Weld Joint Geometry

and Weld Symbols

Parts of a Weld Joint

Welding Technology
Lee Co. ATC

Graphics compliments of AWS

Submitted by Craig Herald
Welding Instructor
Lee County Area Technology Center

To the AWS Welding Educators

Electronic File Library
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Graphics provided compliments of

the American Welding Society
Education Department
 It may be necessary to describe
the exact joint design
Once you can identify the types of joints,
you must be able to identify individual
features that make up the joint geometry for
a particular joint
These features and elements are often
essential variables in welding procedure, as
well as production welding
Welding personal may required to apply
this knowledge once in the industry
 Parts of a weld
Joint root
Groove face
Root face
Root edge
Root opening
Bevel
Bevel angle
Groove angle
Groove radius
 Joint root is that portion of a joint to
be welded where the members are closest
to each other
The joint root may be
either a point, line, or
an area
The joint roots are
shown as shaded areas
in (A)-(D) and lines in
(E) (F)
Groove Face, Root Face, and
Root Edge
Groove face is that
surface of a member
included in the
groove
Root face (land) is
that portion of the
groove face within the
joint root
Root edge is a root
face of zero width
Root Opening and Bevel

Root opening is the

separation between the
work pieces at the joint
root
Bevel (chamfer) is an
angular edge
preparation
Bevel Angle, Groove Angle, and
Groove Radius
Bevel angle is the angle
between the bevel of a
joint member and a plane
perpendicular to the
surface of the member
Groove angle the total
included angle of the
groove between members
Groove radius applies
only to J-&U- groove
welds
Extra information is necessary to
describe the exact joint design

For a single-bevel-groove-weld, the bevel

angle and the groove angle are equal
Groove radius is the radius used to form
the shape of a J- or U- groove weld.
Normally the weld configuration is
specified by both an angle and a radius