Across
- 2. a person who welds.
- 7. any material that will permit electrons (electricity) to move through it.
- 9. the product formed when burning steel combines with oxygen.
- 10. a measure of energy available or work that can be done using one ampere at one volt.
- 13. welding with electrical power as a source of heat and rods covered with flux which form a gaseous shield around the molten metal until it solidifies.
- 17. connector used to attach a cable, wire, or object to a ground source.
- 18. a machine that produces current for welding.
Down
- 1. an organization that supports education in welding processes and that developed a system of numerical classification of electrodes.
- 3. a device that produces direct current.
- 4. the amount of tension or pull a weld can withstand.
- 5. a proportion of time a motor or welder can run without overheating.
- 6. a metal rod coated with flux and used with an electric welder.
- 8. direction of electrical flow in a circuit.
- 11. a measure of the rate of flow of current in a conductor.
- 12. the discharge of electricity through an air space.
- 14. a spring loaded device with insulated handles used to grip welding electrodes.
- 15. a hammer with a sharp edge and/or point used to remove slag from a welding bead.
- 16. a measure of electrical pressure.
