Glossary
Shielded Metal Arc Welding

Softening

Heating a workpiece before welding (around 80°C) to remove residual surface moisture.

PPE: Personal Protective Equipment.

MMA: Manual Metal Arc

Non-American name for arc welding with a coated electrode.

SAEE: Shielded Arc Welding.

SMAW: Shielded Metal Arc Welding

American designation for the coated-electrode arc welding process.

TIG: Tungsten Inert Gas

Anglo-Saxon term for gas-shielded arc welding with a refractory electrode.