Gas tungsten arc welding, after decades of development, was finally perfected in 1941, and gas metal arc welding followed in 1948, allowing for fast welding of non-ferrous materials but requiring expensive shielding gases.
В англоязычной литературе известно как :en:gas tungsten arc welding () или (), в немецкоязычной литературе — :de:wolfram-inertgasschweißen ().