TIG WELDING CARBON STEEL COPED TUBE ROOT PASS .120" WALL

scroll down for detailed settings

WELD PROCESS = TIG, GTAW, GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING


METAL TYPE = 1-1/2” CARBON STEEL TUBE

THICKNESS = .120” WALL TUBE

WELD TYPE = Fillet weld ROOT

JOINT TYPE = COPED TUBE JOINT

POSITION = 4F OVERHEAD

AMPERAGE =  120-125 AMPS CONTROLLED WITH PEDAL  

TUNGSTEN = 2% LANTHANATED, 3/32"

FILLER WIRE = 1/16” ER70S6

POLARITY = DCEN

GAS FLOW = 25 CFH argon

CUP SIZE =  12

ADDITIONAL SETTINGS =   

PRE FLOW = .5 SEC

POST FLOW = 7 SEC

TIPS: KEEP A TIGHT ARC 

Aim for an arc length that is equal or less than the diameter of your tungsten electrode.

Torch angle can be forgiving provided your arc length is tight.Keep the hot tip of the filler wire shielded by the argon envelope from the tig cup 

tig kits banner 1
WTT-Banner-first-order10-percent-2025

Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

  1. Click on the HTML link code below.
  2. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.
var l = window.location.href, d = document; document.write('<form action="#"><div style="text-align:center"><textarea cols="50" rows="2" onclick="this.select();"><a href="'+l+'">'+d.title+'</a></textarea></div></form>');