the arrangement of direct current in which the work piece is the positive pole in the
welding arc - ✔️✔️Direct current electrode negative
the portion of base metal whose mechanical properties or micro structure have been
altered by the heat of welding, brazing, soldering or thermal cutting - ✔️✔️heat affected
zone (HAZ)
a lap joint, t joint or corner joint - ✔️✔️fillet weld
a device for controlling the delivery of gas at some substantially constant pressure
regardless of variation in higher pressure at the source - ✔️✔️Regulator
a groove melted into the base metal adjacent to the weld toe root and left unfilled by the
weld metal - ✔️✔️undercut
The distance the weld metal extends from the weld face into a joint, exclusive of weld
reinforcement - ✔️✔️joint penetration
a joint between 2 members aligned approximately in the same plane - ✔️✔️butt joint
protective gas used to prevent or reduce atmospheric contamination - ✔️✔️shielding
gas
A weld made to hold the parts of a weldment in proper alignment until the final welds
are made - ✔️✔️tack weld
The minimum distance from the fillet weld face, minus any convexity, and the weld root -
✔️✔️effective throat
the distance from the joint root to the toe of the fillet weld - ✔️✔️leg of a fillet weld
filler metal that has been added during brazing, soldering, or welding - ✔️✔️deposited
metal
a separation at the joint root between the workpieces - ✔️✔️root opening
a weld bead formed with out appreciable weaving - ✔️✔️stringer bead