摘要 |
The invention relates to aspects of electric welding of aluminium or aluminium alloy in a magnetic field, wherein the aluminium or aluminium alloy (21; 22) adjacent to a weld joint (18) under formation has an oxide layer (21 '; 22'), and wherein the free end (1 ') of a welding wire (1) is supplied with a surrounding shielding gas. An alternating current, for example selected in the range of 500 Hz - 500 kHz is used as welding current. Furthermore, a welding wire is used that essentially consists of aluminium or aluminium alloy provided with an oxide-inhibiting coating (23'), for example of copper, which forms the outer covering or sheath of the welding wire and/or that as said shielding gas there is used a shielding gas with oxygen incorporated therein, or that the shielding gas is supplied with oxygen during the welding process. The volume amount of oxygen in relation to the shielding gas is in the range of 0.1-5%. When the welding process is carried out in a magnetic field, the minimum frequency of the welding current is selected as a function of the strength of the magnetic field. The invention also indicates a method of producing the welding wire and necessary material conditions for a usable welding gun.
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