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What is caused by porosity?

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Question ajoutée par Ted Porras , Welder Fabricator , Shade Corporation Ltd.
Date de publication: 2015/12/10
Willem van Wyk
par Willem van Wyk , Field Service Technician , All Round Bakery Supply Services

When nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen is absorbed in the molten weld pool.

It is released when solidified and becomes trapped in the welded metal.

Xavier Salvosa
par Xavier Salvosa , Welding Trainer , Labor-Link Technical Institue

porosities are caused by unwanted materials or chemicals trapped in molten pool, most of the time nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen...

asad  irshad
par asad irshad , Welder , Fugro survey Middle East

If Electrode is not Preheat and moischer is there and wind coming so that causes porosity coming.

Vhenn Jeff Romande
par Vhenn Jeff Romande , Maintenance/Electrician , Peterbilt Realty and Development corp.

Porosity is weld metal contamination in the form of a trapped gas. Shielding gases or gases released as a result of the torch being applied to treated metal are absorbed into the molten metal and released as solidification takes place.

ardel garcia
par ardel garcia , fitter/welder , amadeus marine LTD.

rust or to much spotters;;no good grinding before welding

ayuketa enow tabot
par ayuketa enow tabot , Employee Services/Payroll Officer , Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co. (Luberef)

when welding in an air free enviroment or on painted and oily material, this will cause porosity

froilan bravo
par froilan bravo , ground support equipment technician , ELkherejie CO.LTD. soul company of Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries

materials that being welded has forign materials like oil , rust , low current.wrong electroid. wrong travell speed.wrong arc. wrong amphere also big factor is shielding the molten metal by the flux of electroid to much expose on air while making weld

ronald samiana
par ronald samiana , welder , saudi oger l.t.d.

by rusty and oily metal surface being weld it can cause porosity

venkat suresh kalla
par venkat suresh kalla , mechanical , Vale

Porosity is caused by the absorption of nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen in the molten weld pool which is then released on solidification to become trapped in the weld metal.

jimoh abbey rasaki
par jimoh abbey rasaki , Site senior structural/ piping welder , petrochemicals (Nigeria) ltd port-harcourt

Air or if the cylinder is out of gas.

Romeo Onyekachi
par Romeo Onyekachi , QC Welding Inspector. , Sunatech International Limited

porosity is as a result of entrapped gas in a weld. it is caused by damp electrode. to prevent it electrode should be heated before welding.

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