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Strength solution of welds: Two types of damage appear in plug and
slot welds: 1) shear in the weld base surface 2) tear in the weld circumferential surface.
Above is indicating a ½” plug weld offset 1” from the edge to the center of the weld.
Plug and
Slot Welds V.1 - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document defines various welding terms including:
- Plug welds which join members using a circular hole that is partially or fully filled with weld metal. Proper technique is to initiate the arc in the center and deposit weld metal in spiral layers.
- Slot welds use a similar technique in an elongated hole with minimum spacing between
slots of 4 times the width or 2 times the length.
- Lap joints overlap members in parallel planes while single-welded lap joints only weld along one member's edge.