Stud Welding: A Fast, Effecient Metal Fastening Solution
Stud Welding is a high-speed, efficient metal fastening process in which a metal fastener can be applied to another piece of metal using several processes. This versatile technique offers two primary methods, namely Capacitor Discharge (CD) and Drawn Arc Stud Welding.
The DA Process-Drawn Arc Stud Welding
The welding stud is placed in a Stud Gun and then placed in contact with the base metal. A weld arc is drawn which melts the welding stud base and an area of the metal work piece for metal fastening. The welding stud is then forced into the melted area and held in place until the metals re-solidify. This high -quality fusion arc weld is complete in milliseconds and is accomplished by one of two major methods. Drawn Arc is generally used in more structural, heavier duty applications.
The CD Process-Capacitor Discharge Stud Welding
In this process, an arc is generated by the rapid discharge of electricity from a capacitor generates the melting heat. Pressure applied during or immediately after the discharge completes the joint. Just as in arc welding, the heat is created by current passing in an arc from the stud to the base material.
One advantage of the capacitor-based welding is that it can weld studs to thin materials without thermally distorting or discoloring them and without burn-through. The weld is not that deep into the base material, so dissimilar metals can be welded without metallurgical problems. Plates can be as thin as 0.016 in for steel and 0.04 in. for aluminum.
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