Welding Types available
We use Mig, Tig, Stick, and Dual Shield Welding types and methods to match the needs of your project.
DS Welding & Fabrication - Welding Types
Welding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing fusion, which is distinct from lower temperature metal-joining techniques such as brazing and soldering, which do not melt the base metal. In addition to melting the base metal, a filler material is often added to the joint to form a pool of molten material (the weld pool) that cools to form a joint that can be as strong as the base material. Pressure may also be used in conjunction with heat, or by itself, to produce a weld.
Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding
Gas metal arc welding (GMAW), sometimes referred to by its subtypes metal inert gas (MIG) welding or metal active gas (MAG) welding, is a welding process in which an electric arc forms between a consumable wire electrode and the workpiece metal(s), which heats the workpiece metal(s), causing them to melt, and join.
Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding
Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, is an arc welding process that uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld. The weld area is protected from atmospheric contamination by an inert shielding gas (argon or helium), and a filler metal is normally used, though some welds, known as autogenous welds, do not require it. GTAW is comparatively more complex and difficult to master.
Stick welding
Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), also known as manual metal arc welding (MMA or MMAW), flux shielded arc welding or informally as stick welding, is a manual arc welding process that uses a consumable electrode covered with a flux to lay the weld. An electric current, in the form of either alternating current or direct current from a welding power supply, is used to form an electric arc between the electrode and the metals to be joined.
Flux-cored arc welding (Dual Shield)
Flux cored arc welding (FCAW). is a process similar to MIG welding. The main difference between the two is the way the electrode is shielded from the air. Flux cored arc welding has a hollow wire with flux in the center. FCAW gets its shielding from the flux core, and this allows the operator to weld outdoors where it might be windy.