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A

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  • Above Grade (AG)
  • Above Ground (AG)
  • Air-acetylene Welding (AAW)
  • Alternating Current (AC)
  • Aluminium (AL)
  • Amperes (AMP)
  • Arc Welding (AW)
  • Argon (Ar)

B

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  • Below Grade (BG)
  • Bottom (BOT)
  • Bottom of Concrete (BOC)
  • Bottom of Pipe (BOP)
  • Bottom of Steel (BOS)
  • Brazing (BZ)

C

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  • Carbon Arc Welding (CAW)
  • Carbon Dioxide (\(CO_2\))
  • Center (CTR)
  • Center to Center (C-C)
  • Coextrusion Welding (CEW)
  • Cold Pressure Welding (CPW)
  • Contact Tip to Work Distance (CTWD)
  • Constant Current (CC)
  • Constant Voltage (CV)

D

  • A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  • Diffusion Welding (DFW)
  • Direct Current (DC)
  • Direct Current Electrode Negative Polarity (DCEN)
  • Direct Current Electrode Positive Polarity  (DCEP)

E

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  • Electrical Stick Out (ESO)
  • Explosion Welding (EXW)

F

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  • Face to Face (F-F)
  • Flat on Top (FOT)
  • Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
  • Forge Welding (FOW)
  • Forged Steel (FST)
  • Foundation (FND)
  • Friction Welding (FRW)
  • Friction Stir Welding (FSW)

G

  • A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
  • Ground (GN)

H

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  • Heat Affected Zone (HAZ)
  • Helium (He)
  • Hot Pressure Welding (HPW)
  • Hot Isostatic Pressure Welding (HIPW)

I

  • A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  • Induction Soldering (IS)
  • Inter Pass Temperature (IPT)

J

K

L

M

  • A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  • Magnetic Practice Testing (MT)
  • Magnetic Pulse Welding (MPW)
  • Metal Active Gas (MAG)
  • Metal Inert Gas (MIG)

N

O

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  • Optical  Emision Spectroscrope (OES)
  • Oxy-acetylene Welding (OAW)
  • Oxy-fuel Gas Welding (OFW)
  • Oxy-hydrogen Welding (OHW)
  • Oxy-propane Welding (OPW)
  • Oxygen (\(O_2\))

P

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  • Plasma Arc Welding (PAW)
  • Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT)
  • Pressure Gas Welding (PSW)

Q

R

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  • Radiographic Testing (X-ray)
  • Resistance Flash Welding (RFW)
  • Resistance Projection Welding (RPW)
  • Resistance Seam Welding (RESW)
  • Resistance Soldering (RS)
  • Resistance Spot Welding (RSW)
  • Resistance Welding (RW)
  • Roll Welding (ROW)

S

  • A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
  • Solid-state Welding (SSW)
  • Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

T

  • A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  • Top of Concrete (TOC)
  • Top of Pipe (TOP)
  • Top of Steel (TOS)
  • Torch Soldering (TS)
  • Travel Speed (TS)
  • Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)

U

  • A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
  • Ultrasonic Welding (USW) 

V

W

  • A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  • Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)
  • Wire Feed Speed (WSF)

X

  • A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
  • X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscrope (XRF)
  • X-ray Photoelectric Spectroscrope (XPS)

Y

Z

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