Glossary · term

Shielding gas

Workshop

Aliases
shielding, argon
Domain
Workshop

Definition

Argon or a mix blown over a weld pool to keep oxygen and nitrogen out, which would otherwise make it porous and brittle. Stick welding makes its own from the flux coating.

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