Welding to Light-Gage Framing
Welding to Light-Gage Framing
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When welding A36 steel deck angle to light-gage framing, is there a minimum gage required? Where can I find such limitations? Thanks.
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RE: Welding to Light-Gage Framing
Max size of fillet welds of connected parts shall be:
a) along edges of material less than 1/4" in thick, not greater than the thickness of the material.
So I guess it depends on what you want your weld thickness to be.
RE: Welding to Light-Gage Framing
Does that apply to Light-Gage Framing? I know there are AISI (American Iron and Steel Institute) standards that specifically apply to cold-formed steel.
If I use 16 gage steel studs, and I can get enough strength based on only using an effective weld thickness of 0.0566", is that ok? I didn't know if there were limitation to how "thin" you can weld material.
RE: Welding to Light-Gage Framing
I would suggest providing channels at some spacing (4 or 6 ft on center), weld your angle to the channels and infill the channels with light gauge.
RE: Welding to Light-Gage Framing
I just so happened to tour a light gage manufacturer's operation today and he told me that welding to anything thinner than 18 gage (which corresponds to 43 mils) isn't recommended. In fact, I watched them put together some pre-fabricated wall panels that had all welded connections. So it appears to me that it is Ok as long as you adhere to the aforementioned guideline.
RE: Welding to Light-Gage Framing
Thanks for the post. Typically I try to avoid welding to structural studs, but in this case it was during construction and was unavoidable. Great information!
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RE: Welding to Light-Gage Framing
If welding is unavoidable, place a washer over the sheeting and weld thru' the washer around the interior circumference. This welding will burn thru' the sheet and fuse washer/sheet/steel-member.
RE: Welding to Light-Gage Framing