The capacity of a material to be welded under the fabrication conditions imposed into a specific, suitably designed structure and to perform satisfactorily in the intended service.
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Written verification that a welder has produced welds meeting a prescribed standard of welder performance.
A controlled electrical discharge between the electrode and the workpiece that is formed and sustained by the establishment of a gaseous conductive medium, called an arc plasma.
The metal or alloy to be added in making a weld joint that alloys with the base metal to form weld metal in a fusion welded joint.
The work piece lead and electrode lead of an arc welding circuit.