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What GMAW welding process uses carbon dioxide as the shielding gas, and is limited to the flat and horizontal position?
Suggested Answer: C
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13 comments · newest first
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Yoko
10 months ago
Nah, it's all about that short circuiting for flat and horizontal.
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Katina
10 months ago
Wait, are you sure? I thought it was globular transfer.
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Brittni
10 months ago
Agree, that's the one used with CO2.
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Jina
10 months ago
I didn't know CO2 was so limited in position!
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Angelica
10 months ago
It's definitely D, short circuiting transfer!
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Ria
11 months ago
I’m pretty confident that it’s D, short circuiting transfer, since we discussed it in class as the one using CO2.
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Niesha
11 months ago
I’m leaning towards A, spray transfer, but I recall something about it not being limited to those positions either.
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Gail
11 months ago
I remember practicing with different transfer modes, and I feel like globular transfer could be the right one, but it doesn't seem limited to just flat and horizontal positions.
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Fausto
11 months ago
I think the answer might be D, short circuiting transfer, but I'm not completely sure.
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Shaun
12 months ago
Short circuiting transfer is the GMAW process that matches the description in the question. The use of CO2 shielding gas and the position limitations are the key details that point to this answer.
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Holley
12 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know GMAW uses different transfer modes, but I'm not totally confident which one uses CO2 and is limited to flat and horizontal. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Trinidad
12 months ago
The question is clearly asking about the GMAW process that uses CO2 as the shielding gas. Based on the position limitations, I believe the answer is short circuiting transfer.
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Jess
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure this is asking about short circuiting transfer, since that's the GMAW process that uses CO2 and is limited to flat and horizontal positions.