Thoriated Tungsten Electrode History and Application
This article we will talk about thoriated tungsten electrode history and application.
Thoriated tungsten electrode has been fashionable for a time. Since among all tungsten electrodes, thoriated tungsten electrode has excellent welding performance, low consumption and other advantages which makes it be popular in welding field.
Now, three element composite electrode will replace thoriated tungsten electrode gradually in the future. Three element composite electrode is not only good to welder, but more important is within the same time, it offers a better welding performance to base metal welding.
Thoriated tungsten electrode contains two thorium oxide which has trace amount of radioactivity, so long-term thoriated tungsten electrode application, for welding operator, it is easy to get leukemia and other difficult miscellaneous diseases.
In developed countries, thoriated tungsten electrode has been early banned. Many manufacturers have to spend a lot of energy and invest heavily in research of new tungsten electrode to replace thoriated tungsten electrode.
China is the only one country which produces radioactive thoriated tungsten electrode, but environmental problems have been bothering thoriated tungsten electrode application and production.
Thoriated tungsten electrode will exit the market because of its radiation hazard in production and application.
Thoriated tungsten electrode has been fashionable for a time. Since among all tungsten electrodes, thoriated tungsten electrode has excellent welding performance, low consumption and other advantages which makes it be popular in welding field.
Now, three element composite electrode will replace thoriated tungsten electrode gradually in the future. Three element composite electrode is not only good to welder, but more important is within the same time, it offers a better welding performance to base metal welding.
Thoriated tungsten electrode contains two thorium oxide which has trace amount of radioactivity, so long-term thoriated tungsten electrode application, for welding operator, it is easy to get leukemia and other difficult miscellaneous diseases.
In developed countries, thoriated tungsten electrode has been early banned. Many manufacturers have to spend a lot of energy and invest heavily in research of new tungsten electrode to replace thoriated tungsten electrode.
China is the only one country which produces radioactive thoriated tungsten electrode, but environmental problems have been bothering thoriated tungsten electrode application and production.
Thoriated tungsten electrode will exit the market because of its radiation hazard in production and application.
