What Shielding Gas for TIG Welding?

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What Shielding Gas for TIG Welding?

September 1, 2022

How to choose the right shielding gas for TIG welding? Is there a gas suitable for any material that can be TIG welded?

Antti Kahri

Antti Kahri
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Antti Kahri

Welding Engineer, Welding Team at Kemppi Oy. International Welding Engineer (IWE) who has more than ten years of experience developing welding characteristics for TIG, MIG/MAG and MMA welding machines, such as X8 MIG Welder and MasterTig. Passionate about finding user-friendly ways to improve the quality and efficiency of welding.

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