The technical detail behind TIP TIG
Straight, in-depth answers on hot wire TIG welding — how the process works, how it compares, and how to apply it to demanding joints. Written for engineers and fabricators, not for search engines.
Process Comparisons
How TIP TIG stacks up against conventional TIG, MIG, and other processes.
TIP TIG vs. Conventional TIG: What Actually Changes
Hot wire vs. cold wire TIG welding compared: travel speed, heat input, deposition, and operator skill — the numbers behind each, plus code qualification.
Read guide →ComparisonTIP TIG vs. MIG/MAG: MIG Speed with TIG Quality
TIP TIG delivers MIG-class deposition without giving up TIG quality — at roughly half the heat input, with no spatter and no rework. How it compares to MIG/MAG.
Read guide →ComparisonMIG vs. TIG welding: what actually differs
One electrode melts, the other does not — and everything else follows from that. Speed, heat, skill, gas, and cost, and which process suits which job.
Read guide →Applications
Material- and industry-specific guidance for real weld joints.
Case Study: 100% X-Ray on Subsea Inconel-Clad Pipe (CNOOC)
How TIP TIG met a zero-rework, 100% X-ray requirement on ID Inconel-clad subsea pipe joints for CNOOC — after conventional TIG and pulsed MIG could not.
Read guide →ApplicationWhich Metals and Alloys Can TIP TIG Weld?
Carbon and stainless steels, duplex, nickel alloys, titanium, aluminum, and clad joints — everything TIG can weld, at very low heat input.
Read guide →ApplicationHow to Weld Titanium with TIP TIG
Yes, titanium can be TIG welded — if it stays shielded until it cools below about 400 °C (750 °F). Why the weld color is the test, and what TIP TIG measures beside the bead.
Read guide →ApplicationTIG welding aluminum: AC, settings, and what goes wrong
Why aluminum needs AC, how to set balance and frequency, starting amperages by thickness, which filler to pick — and the three faults that cause most rejects.
Read guide →ApplicationTIG welding stainless steel: heat, color, and corrosion
Matching low-carbon filler (308L, 316L), a purged root, and low heat input: how to TIG weld stainless steel and keep it corrosion-resistant, duplex included.
Read guide →ApplicationPipe welding: positions, the root pass, and what makes it hard
1G, 2G, 5G and 6G explained with a diagram: how the pipe sits in each position, why 6G is the test employers use, and why the root pass decides the weld.
Read guide →Welding Basics
Foundational welding know-how, explained plainly.
Does TIP TIG Need a New Welding Procedure Qualification?
Under ASME Section IX, switching to TIP TIG means revising the WPS — not requalifying it — and a qualified manual GTAW welder is already qualified.
Read guide →BasicsWhat is keyhole welding?
How a keyhole forms, which processes make one, and what it buys you: full penetration in a single pass on square-cut edges — plus where the limits are.
Read guide →BasicsTIG, GTAW, WIG, 141 — one process, four names
TIG, GTAW, WIG, and process 141 (ISO 4063) all name the same welding process. Which name belongs in a WPS, which on the shop floor — and where the real differences sit.
Read guide →BasicsTIG welding gas: what to use, and how much
Pure argon covers almost all TIG welding. How much flow each cup size needs, when helium or a purge gas earns its place, and what never belongs on a TIG torch.
Read guide →BasicsTIG tungsten electrodes: colors, sizes, and grinding
Tungsten colors explained: green is pure, red thoriated, gold and blue lanthanated. Which one for AC or DC, how to size it to the current, how to grind the point.
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