Fundamentals of Porosity
Fundamentals of Porosity
There are numerous types of welding defects such as cracks, porosity, lack of fusion and slag inclusions. The first in this series of articles reviewed the fundamentals of weld cracks and was published in the WELD Magazine Summer 2025 Edition.
In the 2nd article, we will explore the details of weld metal porosity.
Welding Fundamentals
Ken Mui
Articles
Articles
What is a flux in welding?
And what are the ingredients of fluxes used in the welding of carbon steels?
Chantier Naval Forillon Shipyard
Case Study