The following table represents weld schedules as produced from experimentation with various materials in our labs. The recommendations are starting points and are provided as references to help in the development of weld schedules for your needs. Since actual alloys and the masses of materials will vary from the schedules depicted in our tables, your final schedule will be determined by making slight adjustments in the parameters.
By utilizing this approach, schedules yielding the best strength and cosmetic appearance will be easier to achieve and patterns become apparent during the experimentation process. See These Weld Schedules based on dissimilar materials.
| MATERIAL | WIRE DIAMETER | VELOCITY | TIME | CAP | VOLTAGE | PULSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALUMEL to Alumel | .032 .012 | 78V 70V | 2.50 1.25 | 3 2 | 40V 80V | Long Long |
ALUMINUM to Aluminum | .060 .020 | 78V 32V | 1.00 8.00 | 3 3 | 50V 40V | Short Short |
to Copper | .025 .040 | 62V 93V | 2.00 2.00 | 3 3 | 55V 70V | Long Long |
to Lithium | .010 | 78V | 2.00 | 3 | 100V | Short |
to Moly | .005 .010 | 78V 78V | 2.00 2.00 | 3 3 | 70V 75V | Short Short |
to Nickel | .062 | 155V | 6.00 | 3 | 45V | Short |
to Silver | .015 | 62V | 3.00 | 2 | 40V | Long |
to Steel | .032 | 124V | 1.00 | 3 | 65V | Short |
BRASS to Brass | .030 | 62V | 1.00 | 3 | 60V | Short |
to Copper | .020 .032 | 78V 93V | 2.00 0.50 | 3 3 | 55V 65V | Long Long |
BRONZE to Copper | .028 | 62V | 2.00 | 2 | 40V | Long |
CHROMEL to Chromel | .032 | 62V | 2.00 | 3 | 55V | Long |
COPPER to Aluminum | .010 .020 .030 | 62V 62V 48V | 1.00 1.00 1.50 | 2 3 3 | 45V 40V 45V | Short Short Short |
to Brass | .015 .020 .025 | 78V 70V 70V | 2.00 1.50 2.00 | 3 3 3 | 50V 55V 60V | Short Short Short |
to Chromel | .030 .040 | 55V 55V | 2.50 2.00 | 3 3 | 50V 50V | Short Short |
to Copper | .025 .032 .050 | 62V 48V 62V | 2.00 2.00 1.00 | 3 3 3 | 50V 55V 55V | Long Long Long |
to Dumet | .025 .030 | 48V 55V | 1.00 2.00 | 2 3 | 45V 45V | Short Short |
to Evanohm | .040 | 62V | 1.00 | 3 | 65V | Short |
to Kovar | .020 | 62V | 2.00 | 2 | 55V | 55V |
to Moly | .018 .030 .050 | 48V 78V 107V | 3.50 2.00 1.00 | 2 3 3 | 60V 70V 60V | Long Long Long |
to Nickel | .018 .025 .040 | 70V 62V 48V | 1.50 1.00 2.00 | 3 2 3 | 70V 55V 65V | 70V 55V 65V |
to Ni / Fe | .010 .032 | 48V 55V | 3.00 3.50 | 2 2 | 50V 45V | Long Long |
to Paliney | .014 .025 .032 | 78V 78V 78V | 2.00 1.50 1.00 | 2 2 2 | 45V 65V 70V | Long Long Long |
to Phos. Bronze | .025 | 40V | 6.00 | 1 | 55V | Long |
COPPER (con’t) to Platinum | .025 .032 | 78V 25V | 1.50 1.50 | 2 2 | 55V 60V | Long Long |
to Pratoloy | .040 | 70V | 1.00 | 3 | 65V | Long |
to Steel | .030 .040 | 40V 62V | 1.50 1.50 | 3 3 | 50V 50V | Short Short |
to Tungsten | .020 .030 .050 | 48V 48V 48V | 5.50 1.00 1.00 | 3 3 3 | 40V 40V 55V | Long Long Long |
DUMET to Copper | .010 .020 .030 | 40V 48V 32V | 4.00 3.00 3.00 | 1 1 2 | 45V 45V 50V | Long Long Long |
to Dumet | .016 .020 | 93V 93V | 1.50 1.50 | 2 2 | 60V 60V | Long Long |
to Kovar | .020 | 48V | 1.00 | 2 | 55V | Short |
to Ni /Pe Cu | .016 .020 | 93V 93V | 1.50 1.50 | 1HD 2 | 45V 45V | Long Long |
