How Do Electric Magnets Affect Welding Quality?

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Electric magnets do not significantly affect welding quality due to the properties of molten metal. Specifically, iron, a ferromagnetic material, loses its magnetism when heated above the Curie Temperature, which is lower than the melting point of the metal. As a result, during the welding process, the arc welder effectively destroys any existing magnetism in the material. This means that while electric magnets may influence the alignment of welds theoretically, they do not have a practical impact on the quality of the weldment.

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[SOLVED] Odd question

Forgive me, i don't know a lot about Physics...

What effect does an Elect. Magnet have on a Weldment...

IE., Does molten metal contain magnetic propertes...

See I'm wondering about the effects of Electric magnets on Welding. would a magnet produce an alligned weld... Aside from Arc Blow...

Kgaul
 
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Probably not, no. Iron is an example of a ferromagnet. These loose their magnetism when heated above the Curie Temperature. This is typically lower than the melting point. So an arcwelder will destroy any magnetism in the material.
 
Magnetism is a function of the crystaline structure of metals.

In liquid form, there are no crystals.
 

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