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Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), also known as manual metal arc welding (MMA or MMAW), flux shielded arc welding, or informally as stick welding, is a manual arc welding process that uses a consumable electrode covered with a flux to lay the weld.
Flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), also known as dual shield welding, is a semi-automatic arc welding process that is similar to metal active gas (MAG) welding. FCAW uses a continuous wire-fed electrode, a constant-voltage welding power supply, and similar equipment to MAG welding.
Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW, also known as tungsten inert gas welding or TIG, and heliarc welding when helium is used) is an arc welding process that uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld.
GMAW stands for gas metal arc welding. The term is representative of the process. During the GMAW welding process, an electric arc forms between the electrode and metal to melt metal pieces together.
Submerged arc welding (SAW) is a well-established process that uses a continuous feed of a filler/electrode, melted by an electric arc between the electrode/filler and the work. Submersion refers to the hopper-fed flux powder that covers the weld path.