Welding Joint Design and Welding Symbols
Welding Joint Design and Welding Symbols
– The notation placed in the tail of the symbol may indicate the
welding process to be used, the type of filler metal needed,
whether or not peening or root chipping is required, and other
information pertaining to the weld. If notations are not used, the
tail of the symbol is omitted.
LOCATION SIGNIFICANCE OF ARROW
• In the case of fillet and groove welding symbols, the arrow
connects the welding symbol reference line to one side of
the joint.
• The surface of the joint the arrow point actually touches is
considered to be the arrow side of the joint.
• The side opposite the arrow side of the joint is considered to
be the other (far) side of the joint.
• On a drawing, when a joint is illustrated by a single line and
the arrow of a welding symbol is directed to the line, the
arrow side of the joint is considered to be the near side of
the joint.
FILLET WELDS
• Dimensions of fillet welds are shown on the same side of
the reference line as the weld symbol and are shown to the
left of the symbol, Figure 22-20A.
FILLET WELDS (cont.)
• In intermittent fillet welds, the length and pitch increments
are placed to the right of the weld symbol.
FILLET WELDS (cont.)
• Intermittent welds were used to help prevent cracks from
spreading due to the severe vibration and stress during the
launching of the Saturn V booster rocket, which was used to
launch astronauts to the moon.
• It is easier for a crack to propagate through a continuous
weld than it is on an intermittent weld, where it has to restart
at the beginning of each weld.
PLUG WELDS
• Holes in the arrow side member of a joint for plug welding
are indicated by placing the weld symbol below the
reference line.
• Holes in the other side member of a joint for plug welding
are indicated by placing the weld symbol above the
reference line, Figure 22-23.
PLUG WELDS (cont.)
• Applying dimensions to plug welds.
SPOT WELDS
• Dimensions of resistance spot welds are indicated on the
same side of the reference line as the weld symbol, Figure
22-24.
• Such welds are dimensioned either by size or strength.
SPOT WELDS (cont.)
• Spot welding symbols
SPOT WELDS (cont.)
• Designating strength and number of spot welds
SEAM WELDS
• Dimensions of seam welds are shown on the same side of
the reference line as the weld symbol.
• Dimensions relate to either size or strength.
SEAM WELDS (cont.)
• The strength of seam welds is designated as the minimum
acceptable shear strength in pounds per linear inch.
• The strength value is placed to the left of the weld symbol.
• Strength of seam weld with an electron beam.
GROOVE WELDS
• Joint strength can be improved
by making some type of groove
preparation before the joint is
welded.
• The various types of groove
welds are classified as follows:
– Single-groove and symmetrical
double-groove welds that extend
completely through the members
being joined. No size is included
on the weld symbol, Figure 22-
28A and B.
GROOVE WELDS (cont.)