Air+Carbon+Arc+Gouging


 * Air Carbon Arc Gouging ** - In Air carbon arc gouging an electric arc is generated between the tip of a carbon electrode and the workpiece. The metal becomes molten and a high velocity air jet streams down the electrode to blow the molten metal away, thus leaving a clean groove. The process is simple to apply has a high metal removal rate, and gouge profile can be closely controlled. Disadvantages are that the air jet causes the molten metal to be ejected over quite a large distance and, because of high currents (up to 2000A) and high air pressures (80 to 100 psi), it can be very noisy.

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