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Among gas and electric arc welding, which has the higher rate of heating?

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Among gas and electric arc welding, which has the higher rate of heating?

(a) Gas welding

(b) Electric arc welding

(c) Gas welding and electric arc welding have equal rate of heating

(d) Cannot be determined

I am preparing this question from during revision.

My enquiry is from the Welded Joints topic in chapter Welded and Riveted Joints of Machine Design

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Correct option is (b) Electric arc welding

Simply put: Gas welding has a gas temperature of about 3200’C while arc temperature is about 40000’C.

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