MIG welding is a kind of welding process that is used to join two pieces of metal by melting the connections between the pieces. It is generally used for heavy duty applications. The most common material for this type of welding steels. This process is also known as Gas Tungsten Arc Welding or GTAW. The common term ‘Gas Tungsten Arc Welding’ is used for all types of this welding process. Some other terms you might come across are gas metal arc welding, flux cored arc welding and flux metal arc welding.

There are several welding processes used to join metal with stainless steel. One of these processes is Gas Metal Arc Welding or GMAW. This is usually used in shops where the wires to be joined have to be fed into a torch without ever touching the metal. A filler wire is then fed in the middle of the wire feed. As the molten metal separates from the gaseous stream, it pours out into a container attached to the feed. The molten metal will then cool and solidify into a product similar to the glass in a soda can.

Another common method is tig welding. This is quite a bit different than the one above. In tig welding, an arc is created between a piece of steel and the welding feed. The metal is heated and compressed between the arc and the welding feed to create the joint. This method creates the cold weld that is used to join carbon steel with stainless steel. This is the most commonly used process for mig welding stainless steel with carbon steel.

Flux cored arc welding is a popular way to weld stainless steel. The steel is heated and fused using the gas tungsten arc (GTAW). Flux cored arc welding machine is able to create a very strong weld because it uses a larger than normal arc and much more filler metal than a regular tungsten arc welding machine. The added filler metal creates a stronger weld than a regular tungsten arc welding machine because it contains more pure tungsten.

The third method is a laser beam welding process. This process is not usually used to weld stainless steel, but is sometimes used in cases where there is limited or no room for an arc. In laser beam welding, an electrical current that comes from a portable source is used to create a localized arc. The light from the arc strikes the welding rod and heats it up, which in turn produces heat energy. This energy is used to transfer the welding process over a long distance without interruptions.

The last method in the list of the six common welding processes used to weld stainless steel is a metal-cored arc welding or MCAW. Metal-cored arc welding is also known as “stick welding.” This process involves feeding the steel a stick that has been heated in a similar oven to create the intense heat needed to bond the two metals together. The main advantage to this type of welding is that the welding happens much faster and easier than traditional tig welding.

When you compare these processes used to weld stainless steel with tig welding or plasma arc welding, the primary difference is the technology used. Traditional tig welders work through the use of an arc and a shielding gas. This shielding gas prevents the arc from sticking onto the surface of the weld puddle, which is where the stippling occurs in traditional metal arc welding.

Plasma and tin are used for both direct and indirect gas welding. This process is more commonly used for cold work. MIG welding is usually used for direct welding and hot work. MIG welders work on MIG welding plates or fluxed mig welder disks.