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by tylerag 1160 days ago
And therefor you don't need to maintain a puddle in the workpiece. I'm assuming silver tig welds like copper, the heat flows away from the puddle so fast that the entire thing turns into a blob.
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Yes, silver has the fastest heat conduction of any metal. It's faster than copper.
thanks, that's pretty key. I've done plenty of copper, but for some reason (maybe just the cost), I didn't think of it like Al or Cu where you really need to take into account thermal mass and preheat. I suspect that's where the pulse settings really shine - getting really local hot spots in a very short period of time.

if silver starts becoming more decorative and less of a specie I'll probably try in earnest