un bain de fusion au fur et à mesure de l'avancement de l'arc. Lorsque ce dernier est alimenté en courant continu, on doit placer la pièce à souder au pôle positif, pour éviter que l'électrode de tungstène se désagrège sous l'effet des électrons émis par le bain de fusion. 2, record 3, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20T%2EI%2EG%2E%20en%20courant%20continu
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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