Welding Time & Arc-On Cost: Deposition Rate, Operating Factor & Cost per lb
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You estimate the arc time and paid welder hours for six job lines from deposition rates and operating factors, price them at a shop rate and find the welding cost per pound of weld metal.
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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