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Aluminum extrusion and aluminum welding go hand in hand. Extrusion allows for a variance in the thickness of the wall in whatever aluminum object that was created by the extrusion process. Because the wall can have a varying thickness throughout the object, that object can have something called a vee groove.
What is a vee groove? A vee groove is a V-shaped formation in a piece of metal. The vee groove facilitates performance of a welding process. The welding process is used to create a bond between two different metals.
If a vee groove exists in an aluminum part, that aluminum part can be welded to a different metal part. Aluminum welding is used to melt one metal part, a part that should be joined to another metal part. The heat from the welding device creates a small pool of liquid. That liquid forms a puddle in the vee groove.
The hot liquid is used to bond two different metals. The hot liquid in the vee groove coalesces around a section of each of the two different metal parts. Once the molten material has hardened, the metal objects have been fused together.
Coalescence permits the joining of aluminum and a second metal, but it is not the only scientific property that can aid formation of a metal to metal bond. Not every fusion of aluminum and a second metal has resulted from aluminum welding. Sometimes that fusion is produced by a process called brazing.
Brazing relies on the properties of capillary action. As in aluminum welding, in brazing a section of metal must be heated to the point where it enters a liquid state. That molten metal is then distributed on the close-fitting metal parts. After the liquid metal hardens, then the metal parts are firmly fused together.
Both aluminum welding and brazing can call for exposure of metals to a good deal of heat. Sometimes a metal worker does not want to expose a piece of metal to very high temperatures. If that piece of metal should be joined to another metal, then what process can the metal worker use?
When a metal worker faces the above-mentioned problem, then he or she needs to use a process called soldering. Soldering takes advantage of the low melting point of one metal, a metal different from the two metals that need to be joined together. Liquid from a metallic substance with a low melting point is used to create an adherence between two different metal parts.
Aluminum alloys do not always need to be joined by welding, brazing or soldering. Sometimes aluminum alloys have been held together by adhesive bonding. Sometimes mechanical fasteners clasp onto two connected, aluminum alloys. Sometimes bolts, nuts or rivets are used to join together two different aluminum alloys.
All of the above methods create a strong metal to metal bond. All of the above methods benefit from the tensile strength of aluminum. All of the above methods use to advantage a characteristic of the extrusion process.
Both aluminum welding and the other metal joining methods put demands on an extruded metal object. Still, an object created by the extrusion process can be made thickest at the points where it receives the most pressure.
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Having problems getting into the Welding business in Houston, TX…?My husband and I live in Houston, TX & he wants to get into welding (you know, with torches and melting metal), but it's a lot harder then we thought – any sugestions? The only place we've been able to find is at San Jacinto College and that fills up faster then they can send out the information on it! Please, help us! Thank you in advance for all answers!
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http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/weldingfumes/recognition.html
* Routes of Exposure
Exposure to welding fumes can occur through inhalation and eye contact.
* Summary of toxicology
1. Effects on Animals: Welding fumes can cause non-specific changes in the lungs; in addition, there is limited evidence for genotoxicity in in vitro test systems. Rats exposed by inhalation or intratracheal instillation of welding fumes from mild-steel welding showed non- specific pulmonary changes with no signs of fibrosis over a period of 450 days [IARC 1990]. The primary effects observed included particle- laden macrophage aggregates, and alveolar epithelial thickening with proliferation of granular pneumocytes [IARC 1990]. Similar changes were observed in the lungs of rats exposed to 1,000 mg/m(3) for 1 hour or to 400 mg/m(3) for 30 minutes/day, six days/week over a two-week period [IARC 1990]. Welding fumes were not associated with an increased incidence of genotoxicity in 11 of 15 in vitro assays, and in all three in vivo tests performed for genotoxicity [IARC 1990].
2. Effects on Humans: Exposure to welding fumes from mild steel is associated with the development of a benign pneumoconiosis, "arc welder's siderosis". This condition is a reversible pneumoconiosis and no associated respiratory signs may be present at the time the pneumoconiosis is discovered [Rom 1992]. Respiratory impairment has been observed in workers exposed to mild steel welding fumes, but these impairments may be the result of exposure to other toxicants in the working environment, such as crystalline silica [Rom 1992]. Exposure to welding fumes can result in metal fume fever; this condition resembles influenza and is characterized by fever, chills, headache, nausea, shortness of breath, muscle pain, and a metallic taste in the mouth [Rom 1992]. The respiratory effects appear to be potentiated by smoking. There is an excess of infertility among welders that led to studies on sperm quality and welding exposures. There appears to be an increased frequency of abnormalities in semen quality associated with duration of exposure. Abnormalities were highest among stainless steel welders. While hypotheses exist, the mechanism of action resulting in infertility is not known [Rom 1992; IARC 1990]. IARC concluded that there is limited evidence in humans for the carcinogenicity of welding fumes and gases [IARC 1990]. This conclusion was based primarily on a review of 11 cohort studies and 12 case-control studies on lung cancer; only three of these studies (all cohort studies) specifically examined manual metal arc welding of iron, mild steel, or aluminum. Two of the cohort studies found no association between welding fumes and cancer. The remaining cohort studies showed an increased risk for lung cancer, which in some may have been inflated due to selection bias. Ten out of twelve case- control studies showed an association between lung cancer and exposure or employment as a welder. Two of the studies found no risk [IARC 1990]. IARC's final conclusion was that welding fumes are possibly carcinogenic to humans [IARC 1990].
