The ratio of the weight of filler metal deposited in the weld to the weight of filler metal melted, expressed in percent.
glossary
glossary
A group of welding processes which produces coalescence of metals by heating them with an arc, with or without the application of pressure and with or without the use of filler metal.
The ratio of the weight of filler metal deposited to the weight of filler metal melted.
A metal or alloy that has been heated and then cooled to remove internal stresses and to make the material less brittle.
Subjected to heat treatment. This usually involves heating, followed by relatively slow cooling of metals or alloys for the purpose of decreasing hardness and increasing the ease of machining or the cold-working characteristics. Annealing may be used to (a) remove effects of strain hardening resulting from cold work, (b) remove stresses found in castings, forgings, weldments and cold-worked metals, (c) improve machinability and cold-working characteristics, (d) improve mechanical and physical properties by changing the internal structure, such as by grain refinement, and to increase the uniformity of the structure and correct segregation, banding, and other structural characteristics.