Lesson 9 - Estimating & Comparing Weld Metal Costs

Lesson 1
The Basics of Arc Welding

Lesson 2
Common Electric
Arc Welding Processes

Lesson 3
Covered Electrodes for Welding
Mild Steels

Lesson 4
Covered Electrodes for Welding Low Alloy Steels

Lesson 5
Welding Filler Metals for Stainless Steels

Lesson 6
Carbon & Low Alloy
Steel Filler Metals -
GMAW,GTAW,SAW

Lesson 7
Flux Cored Arc Electrodes Carbon Low Alloy Steels

Lesson 8
Hardsurfacing Electrodes

Lesson 9
Estimating & Comparing Weld Metal Costs

Lesson 10
Reliability of Welding Filler Metals

© COPYRIGHT 2000 THE ESAB GROUP, INC. LESSON IX FIGURE 14 WEIGHT PER FOOT OF WELD METAL FOR FILLET WELDS AND ELEMENTS OF COMMON BUTT JOINTS (lbs/ft) STEEL B T T T T T T T T T T T H G G S S S S S S S S C C C C B B B A A C B B A B B C C B A B C C B B

lbs./ft. of Rectangle A

lbs./ft. of Triangle B

lbs./ft. Reinforcement C

Inches

1/16"

1/8"

3/16"

1/4"

3/8"

1/2"

5°

10°

15°

22 1/2°

30°

45°

1/16"

1/8"

3/16"

1/4"

1/8

.027

.053

.080

.106

.159

.212

.002

.005

.007

.011

.015

.027

3/16

.040 .080 .119 .159 .239 .318 .005 .011 .016 .025 .035 .060 .027

1/4

.053 .106 .159 .212 .318 .425 .009 .019 .028 .044 .061 .106 .035

5/16

.066 .133 .199 .265 .390 .531 .015 .029 .044 .069 .096 .166 .044 .884

3/8

.080 .159 .239 .318 .478 .637 .021 .042 .064 .099 .138 .239 .053 .106 7/16 .091 .186 .279 .371 .557 .743 .028 .057 .087 .129 .188 .325 .062 .124 .106 .212 .318 .425 .637 .849 .037 .075 .114 .176 .245 .425 .071 .141 .212

9/16

.119 .239 .358 .478 .716 .955 .047 .095 .144 .223 .311 .451 .080 .159 .239

5/8

.133 .265 .398 .531 .796 1.061 .058 .117 .178 .275 .383 .664 .088 .177 .265 .354

11/16

.146 .292 .438 .584 .876 1.167 .070 .142 .215 .332 .464 .804 .097 .195 .292 .389

3/4

.159 .318 .478 .637 .995 1.274 .084 .169 .256 .396 .552 .956 .106 .212 .318 .424

13/16

.172 .345

.517

.690 1.035 1.380 .098 .198 .301 .464 .648 1.121 .115 .230 .345 .460

7/8

.186 .371

.557

.743

1.114 1.486

.114

.230 .349 .538 .751 1.300 .124 .248 .371 .495

15/16

.199 .398

.597

.796

1.194 1.592

.131

.263 .400 .618 .863 1.493 .133 .266 .398 .530

.212 .425

.637

.849

1.274 1.698 .149.300 .456 .703 .981 1.698 .141 .283 .424 .566 .239 .478

.716

.955

1.433 1.910 .188.379 .577 .890 1.241 2.149 .159 .318 .477 .637

1 1/4

.265 .531

.796

1.061

1.592 2.123 .232.468 .712 1.099 1.532 2.653 .177 .354 .531 .707

1 3/8

.292 .584

.876

1.167

1.751 2.335 .281.567 .861 1.330 1.853 3.210 .195 .389 .584 .777

1 1/2

.318 .637

.955

1.274

1.910 2.547 .334.674 1.023 1.582 2.206 3.821 .212 .424 .637 .849

1 5/8

.345 .690 1.035

1.380

2.069 2.759 .393.792 1.201 1.857 2.589 4.484 .230 .460 .690 .920

1 3/4

.371 .743 1.114

1.486

2.229 2.972 .455.918 1.393 2.154 3.002 5.200 .248 .495 .743 .990 .390 .796 1.194

1.592

2.388 3.184 .5231.053 1.599 2.473 3.447 5.970 .266 .531 .796 1.061

.425 .649 1.274

1.698

2.547 3.396 .5941.197 1.820 2.813 3.921 6.792 .283 .566 .849 1.132

2 1/4

.478 .955 1.433

1.910

2.865 3.821 .7521.516 2.303 3.561 4.963 8.596 .318 .637 .955 1.273 .530 1.061 1.592

2.123

3.184 4.245 .9281.871 2.844 4.396 6.127 10.613 .354 .707 1.061 1.415

2 3/4

.584 1.167 1.751

2.335

3.502 4.669 1.1232.264 3.441 5.319 7.414 12.841 .389 .778 1.167 1.556

.636 1.274 1.910

2.547

3.821 5.094 1.3372.695 4.095 6.330 8.823 15.282 .424 .849 1.273 1.698 EQUAL LEG FILLETS (USE 45°COLUMN) SINGLE BEVEL SINGLE V-GROOVE DOUBLE V-GROOVE DOUBLE BEVEL SINGLE V NO GAP REINFORCEMENT G G

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