TIG Welding Design Strength
TIG Welding Design Strength
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Can anyone provide me with an online resource for the strength of fillet welds made by TIG welding?
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RE: TIG Welding Design Strength
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RE: TIG Welding Design Strength
All the contractor has available at the site is a TIG (GTAW) machine. I am not sure what filler metal he has available but for now I am just looking for some design references/table similar to what is available in the steel code for arc welding for some common types of filler material.
Is there a way to pro-rate the weld shear resistance tables of the code for GTAW welds?
Thanks.
RE: TIG Welding Design Strength
928# * [fillet size in 1/16's of an inch] * [length in inches] = 'working' of fillet. -formula from the AISC Structural Handbook-
Thus, a 1/4" fillet 2 inches long calcs as 4/16" in size =
928 * 4 * 2 = 7424# = 7.4 kips. Sorry, but i don't typically work in MKS; typical American in lbs-inches.
RE: TIG Welding Design Strength
http://www.FerrellEngineering.com
RE: TIG Welding Design Strength
I didn't realize that the design of the weld was independent of the welding process. I'll have to look into this some more but thanks again.
RE: TIG Welding Design Strength
RE: TIG Welding Design Strength
Strength design of the weld is essentially independent of the process; however, constructability is affected by the selected process. Your application would likely be better served using SMAW. Check to see if your intended weld joint is pre-qualified under the process and that the welders are qualified under the process and conditions.