to Nickel | .010 | 40V | 3.50 | 1 | 45V | Long |
to Tungsten | .020 | 78V | 1.00 | 3 | 50V | Short |
ELIMAR to Stainless Steel | .020 | 32V | 4.00 | 2 | 50V | Short |
INCONE to Rhodium | .010 | 70V | 3.50 | 1 | 70V | Short |
KOVAR to Kovar | .010 .018 | 40V 55V | 4.00 2.00 | 3 2 | 50V 50V | Long Long |
to Copper | .040 | 48V | 48V | 3 | 40V | Long |
to Nickel | .018 | 48V | 4.00 | 2 | 45V | Short |
Manganin to Copper | 0.60 | 78V | 1.00 | 3 | 100V | Long |
MOLY to Kovar | .012 | 62V | 4.00 | 2 | 60V | Short |
to Dumet | .060 | 48V | 4.00 | 3 | 40V | Long |
to Iron | .012 | 62V | 4.00 | 2 | 60V | Short |
to Ni/Fe | .062 | 55V | 1.50 | 3 | 75V | Long |
MONEL to Copper | .020 | 62V | 2.00 | 3 | 60V | Short |
NICKEL to Brass | .010 .020 .030 .040 | 48V 55V 62V 55V | 3.00 2.00 2.00 1.50 | 2 3 3 3 | 45V 40V 55V 65V | Long Long Long Long |
to Bronze | .025 | 78V | 1.00 | 3 | 55V | Long |
to Chromel | .020 | 62V | 2.00 | 3 | 80V | Long |
to Copper | .025 .032 .040 | 78V 62V 70V | 1.00 2.00 1.50 | 3 2 3 | 45V 45V 60V | Long Long Long |
to Dumet | .017 | 93V | 1.50 | 2 | 60V | Short |
to Iron | .025 .040 | 78V 62V | 2.00 2.00 | 3 3 | 55V 75V | Short Short |
to Kanthol | .015 | 70V | 1.00 | 2 | 50V | Short |
NICKEL (con’t.) to Moly | .015 | 40V | 2.50 | 3 | 45V | Short |
to Nickel | .016 .025 .040 | 55V 62V 48V | 2.50 1.50 3.00 | 2 3 3 | 55V 50V 60V | Long Long Long |
to Stainless Steel | .025 .060 | 78V 48V | 1.50 2.00 | 3 2HD | 65V 50V | Long Long |
to Tantalum | .013 .019 .025 | 78V 93V 79V | 0.75 0.75 1.50 | 2 3 2 | 55V 65V 55V | Short Short Long |
to Tungsten | .030 .040 | 62V 93V | 5.00 1.00 | 3 3 | 50V 55V | Long Long |
NIOBIUM to Tungsten | .026 .040 | 70V 70V | 1.50 1.50 | 2 2 | 100V 100V | Short Short |
PLATINUM to Copper | .010 .014 | .010 .014 | 1.50 1.50 | 2 2 | 50V 55V | Long Long |
to Platinum | .010 | 78V | 1.00 | 1 | 70V | Long |
PHOS. BRONZE to Brass | .025 | 70V | 1.00 | 3 | 40V | Short |
to Ni/Ag | .025 | 48V | 3.00 | 3 | 45V | Long |
to Phos. Bronze | .025 .045 .070 | 78V 55V 62V | 1.00 1.00 0.50 | 3 3 3 | 65V 70V 45V | Short Long Long |
SILVER to Steel | .030 .050 | 48V 78V | 2.00 1.00 | 3 3 | 45V 65V | Long Long |
to Tungsten | .020 | 78V | 1.00 | 3 | 50V | Short |
STAINLESS STEEL to Aluminum | .030 | 62V | 1.50 | 3 | 85V | Short |
to Copper | .030 | 93V | 0.50 | 3 | 70V | Long |
to Stainless Steel | .020 | 93V | 0.50 | 3 | 70V | Long |
to Tungsten | to Tungsten | 62V | 0.50 | 3 | 70V | Long |
TANTALUN to Copper | .007 .016 .030 | 48V 78V 78V | 2.00 1.00 2.00 | 1 2 2 | 55V 75V 75V | Short Short Long |
to Nickel | .012 .018 | 62V 62V | 3.50 3.00 | 2 2 | 60V 55V | 60V 55V |
to Ni/Ag | .023 | 48V | 3.00 | 2 | 50V | Short |
to Tantalum | .015 | 62V | 1.50 | 2 | 60V | Short |
TUNGSTEN to Aluminum | .006 | 85V | 5.00 | 1 | 65V | Long |
to Copper | .015 .063 | 40V 48V | 2.50 2.00 | 2 3 | 65V 55V | Long Long |
to Nichrome | .010 | 48V | 5.00 | 2 | 40V | Long |
to Nickel | .060 | 78V | 1.50 | 3 | 43V | Long |
to Niobium | .025 .030 | 62V 78V | 1.50 1.00 | 3 3 | 60V 65V | Short Short |
to Steel | .012 | 107V | 1.00 | 2 | 60V | Long |
to Stainless Steel | .053 | 62V | 2.00 | 3 | 40V | Short |
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