cracking when t.i.g. welding bronze

by adrian
(essex ,england)

why is the weld cracking after welding two peices of the same bronze material with the t.i.g. welding process


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wtt replies,

could be any of the following or more:

not enough filler metal

a highly restrained joint

wrong filler metal

not enough preheat

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