aluminum stick welding

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aluminum stick welding

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hey guys. i know there alot of talented people here, need a good vehicle to carry all your tools around ;)
on my 2nd year of school for body work. i have an assignment i need to do...
and i need some help with some information.
just a neatly written essay on SMAW aluminum welding. it needs to include:

-electrode types used- so far i have found AL43 and E4043. not sure if those are the only ones or both the same thing...

-the breakdown of aluminum electrode codes- i might be able to find that. havent checked yet

-polarity used - i found that is DC

-approximate amperage used- i believe that is 50-165 ?

-advantages and disadvantages- what i found: bad- weld splatter, porosity, poor fusion, shallow penetration, cracking
good- very versatile, simplicity, low equipment costs.

-applications - ?

-where used - 1/8" sheet and bigger.

its hard to find these things on the internet so im just asking around. your help is appreciated!
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Re: aluminum stick welding

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How are things going these days?
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Re: aluminum stick welding

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Technically, polarity means charge (for DC only). For stick welding, that's usually positive, but AC can be used as well, in which case polarity changes about 60 times a second.

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Re: aluminum stick welding

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there good. just workin away and blowin all my cash on cars. :p how about you zam?
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