. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 30.

Published in final edited form as: Toxicology. 2014 Dec 27;328:168–178. doi: 10.1016/j.tox.2014.12.015

Table 1.

Parameters for gas metal arc welding at regular and high voltage conditions.

	Regular voltage (RVSS)	High voltage (HVSS)
Weld process	Gas–metal arc welding (GMAW)	Gas–metal arc welding (GMAW)
Wire/electrode	Blue Max E308LSi (stainless steel)	Blue Max E308LSi (stainless steel)
Weld base plate	A36 Carbon steel plate	A36 Carbon steel plate
Wire feed rate	300 in/min	300 in/min
Voltage	25 V	30 V
Current	200 A	200 A
Shielding gas	Ar/CO₂ (95:5)	Ar/CO₂ (95:5)
Gas flow rate	20 l/min	20 l/min