Welding Aluminum Alloy Wheels. The bead is much thinner and weaker and the process burns the heck out the surrounding alloy weakening the entire area around the weld. You can see that video showing welding aluminum using a helium mix here.
This repair is one of those jobs where the addition of helium really helps. Wheels should be welded only by an experienced welder who knows TIG welding. EN AW-AlSi1MgMn 6082 in Europe.
Welding may be carried on wheel rims made of aluminum casting alloys and wrought alloys 5xxx and 6xxx series.
The bead is much thinner and weaker and the process burns the heck out the surrounding alloy weakening the entire area around the weld. The bead is much thinner and weaker and the process burns the heck out the surrounding alloy weakening the entyre area around the weld. I weld 10-15 a year and have for the last 30 years. A small number of disks mainly for the elite and sports cars manufactured from several constituent parts and mixed technologies involving casting methods shoeing punching pressing rolling welding and other.