TABLE OF CONTENTS
LESSON
IX ESTIMATING
AND COMPARING
WELD METAL
COSTS Section
Nr. Section Title Page
9.1
Introduction ..................................................................................................
1 9.2
Factors
For Cost Formulas ......................................................................
2 9.2.1
Labor
& Overhead .........................................................................................
2 9.2.2
Deposition
Rate .............................................................................................
2 9.2.3
Operating
Factor ............................................................................................
3 9.2.4
Deposition
Efficiency ....................................................................................
4 9.2.5
Deposition
Efficiency of Coated Electrodes ..............................................
4 9.2.6
Efficiency
of Flux Cored Wires .....................................................................
6
9.2.7 Efficiency
of Solid Wires for GMAW ............................................................
6 9.2.8
Efficiency
of Solid Wires for SAW ...............................................................
7 9.2.9
Cost
of Electrodes, Wires, Gases and Flux ................................................
7 9.2.10
Cost
of Power ................................................................................................
7 9.3
Deposition
Data Tables .............................................................................
8 9.4
Cost Calculations .......................................................................................
12 9.4.1
Calculating
the Cost Per Pound of Deposited Weld Metal .......................
12 9.4.2
Calculating
the Cost Per Foot Of Deposited Weld Metal .........................
14 9.5
Cost Calculations
- Example 2 ................................................................
15 9.6
Comparing
Weld Metal Costs ..................................................................
17 9.6.1
Example
3 .......................................................................................................
19 9.7
Other
Useful Formulas ..............................................................................
20 9.8
Amortization
of Equipment Costs ..........................................................
21 Appendix
A Lesson IX Test Questions .........................................................................
22 Appendix
B Problem 1 Worksheet ................................................................................
26 Appendix
C Problem 2 Worksheet ................................................................................
27
