What Materials Can Be TIG Welded?
The different types of metal that can be joined through the proficiency of TIG welding are great in number, but they must be high-purity metals with zero contaminants. At Axenics, these can include, different grades of stainless steels, aluminum, Inconel and Monel.
TIG welding for customers is performed in a Class 100 cleanroom, and the tools used are regularly cleaned, and each piece of tooling is designated for a specific metal, to better avoid any cross-contamination of the weldments.
What is TIG Welding Best Used For?
The pinpoint welds that can be perfected with TIG welding are essential to industries like medical device manufacturing and aerospace, where the tolerances between two pieces of fused metal have to be miniscule.
The refined TIG welds are an important factor in the advancement of semiconductors that are used in life-saving medical devices, which are constantly getting smaller, while increasing functionality.
What Are The Challenges of TIG Welding?
TIG welding is possibly the most-physically-challenging manual welding process to perfect, as it requires the constant use of all four of the welder’s extremities. While TIG welding, a technician is on one foot while using a pedal remote with the other foot. The welder handles the welding torch in one hand, while the other hand feeds the metal rod that will be used to produce a high-purity weld.
Another challenge is not overheating the metal being welded, while resulting in a weldment that is not much wider than a human hair. Mistakes in performing TIG welds cannot be undone, for the most part, so a seasoned journeyman welder is required to create the refined welds.
While it is a slower process than many welding techniques, the art of TIG welding produces exceptionally high-quality, refined and superior welds.