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Flux-Cored Arc Welding

FCAW was developed in the 1950s as an alternative to SMAW. It uses a continuous wire electrode that is automatically fed through a welding gun, providing protection from the slag and gas from the flux. FCAW is best for steel welding and provides medium heat input with a maximum penetration of 6-10 mm. While requiring less operator skill than SMAW or GTAW, FCAW allows welding in all positions without shielding gas and with less precleaning of metal, though the filler wire is more costly and equipment is less mobile than SMAW or GTAW, and it generates more smoke than other welding processes.

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Flux-Cored Arc Welding

FCAW was developed in the 1950s as an alternative to SMAW. It uses a continuous wire electrode that is automatically fed through a welding gun, providing protection from the slag and gas from the flux. FCAW is best for steel welding and provides medium heat input with a maximum penetration of 6-10 mm. While requiring less operator skill than SMAW or GTAW, FCAW allows welding in all positions without shielding gas and with less precleaning of metal, though the filler wire is more costly and equipment is less mobile than SMAW or GTAW, and it generates more smoke than other welding processes.

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FLUX-CORED ARC WELDING

Johan Dreher

Characteristics
FCAW was first developed in the early 1950s as

an alternative to shielded metal arc welding (SMAW). Protection: slag and gas from flux Electrode: continuous (automatically fed through a welding gun), consumable. Material joined: best for steel. Rate of heat input: medium. Direct-current electrode-positive (DCEP) Max. penetration: 6-10 mm.

Advantages
All-position" process.

No shielding gas needed with some wires making

it suitable for outdoor welding and/or windy conditions Some "high-speed" (e.g., automotive) applications As compared to SMAW and GTAW, there is less skill required for operators. Less precleaning of metal required Metallurgical benefits from the flux such as the weld metal being protected initially from external factors until the flux is chipped away

Disadvantages
More costly filler material/wire as compared to

GMAW. The equipment is less mobile and more costly as compared to SMAW or GTAW. The amount of smoke generated can far exceed that of SMAW, GMAW, or GTAW. Requires slag removal.

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