Welding Aluminium With Oxy Acetylene. Oxygen-acetylene gas welding was first developed and used in 1903 by the French Engineers Edmond Fouche and Charles Picard. Using Oxy-Fuel Welding on Aircraft Aluminum Sheet from Experimenter Magazine April 1996 See TM Technologies Aluminum Gas Welding System.
The oxidising flame has an excess of oxygen over the acetylene. When acetylene and oxygen are mixed in the correct proportions and ignited the resulting flame reaches a temperature of 6300 degrees F 3482 degrees C. The preparation requirements for which is practically the same as for iron or steel sheets with the addition of a proper flux.
It is most often used for welding of low carbon structural steels and aluminium.
The following procedure is for oxy acetylene because of the more technical nature and varied availability of hydrogen. The base material is melted with the filler rod using a flame from the combination of oxy fuel gas through the tip of the welding torch. The following procedure is for oxy acetylene because of the more technical nature and varied availability of hydrogen. Other processes that can be used to weld aluminum include TIG Tungsten Inert Gas welding and MIG Metal Inert Gas welding.