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This chapter describes the factors to be considered for selection of suitable type of welding current and polarity. Further, the coating factor and its influence on the quality of weld metal have been elaborated. Mode of metal transfer in shielded metal arc welding and factors affecting the same have also been presented.
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Dwivedi, D.K. (2022). Arc Welding Processes: Shielded Metal Arc Welding: Welding Current and Metal Transfer. In: Fundamentals of Metal Joining. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4819-9_12
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