Welding Basics Vocabulary

The amount of tension or pull a weld can withstand (thousands of psi).

• MIG welding

• Tensile strength

• Electrode holder

• Chipping hammer

The color on the flux coating.

• End marking

• Group marking

• Spot marking

• Tensile strength

A steel hammer with sharp edges that is used to clean welds.

• Electrode holder

• Arc welder

• Ground clamp

• Chipping hammer

This type of welding uses flux-coated metal rods.

• SMAW welding

• MIG welding

• TIG welding

• Straight polarity

An additional connection between equipment and the earth.

• Polarity

• Grounding

• Electrode

• Chipping hammer

The name of the metal rods used in SMAW welding.

• Ground clamps

• Arc welders

• Electrodes

• Electrode holders

The color on the bare surface of an electrode.

• End marking

• Group marking

• Tensile strength

• Spot marking

This type of welding uses inert gas and wire fed at a constant speed as an electrode; it is also known as semi-automatic arc welding.

• SMAW welding

• MIG welding

• TIG welding

• Stick welding

The direction of flow of electricity in a welding circuit.

• Arc

• Electrode

• Duty cycle

• Polarity

A spring-loaded clamp attached to an electrical cable that carries current to the welding table or project.

• Electrode holder

• Arc welder

• Ground clamp

• Chipping hammer