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AWS PHB-8 Everyday Pocket Handbook for Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) of Aluminum
Handbook / Manual / Guide by American Welding Society, 01/01/1998
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on-the-job welding personnel by the
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AWS Product Development Committee
Edited by Lee G. Kvidahl
Ingalls Shipbuilding
© 1998 by American Welding Society. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America
NOTE: Although care was taken in choosing and presenting the data in this guide, AWS cannot guarantee that it is error free. Further, this guide is not intended to be an exhaustive treatment of the topic and therefore may not include all available information, including with respect to safety and health issues. By publishing this guide, AWS does not insure anyone using the information it contains against any liability or injury to property or persons arising from that use.
Basic Safety Precautions 4
Typical Joint Geometries for Arc Welding
of Aluminum 6
Designations for Wrought Alloy Groups 9
Chemical Composition of Wrought Aluminum
Filler Metals 10
Typical Aluminum Filler Metal Properties
(As-Welded Condition) 11
Guide to the Selection of Filler Metal for General Purpose Welding 12
Influence of Shielding Gas on Weld Profile 15
Typical Procedures for Gas Metal Arc Welding of Groove Welds in Aluminum Alloys with
Argon Shielding 16
Typical Procedures for Gas Metal Arc Welding of Fillet Welds in Aluminum Alloys with
Argon Shielding 18
Typical Procedures for Flat Position Gas Metal Arc Welding Groove Welds in Aluminum
Alloys with Large Diameter Electrodes 19
Joint Geometry Types 21
Typical Procedures for Gas Metal Arc Welding of Fillet Welds in Aluminum Alloys with Large Diameter Electrodes and Argon
Shielding 22
Aluminum Welding Wire 23
Preparation of Aluminum for Welding 24
Storage of Base Metal 24
Storage of Consumables 24
Plate Edge Preparation 24
Cleaning Prior to Welding 24
Oxide Removal with Wire Brushing 25
Shielding Gas Purity 25
Tips to Make the Aluminum Welding Job
Easier 26
Troubleshooting 27
Basic Welding Symbols and Their Location Significance 28
Location of Elements of a Welding Symbol 30
Other Publications Available from AWS 31
Typical Joint Geometries for Arc Welding of Aluminum (Not to Scale)