ESTIMATING

WELDING COST

Cost for producing a weld:

Material

electrodes, flux, shielding gas, and other

consumables

Labor

manpower, accounting systems, and

overhead

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Empirical Formulas for

Calculating Welding
Costs

MATERIAL COSTS

1. Biaya ELEKTRODA per satuan panjang las = (WE) x (CE)

(WE)

= berat elektroda yang dikonsumsi per satuan panjang las

(kg/m)

(CE)

= harga elektroda
(rupiah/kg)

2. Biaya FLUX per satuan panjang las = (WF) x (CF)

(WF)

= berat flux yang dikonsumsi per satuan panjang las

(kg/m)

(CF)

= harga flux
(rupiah/kg)

MATERIAL COSTS
3. Biaya GAS PELINDUNG per satuan panjang las = (VG) x (CG)
(VG)
panjang las

= volume gas pelindung yang dikonsumsi per satuan

(m3/m)

(CG)

= harga gas
(rupiah/m3)

TOTAL BIAYA MATERIAL per satuan panjang las

(WE) (CE) + (WF) (CF) + (VG) (CG)

LABOR COSTS
LABOR & OVERHEAD cost per satuan panjang las
CL = (T) x (CR)

atau

CL =

OF
CL

CR
(S) x (OF)

= biaya tenaga kerja & overhead per satuan panjang las

(rupiah/m)

= waktu pengelasan per satuan panjang las

(jam/m)

CR

= biaya tenaga kerja & overhead per satuan waktu (R = rates)

(rupiah/jam)

= welding speed
(m/jam)

OF

= Operating Factor

OPERATING FACTOR

OF
=

Arc time
Total time

Arc time
Total time

= waktu yang digunakan untuk mengelas saja

= arc time + preparing & follow-up operations

Values for (OF) usually range from 0.2 to 0.6

> 0.6 for automated welding
< 0.2 for construction field welding

Welding Costs per satuan panjang(CM)

las

+ (CL)

CALCULATING ELECTRODE CONSUMPTION

WE
=
WE
WW

WW
DE
= weight of electrode consumed
= weight of weld metal deposited
(except for SAW, WE > WW)

DE
= deposition efficiency, a factor that compensates for loss of
electrode
material as shielding vapor, slag, and spatter.
SMAW
FCAW (self-shielded)

0.65
0.82

GMAW

0.92

SAW

1.00

CALCULATION OF MASS OF WELD METAL IN

JOINT