Covered

Electrodes

In the fillet weld shown below, the area of the cross-section (the triangle) is equal to one half the base times
Stainless the height, the volume of the weld is equal to the area times the length, and the weight of the weld then, is
Steel the volume times the weight of the material (steel) per cubic inch.
Products

Solid Wire (A) HEIGHT 0.5"

& Rod
Products 0.5" Volume of Weld = .5B x A x 12
Weight of Steel = .283 lb per cu. in.
Weight of Weld
= (0.5 x 0.5) x 0.5 x 12 x .283
(B) BASE = .424 lb.
CALCULATING THE WEIGHT PER FOOT OF A FILLET WELD
ESAB
TIG & MIG
Wires This example is for a fillet weld with no reinforcement. Similar calculations can be made for butt or lap joints.

Deposition Efficiency
Cored The deposition efficiency of an electrode or welding wire indicates the portion of that product you can
Wire expect to be deposited as weld metal. Losses due to slag, spatter, fume and in the case of semi automatic
Products or automatic welding processes, the ends cut before each weld and the wire left in the feed cable make no
process 100% efficient.
Submerged
Arc For estimates of electrode or wire consumption, the following average values of deposition efficiency may be used.
Products
Deposition
Hard- Process Efficiency
surfacing Submerged Arc 99%
Products Filler Metal Gas Metal Arc (98%A, 2%O2) 98%
Consumption
Gas Metal Arc (75%A, 25%CO2) 96%
StubLoss Gas Metal Arc (C02) 93%
Correction
Calculations Metal Cored Wires 93%
Electrode/Wire Gas Shielded Flux Cored Wires 86%
Consumption
Self Shielded Flux Cored Wires 78%
Weld Metal Cost * Shielded Metal Arc (Stick 12" long) 59%
Filler Metals Worksheet
* Shielded Metal Arc (Stick 14" long) 62%
ASTM
Steels Weight/Foot * Shielded Metal Arc (Stick 18" long) 66%
Weld Metal

Weight/Meter * Includes 2" stub loss.

Conversion Weld Metal
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