Are these still in common use? Do they offer any significant advantage over other materials?
Thoriated tungsten welding rods?
Aug 08, 2011
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Never heard of them. I think you mean non-consumable TIG electrodes, which aren't "rods" as such,
They're still around, but little used. OK to weld with, but the COSH aspects of grinding points onto them are an issue these days.
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