Welding Fundamentals
The Electric Arc
Parts of the Arc
Arc Current Flow
Factors Affecting the Arc
Magnetic fields
Arc Energy
Metal transfer
Transfer Mechanisms
Arc Force
The Weld Pool
Factors affecting weld pool flow
Weld Pool and Environment
Solution of Gas
Dissolved Gases
Effects of Dissolved Gases
Hydrogen Embrittlement
Fluxes for MMA electrodes
Weld Pool Solidification
Weldpool solidification
Weld Pool Shape
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