•The American Welding Society defines SMAW as Shielded Metal Arc Welding
•SMAW:
– Is commonly known as ‘Stick’ welding or manual arc welding.
– Is the most widely used arc welding process in the world.
– Can be used to weld most common metals and alloys.
– Current flows through the electrode cable, to the electrode holder, through the electrode, and across the arc.
– On the work side of the arc, the current flows through the base material to the work clamp and back to the welding machine.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
Dikenali sebagai kimpalan arka.Ia adalah satu proses kimpal dimana punca kepanasannya diperolehi dari arka elektrik dengan menggunakan elektrod(logam penambah).Ia adalah satu proses penyambungan logam dimana kepanasan arka terjadi apabila sentohan elektrod dikenakan pada logam asas.
