From Richard Smith@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 26 08:53:43 2022
Hi
Plea for real experience information.
Thicker Ali at above about 130A.
Probably wire-feed-speed at or above 10m/min (394ipm)
Thinking of marine-grade 5000-series Al-Mg, but experience of other
grades would apply regarding this question.
For welds, compare / contrast:
* spray-transfer/smooth-run
^
v
* Pulse-mode/stepped-progression
Or any comparison of spray/Pulse modes and of smooth/stepping
progression.
Flaw and defect rates, please.
This would be by radiography (x-ray) and mechanical test (strength
alone will reveal everything important about Ali?).
Here in UK we have an orthodoxy about which process / approach must be
used.
Defect rates are / can-be high.
Which surely simply cannot be the case universally???
Unfortunately I have not been able to test the welds I trust the most.