Welding Thin Metal Sheets

Its primary usage is in welding auto body and sheet metal.

Welding thin metal sheets.

When welding thin metal the main objective is to avoid warping burn through and excessive heat affected zones while still ensuring the weld has enough mechanical strength for the application. The spot welding process is one of the oldest welding methods used. Mig welding is one of the simplest to use for welding. It is an arc welding process that where you feed a solid wire electrode through a welding gun.

Spot welding is usually used to join a panel of overlapping sheet metal parts that are usually 3mm thick. Gas metal arc welding gmaw is an effective method for joining light gauge metals such as carbon steel and austenitic stainless steel. The aim with this technique is to melt a bit of metal and then let it cool slightly before melting the next and it s a handy way to avoid blowing holes. The thin metal technique is a non continuous process that is used for thin metal such as car body panels.

The ration of thickness should not exceed 3 1mm.