Glossary for technical terms
Among other things for laser, welding, additive manufacturing, 3D printing of metal and directed energy deposition
Our coaxworks glossary contains technical terms that are relevant to our products, services and applications in the field of laser wire deposition.
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Similar term: inert gas
The shielding gas means a ‘protective gas used to prevent or reduce atmospheric contamination’.[ISO/TR 25901-1:2016-03, Welding and allied processes — Vocabulary — Part 1: General terms]
We recommend the shielding gas argon for our laser welding process. This is also an inert gas and thus prevents reactions. The shielding gas is applied to our laser welding heads either via the shielding gas nozzle or our shielding gas chamber product.Surfacing means the ‘deposition of material on a surface to obtain desired properties and/or dimensions’.
[ISO/TR 25901-1:2016-03, Welding and allied processes — Vocabulary — Part 1: General terms]
We do surfacing with metal. The result of our surfacing is cladding. The process of our surfacing is overlay welding.