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 name informs us of this; âMetal Inert Gas weldingâ. The gasses used are what shield the weld from the air. When Carbon Dioxide or Oxygen is added to the mixture, MIG welding is not technically MIG welding anymore. This is due to the fact that both Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen are not inert gasses.