Why Should the Temperature Extremes a Weld Will Be Seeing

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why should the temperature extremes a weld will be seeing in service be important to the selection of a filler metal for a weld?

• A) Some welding electrodes produce more heat than is needed to make a weld if the metal is very cold.
• B) Some metals become very brittle and crack easily at low temperatures.
• C) Some arc welding electrodes will not hold an arc if the metal is too cold.
• D) None of the above

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