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Undercutting

A groove melted into the base metal adjacent to the weld toe or root that remains unfilled by weld metal.

Used in courses

  • Advanced Flux Cored Arc Welding — Defect Control and Pipe Position Techniques
  • MIG Transition and FCAW Continuation — Setup, Metallurgy, and GMAW Fundamentals

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