• DocumentCode
    1496403
  • Title

    Characteristics of the arc in “Heliarc” welding

  • Author

    Herbst, H. T.

  • Author_Institution
    The Linde Air Products Company, New York. N. Y.
  • Volume
    68
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1949
  • Firstpage
    30
  • Lastpage
    33
  • Abstract
    Two distinctly different properties of an electric arc in an atmosphere of inert gas — a cleaning action of the arc when d-c reverse polarity is used on oxide-forming metals, and the resistance to current flow which is considerably higher when the electrode is positive — are described showing their effect on the application of the “Heliarc” welding process.
  • Keywords
    Aluminum; Cleaning; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Marine vehicles; Welding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1949.6444551
  • Filename
    6444551