filler wire vs welding wire

English translation: non-standard and standard term

18:58 Aug 13, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting / Spawalnictwo
English term or phrase: filler wire vs welding wire
is filler wire the same as welding wire? If not what is the difference?
Dawid Mazela (X)
Local time: 19:12
Selected answer:non-standard and standard term
Explanation:
If you search the two terms in the first web link, you will see that they are the same, though one term is called standard.
Second link indicates a similar situation.
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William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Local time: 19:12
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4 +2non-standard and standard term
William [Bill] Gray


  

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non-standard and standard term


Explanation:
If you search the two terms in the first web link, you will see that they are the same, though one term is called standard.
Second link indicates a similar situation.


    Reference: http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:SPJU0SrYNf8J:www.aws.or...
    Reference: http://www.key-to-nonferrous.com/default.aspx?ID=CheckArticl...
William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  ErichEko ⟹⭐: Good link.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Yes, I remember this same confusion when I first started translating welding stuff.
13 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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