How do I know if I have a tungsten inclusion?

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I think I might have a tungsten inclusion,can you guys help?......
Reply:47 views and not one giggle... tough crowd
Reply:Where?
Reply:Looks like an EXCLUSION to me; it never got inside! Must be because it didn't have a color code; time to call the ACLU?
Reply:Tough call the tungsten is stuck inside of what ever little weld was deposited lol!
Reply:Tungsten inclusions show up white in x-rays. You haven't got an inclusion because there is no bead in the picture, just an arc strike with an electrode hanging from it. http://www.tradewindgroup.org/TungstenInclusion.jpgA quiet crowd is better than an angry mob. Last edited by tanglediver; 10-28-2010 at 01:44 AM.City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:uhhh, I thought it looked more like a nail. I have yet to come across a tungsten electrode with a head on it,kinda makes it difficult to pull straight out of the torches collet. SQUARE WAVE 175 TIG   DUAL MIG 151
Reply:Hmm the pic does make it look like it has a head.Nah, that's actually tungsten that got stuck on a scratch start, and then I pulled on it violently and it snapped off.I laughed really hard and took a picture.
Reply:Originally Posted by TaidenHmm the pic does make it look like it has a head.Nah, that's actually tungsten that got stuck on a scratch start, and then I pulled on it violently and it snapped off.I laughed really hard and took a picture.
Reply:Originally Posted by fire1hawkNext time don't pull it violently. Grab it with pliers and put another tungsten in your torch. Heat it up and it will pull out easily. Probably wont even have to sharpen it.