High-Purity TIG Welding: 316L Stainless Steel Tee (1.65mm, Full Penetration)

At WeldPure, we regularly perform high-purity TIG welding…

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This is a tack-welded stainless steel tee (three-way pipe fitting). Wall thickness: 1.65 mm. Diameter: 50.8 mm. It requires manual TIG welding with full penetration using a single-sided welding, both-side forming technique. The weld produces both an internal bead and an external bead. After welding, cutting shall be performed based on the actual dimensions

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Outside bead

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Inside bead 

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Internal bead side

Parameter CategoryParameter Value
Pipe/Tube Diameter50.8 mm
Wall Thickness1.65 mm
Welding ProcessManual TIG (GTAW)
Welding ModePulsed
Filler MetalAutogenous (Without filler metal)
Forming TechniqueSingle-sided welding with both-side forming
Shielding GasHigh purity Argon 99.999%
Peak Current86 A
Base Current22 A
Pulse Frequency2.0 Hz
Downslope Time4 s
Post-flow Time8 s
Gas Flow Rate (Torch)15 L/min
Back Purging GasHigh purity Argon 99.999%, approx. 5 L/min

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