Common Welding Processes and Letter Designations |
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| Group | Welding Process | Letter Designation |
| Arc Welding | Carbon Arc | CAW |
| Flux Cored Arc | FCAW | |
| Gas Metal Arc | GMAW | |
| Gas Tungsten Arc | GTAW | |
| Plasma Arc | PAW | |
| Shielded Metal Arc | SMAW | |
| Stud Arc | SW | |
| Submerged Arc | SAW | |
| Brazing | Diffusion Brazing | DFB |
| Dip Brazing | DB | |
| Furnace Brazing | FB | |
| Induction Brazing | IB | |
| Infrared Brazing | IRB | |
| Resistance Brazing | RB | |
| Torch Brazing | TB | |
| Oxyfuel Gas Welding | Oxyacetylene Welding | OAW |
| Oxyhydrogen Welding | OHW | |
| Pressure Gas Welding | PGW | |
| Resistance Welding | Flash Welding | FW |
| High Frequency Resistence | HFRW | |
| Percussion Welding | PEW | |
| Projection Welding | RPW | |
| Resistance-Seam Welding | RSEW | |
| Resistance-Spot Welding | RSW | |
| Upset Welding | UW | |
| Cold Welding | CW | |
| Diffusion Welding | DFW | |
| Explosion Welding | EXW | |
| Forge Welding | FOW | |
| Solid State Welding | Friction Welding | FRW |
| Hot Pressure Welding | HPW | |
| Roll Welding | ROW | |
| Ultrasonic Welding | USW | |
| Soldering | Dip Soldering | DS |
| Furnace Soldering | FS | |
| Induction Soldering | IS | |
| Infrared Soldering | INS | |
| Iron Soldering | INS | |
| Resistance Soldering | RS | |
| Torch Soldering | TS | |
| Wave Soldering | WS | |
| Other Welding Processes | Electron Beam | EBW |
| Electroslag | ESW | |
| Induction | IW | |
| Laser Beam | LBW | |
| Thermit | TW | |
Welding Processes LRT Design
July 12, 2012