Proper Tungsten Preparation for Welding

Diamond Ground Products (www.diamondground.com), a provider welding materials and services, is offering a free guidebook to help users select the most appropriate tungsten material for welding applications. The literature item, titled How to Correctly Grind, Cut & Prepare Tungsten Welding Electrodes, is designed for the manufacturing engineer and emphasizes the importance of a correctly prepared, ground, and cut tungsten electrode. Other topics include safety issues surrounding the use of Thoriated Tungsten and alternatives to this common yet radioactive tungsten material.

— Flow Control Staff