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Supplementary device used: For SAW overlay welds, select this box to indicate that a supplementary device was used to control the magnetic field acting on the weld puddle.
Bead Width: For SMAW, SAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and PAW welds, this field is used to track the bead width that can be used to determine heat input.
| The following fields are unique to PAW processes. |
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Melt-in to keyhole: Indicate whether the Melt-in or the keyhole technique was applied. Melt-in is a technique in which the intensity of the concentrated heat is adjusted so that a weld pass can be produced from filler metal added to the leading edge of the molten weld metal. In Keyhole welding, a concentrated heat source penetrates partially or completely through a work piece, forming a hole (keyhole) at the leading edge of the weld pool. |
Orifice diameter: Enter the diameter of the plasma torch-arc constricting orifice. |
| Constricted arc type: For hardface and overlay processes, indicated the type of constricted arc used. |
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