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.
The effect of replacing argon by nitrogen was investigated for the purÂ­pose of reducing welding costs. The study reveals that nitrogen can very well be used to replace argon for purging in pipe welding without any adverse effects on the properties of the unstabilized austenitic stainless steels.
Usually, gas mixtures for MIG welding is a blend of carbon dioxide and argon. The main job of the shielding gas is to cover the mouth of the weld and keep it from coming in contact with oxygen and nitrogen and the surrounding air, but these gases also affect the characteristics of the arc itself.