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Welding Discontinuities

Some examples of welding discontinuities are shown below. Evaluation of the

Home discontinuity will determine if the discontinuity is a defect or an acceptable condition:
Failure Analysis
TIG Welding
MIG Welding Incomplete Fusion - A weld
Flux Cored Welding discontinuity in which fusion
Stick Welding did not occur between weld
SAW metal and fusion faces or
Resistance Welding adjoining weld beads.
Electron Beam Welding
Robotic Welding
Brazing & Soldering Undercut - A groove melted
Expert Witness into the base metal adjacent to
Experience the weld toe or weld root and
Fees left unfilled by weld metal.
Links Overlap - The protrusion of
weld metal beyond the weld
toe or weld root.
Distortion
Discontinuities Underfill - A condition in which
Alloy Selection the weld face or root surface
Steel
Stainless Steel extends below the adjacent
Aluminum surface of the base metal.

Incomplete Joint Penetration -

A joint root condition in a
Section IX of the ASME groove weld in which weld
BPVC
ASME P-Numbers metal does not extend through
Structural Welding the joint thickness
Partial joint penetration groove welds are commonly specified in lowly loaded
structures. However, incomplete joint penetration when a full penetration joint is
required, as depicted above, would be cause for rejection. A fix for an incomplete
penetration joint would be to back gouge and weld from the other side. Another
acceptable partial penetration joint is shown below.
Partial penetration joint on the
left without discontinuities is
an acceptable condition where
appropriate. Appropriate
engineering decisions need to
be applied to determine what
type of joint should be
specified for a given
application.

Engineering should be contacted to determine whether partial penetration of full

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penetration joints are appropriate for a particular situation.

Above are several different representations of weld Cracking

Below is a representation of a convex fillet weld without discontinuities.

If your company is experiencing these or other welding problems you can retain AMC to
improve your weld processing. Hire AMC to act as your welding specialist.

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