Welding Aluminium Fumes. This fact sheet discusses welding operations applicable OSHA standards and suggestions for protecting welders and. Gases during Welding Welding joins materials together by melting a metal work piece along with a filler metal to form a strong joint.
Welding fumes generally contain particles from the electrode and the material being welded. Based on the literature review the authors discuss problems concerning differentiated exposure of workers to dust and fumes of aluminum and its compounds and describe the observed toxic effect on the respiratory tract. Welding fumes are a complex mixture of metallic oxides silicates and fluorides.
The smoke emitted from welding may contain hexavalent chromium especially when welding on stainless steel.
In aluminum welding this option must remain active for the duration of the weld. Aluminum welding health hazards include bronchitis and respiratory issues and at worst cancer. Welding fumes generally contain particles from the electrode and the material being welded. This creates not only the particulate welding fumes themselves but also a.