Weld Cross-Section Area: Fillet Triangles, Throat & Single-V Grooves
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You calculate the cross-section area of five fillet welds and five groove welds, plus the effective throat of the fillets, the numbers every weld volume and filler estimate starts from.
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Lessons in this course
- Metal Weights from Dimensions & Density: Plates, Round Bar, lb & kg Locked
- Weld Cross-Section Area: Fillet Triangles, Throat & Single-V Grooves Locked
- Weld Metal Volume & Deposited Weight: in³, lb per Foot & Job Total Locked
- Filler Metal to Buy: Deposition Efficiency, Packages & Cost Locked
- Heat Input: Travel Speed, kJ/in = V × A × 60 ÷ (1000 × Speed) & a WPS Check (Chart) Locked
- Welding Time & Arc-On Cost: Deposition Rate, Operating Factor & Cost per lb Locked
- Cutting List & Bar Nesting: Pieces per Bar with Kerf, Bars, Remnants & Utilization Locked
- Fabrication Job Costing: Labour, Gas, Filler, Consumables & Overhead (Chart) Locked