Titanium welding is known as a difficult job that requires welding skill and an understanding of the material. While specialist welders, experienced with this material will say it is a simple job, this is because they understand the metal, how it behaves and they know the special tips that make it easy.

Here are some of the valuable insights, shared by experts in titanium welding:

The first aspect to realise is that there is a huge difference between welding titanium and steel. Both these metals behave differently so even if you are experienced with welding steel, you will need to take your time and build experience with titanium.

The advice is to take extra care when welding titanium because the welding rod can get sticky and then adhere itself to the edge of the weld, making it weak and unsightly. The best titanium welders recommend that the pipe welder rod is fed toward the centre of the weld and that this action will avoid the stickiness.

All welders will know that keeping equipment, work surfaces and metal surfaces clean will all contribute to a neater and stronger weld. This is particularly true for titanium.

By being scrupulously clean about work surfaces, tools and instruments, and by always keeping the titanium clean,you will end up with a much stronger and neater weld. Build-up of any oil, grease or dirt will weaken a weld and spoil the precious titanium.

On occasion, you may experience a discoloration of your titanium welding. This can often be caused by using the wrong type of welding rod. Welding with a different metal rod causes the weld to sound like braking glass when it is being done so listen out for this noise. Always use a titanium rod to weld titanium so that you can be sure of a neat and strong join that will last.

Making sure you are suing the right size of nozzle is also vital to a successful weld. If you are unsure you should speak to an expert who can advise you about which size of nozzle to choose for the job you are doing. Making sure you shield the weld is also important. This can be done using argon and it is how you make sure you're the join is robust. Varying thicknesses of weld will also affect the strength of the join so take care to shield on both sides for very thin metal plate.