SShep71
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- Joined
- Sep 17, 2014
- Location
- San Diego, Ca
BEFORE YOU POST: I have a pretty good understanding of welding, I have been welding for long enough now, I understand that steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous (stainless,inco,etc) materials are commonly welded with DC TIG. In order to save the arguments that are likely to follow please consider this before posting the expected "EVERONE KNOWS THAT STEEL IS WELDED WITH DC", "AC IS FOR ALUMINUM ONLY", "AC DOES NOT WORK FOR STEEL", "WHY WASTE YOUR TIME WITH STEEL AC"...etc etc etc.
I am trying to find a research paper that was released years ago about using highly unbalanced AC waveform to improve welding steel with TIG. I remember reading it and I had it bookmarked, however I lost a lot when my computer got totaled. The paper went into the specific wave form used and the parameters that were used during the process as well as the gas wire and all the pertinent info. I know there were a few companies that were looking into using AC TIG for steel but the resultant info was kept under wraps. I was hoping that someone on here may remember the paper or article as well and may be able to help find it. Thanks again for the help, PLEASE try not to turn this into a blood bath.
I know that there are other forums and websites, but there seem to be exceptionally large EGOs on some other more dominant welding websites, and GOD FORBID that one offend the welding "GODS" out there. It is unfortunate as the forums have become a waste of time because of that, let's not do that here. I just need help sourcing the relevant info.
I am trying to find a research paper that was released years ago about using highly unbalanced AC waveform to improve welding steel with TIG. I remember reading it and I had it bookmarked, however I lost a lot when my computer got totaled. The paper went into the specific wave form used and the parameters that were used during the process as well as the gas wire and all the pertinent info. I know there were a few companies that were looking into using AC TIG for steel but the resultant info was kept under wraps. I was hoping that someone on here may remember the paper or article as well and may be able to help find it. Thanks again for the help, PLEASE try not to turn this into a blood bath.
I know that there are other forums and websites, but there seem to be exceptionally large EGOs on some other more dominant welding websites, and GOD FORBID that one offend the welding "GODS" out there. It is unfortunate as the forums have become a waste of time because of that, let's not do that here. I just need help sourcing the relevant info.