Jennifer Bourn. This post is part of the Color Meaning Blog Series, detailing the meanings associated with colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, grey, black, white, brown, pink, turquoise, gold, silver, and beige.
Instructions. Know what metal you are welding. Welders have figured out that nitrogen, as well as hydrogen, works well with stainless steels. If your metal is stainless steel, then nitrogen welding gas is a good choice. Put on your protective gear. This includes gloves, a welding jacket and a welding mask.
Gases given off by the welding process can also be extremely dangerous. For example, ultraviolet radiation given off by welding reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the air to form ozone and nitrogen oxides. These gases are deadly at high doses and can also cause irritation of the nose and throat and serious lung disease.