Jennifer Bourn. This post is part of the Color Meaning Blog Series, detailing the meanings associated with colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, grey, black, white, brown, pink, turquoise, gold, silver, and beige.
Instructions. Know what metal you are welding. Welders have figured out that nitrogen, as well as hydrogen, works well with stainless steels. If your metal is stainless steel, then nitrogen welding gas is a good choice. Put on your protective gear. This includes gloves, a welding jacket and a welding mask.
The shielding gas recommended for short-circuiting welding of stainless-steel contains 90% helium, 7.5% argon, and 2.5% carbon dioxide. The gas gives the most desirable bead contour while keeping the CO2 level low enough so that it does not influence the corrosion resistance of the metal.