0.10I0.09I0.08I0.07I0.06I0.05I0.04I0.03I0.02I0.01IOzone concentration ppm9 Effect of shielding gas: ozone0.0170.0110.0050.0070.0040ArgonAlumaxx®Plus50% Ar/50% He25% Ar/75% HeHeliumshielding gasFigure 23: The effect of percentage helium in argon onozone level during TIG welding of stainless steel0.10I0.09I0.08I0.07I0.06I0.05I0.04I0.03I0.02IOzone concentration ppmFigure 24 also relates to autogenous TIG welding of stainless steel,and shows the beneficial effect of hydrogen in the shielding gas.0.013I0.010.0060ArgonAlumaxx®Plus0.00150% Ar/50% Heshielding gasFigure 24: The effect of percentage hydrogen in argon on ozoneemissions during TIG welding of austenitic stainless steelArgon-based shielding gases containing nitrogen areincreasingly used in MIG and TIG welding of duplex stainlesssteels, but the nitrogen produces a significant increase inozone emissions. Figure 25 shows how the addition of heliumto an argon-based shielding gas can reduce exposure toozone.32
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