* Signs and symptoms of exposure
1. Acute exposure: Acute exposure to welding fumes can result eye, nose, and throat irritation, fever, chills, headache, nausea, shortness of breath, muscle pain, and a metallic taste in the mouth.
2. Chronic exposure: Chronic exposure to welding fumes can result in respiratory effects including coughing, wheezing, and decreased pulmonary function.
http://www.frankmckinnon.com/aluminum.htm
ALUMINUM
CASRN: 7429-90-5
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/f?./temp/~oMjxjA:1
Human Health Effects:
Toxicity Summary:
IDENTIFICATION: Aluminum is a silvery-white, ductile and malleable metal. It is released to the environment both by natural processes and from anthropogenic sources. It is highly concentrated in soil-derived dusts from such activities as mining and agriculture, and in particulate matter from coal combustion. Aluminum occurs ubiquitously in the environment in the form of silicates, oxides and hydroxides, combined with other elements such as sodium and fluorine and as complexes with organic matter. It is not found as a free metal because of its reactivity. Aluminum metal has a wide variety of uses, including structural materials in construction, automobiles and aircraft, and the production of metal alloys. Aluminum compounds and materials also have a wide variety of uses, including production of glass, ceramics, rubber, wood preservatives, pharmaceuticals and waterproofing textiles. Natural aluminum minerals, especially bentonite and zeolite, are used in water purification, sugar refining, brewing and paper industries. HUMAN EXPOSURE: Non-occupational human exposure to aluminum in the environment is primarily through ingestion of food and water. No acute pathogenic effects in the general population have been described after exposure to aluminum. Although it has been hypothesized that aluminum is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, present epidemiological evidence does not support a causal association between Alzheimer's disease and aluminum in drinking-water. Neurological syndromes including impairment of cognitive function, motor dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy have been reported in limited studies of workers exposed to aluminum fume. Iatrogenic exposure in patients with chronic renal failure, exposed to aluminum-containing dialysis fluids and pharmaceutical products, may cause encephalopathy, vitamin-D-resistant osteomalacia and microcytic anemia. Premature infants may develop increased tissue loading of aluminum, particularly in bone, when exposed to iatrogenic sources of aluminum. Although human exposure to aluminum is widespread, in only a few cases has hypersensitivity been reported following exposure to some aluminum compounds after dermal application or parenteral administration. There is insufficient information to allow for classification of the cancer risk from human exposures to aluminum and its compounds. Aluminum and its compounds appear to be poorly absorbed in humans. The mechanism of gastrointestinal absorption of aluminum has not yet been fully elucidated. The highest levels of aluminum may be found in the lungs, where it may be present as inhaled insoluble particles. The urine is the most important route of aluminum excretion. ANIMAL STUDIES: The acute toxicity of metallic aluminum and aluminum compounds is low. In short-term studies using rats, mice or dogs to various aluminum compounds in the diet or drinking-water, only minimal effects were observed at the highest administered doses. Adequate inhalation studies were not identified. Following intratracheal administration of aluminum oxide, particle-associated fibrosis was observed. No overt fetotoxicity was noted, nore were general reproductive parameters noted after gavage treatment of rats. There is no indication that aluminum is carcinogenic. It can form complexes with DNA and cross-link chromosomal proteins and DNA, but it has not been shown to be mutagenic in bacteria or induce mutation or transformation in mammalian cells in vitro. Chromosomal aberrations have been observed in bone marrow cells of exposed mice and rats. There is considerable evidence that aluminum is neurotoxic in experimental animals, although there is considerable variation among species. In susceptible species, toxicity following parenteral administration is characterized by progressive neurological impairment, resulting in death with status epilepticus. Osteomalacia, as it presents in man, is observed consistently in larger species (e.g. dogs and pigs) exposed to aluminum; a similar condition is observed in rodents. Absorption via the gastrointestinal tract is usually less than one percent. Aluminum is distributed in most organs within the body with accumulation occurring mainly in bone at high dose levels. To a limited extent, aluminum passes the blood-brain barrier and is also distributed to the fetus. Aluminum is eliminated effectively by urine.
[World Health Organization/International Programme on Chemical Safety. Environmental Health Criteria 194. Aluminium. pp. 1-13 (1997)]**PEER REVIEWED**
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The only other choice you have is the 5356 which is a stiffer wire. It makes feeding through a mig a little easier.
http://www.lincolnelectric.com/knowledge/articles/content/feedingaluminum.asp
This site gives complete instructions.
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Even if you have welding certs (plate, tube, etc) most contractors/companies require their own testing. I know guys who've been certified to weld for 20 some years, but they still have to pass a plate or tube test everytime they go to a new contractor. The certs also expire after a certain number of years.
Common Arc (Welding Qualification Program) is SUPPOSED to fix this glitch, but there are still a lot of companies that want to test on their own. (Common Arc is for Boilermakers.)
Contact the local Unions or companies to find out more info.
I'm not sure if there's a state wide cert, but I know there are contractor/company specific certs and Common Arc.
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Too much flow, or rather too high a flow rate, can cause turbulance which can spoil the weld.
I wouldn't count on you being totally non-culpable if there is an investigation later. If you know that you are doing non-certified work where certification is specified, you probably have some liability. I've tested welds where people have died from faulty construction. Lawyers throw a big net at such times. Check with a lawyer in your state.
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I have seen that stuff too. It melts at a much lower temperature than the cans. Your best bet is the gun show. check google type low temp aluminum brazing. Try a welding supply store.
you can go with a Mig welder with an Aluminum wire Spool gun, might be cheaper in the long run.