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WELDING POSITIONS EN & AWS Standards
Flat Position
Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Fillet
Vertical
Down
Overhead Overhead Fillet
Vertical
Up
1G
2G
3G
4F 3F
4G
2F
1F
3G 3F
Neutral Flame
(balanced oxygen and acetylene)
For mild steel and general welding
FLAME SETTINGS
Oxydising Flame
(excess oxygen)
For welding brass and bronzing
Carburising Flame
(excess acetylene)
For Aluminium, stainless steels and for hardfacing
Typical Flame Temperatures
Oxy-Acetylene 3200ºC
Oxy-Propane 2500ºC
Oxy-natural gas 2200ºC
Air-Acetylene 2460ºC
Air-natural gas 1870ºC
Air-Propane 1750ºC
ABS American Bureau of Shipping
BV Bureau Veritas
DB + U Deutsche Bundesbahn + Uberwachungsvertrag
DNV Det Norske Veritas
GL Germanischer Lloyds
LR Lloyds Register of Shipping
T U V Technische Uberwachungs Veriein
FORCE Force Institute (Danish Standard)
APPROVALS
Aluminiuminum Al
Argon Ar
Cadmium Cd
Carbon C
Chromium Cr
Copper Cu
Iron Fe
Lead Pb
Magnesium Mg
Manganese Mn
Mercury Hg
FEATURED CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
Molybdenum Mo
Nickel Ni
Niobium Nb
Nitrogen N
Nobelium No
Phosphorus P
Silicon Si
Silver Ag
Tin Sn
Titanium Ti
Zinc Zn