King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Mechanical Engineering Department

ME 323: Manufacturing Processes -Lab
(132)

Section#: 53
Instructor: Faheemuddin Patel
Lab Report Number:4
Lab Title: gas welding

Name: alolaiyani mohammad

ID # 201041500
Submission Date: April 3, 2014

:Instructor Comments

Objectives:
1-to learn how to join two pieces by gas welding
2-to lean the process of gas welding in a sequence
3-to learn the safety equipment for welding including aprons and goggles

Introduction:
Welding is a process to melt two material and form joint and the melting done by heat
or pressure and one type of welding is gas welding which is joining two or more
material by supplying combustible gas. Also gas welding continue several equipment
such as compressed gas cylinders, Gas regulators, Hoses, and Welding torch. There are
two method of gas welding Forehand welding which is A method of welding during
which the welding rod is moved ahead of the torch and Backhand Welding which is A
method of welding during which the torch is moved ahead of the welding rod . Also
there are different gas welding flame first, Neutral flame where the quantities of
Oxygen and Acetylene is the same and welding usually done by this kind of flame.
Second, Oxidizing flame where the Oxygen is more and usually this kind of flame
make harsh sounding. Third, Carburizing flame where the Acetylene is more and this
flame has a lower temperature than a neutral flame. There are many differences
between Oxy-acetylene gas welding and Oxygen gas cutting including. First, Oxygen
Cylinders painted green while Acetylene Cylinder is red. Second, the valve of Oxygen
Cylinders has right hand threads while Acetylene Cylinder is left hand. Third Oxygen
Cylinders has a Capacity 16.8 MPa while Acetylene Unstable at high pressure.

Gas welding procedure:

1-befor start the welding process we wear aprons and goggles for safety reasons.
2-we check the Oxygen and Acetylene Cylinders supplies which will produce the flame
3-we hold the Welding torch to start welding the two pieces together.
4-we wild the two pieces by melting the material we want to join.

Answer the equation:

a-the type of welding is gas welding.
b- Forehand Welding
c- Neutral flame
d-butt joint
e-mild steel
f-mild steel coating with cupper

list of safety items:

1- aprons which protect us from the flame.
2- Goggles to protect the eyes
3- Safety Shoes to protect the leg

Conclusion:
in this lab we learn Important type of welding which is gas welding . gas welding use
heat to join two material by using different position plate such as lap , vertical ,
overhead and tee fillet. Also we learn the skill to do the gas welding with the help of
the technician who work in the lab.