


If you would like to have a staggered weld, you misalign the weld symbols inside the welding symbol.īack to menu ↑ Abbreviations for weld/cut processesĪccording to AWS, you can use the following process letters in the weld symbol tail to further define the desired process. In the following image, you see an example of an intermittent weld with 1/8 inch weld thickness, weld length of 5 inch and a pitch of 10 inch. In addition to the length, you also note the pitch of the segments. Intermittent welds or also called skip welds are weld seams with unwelded spaces in between. The following example shows a 1/4 inch fillet weld with a length of 3 placed on the arrow side.īack to menu ↑ Welding symbol for intermittent and staggered welds This symbol requires a 1/4 inch fillet weld with a length of 5 inch. If you would like to further specify the length and the width of a weld seam, you can do it the following way: back to menu ↑ Defining the length and width of a weld seam In the following image you can see an example of what it could look like when you use the weld-all-around symbol.īut in many cases, you don’t just want to weld around completely but define a specific length and width of a weld seam.
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back to menu ↑ How to draw a welding symbol?Ī welding symbol consists at least of a horizontal reference line, has an arrow line pointing to the joint area and can have a tail with additional information for the welding process. In the following chart you can see the basic AWS weld symbols, groove symbols and also supplementary weld symbols.įor further reference you can also check the handout on AWS here.

The weld symbol is placed above the reference line of the welding symbol. The weld symbol gives you information of the type of weld and is usually a part of the welding symbol. The welding symbol consists at least of a horizontal reference line, has an arrow line pointing to the joint area and can have a tail with additional information for the welding process. The welding symbol describes the “whole thing”, while the weld symbol can be part of the welding symbol.
