WELDING PRACTICE

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Fillet Welds

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Minimum Size
Material thickness of
Minimum Size of
The minimum size of a fillet weld as
thicker part joined
fillet weld, mm
measured should not be less than the values
shown on the right, except that it need not
to 12 mm incl.
5
exceed the thickness of the thinner part.
over 12 mm to 20
6
over 20
8
When welding attachments to non-load
carrying members the values on the right
need not apply.
The minimum effective length of a fillet weld should be 40 mm or 4 times the size of
the fillet, whichever is larger.

Maximum Size of Weld

The maximum fillet weld size, Dmax, recommended by good practice along a sheared
edge is:
Dmax t
Dmax = t 2

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when t 6 mm
when t > 6 mm

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 Material with rolled edges:

t

t/4

D
D

D
D

Effective size = D - t / 4

D 0.75 t

when D = t

When fillet welds are used in holes or slots, the diameter of the hole or the width of the slot
should not be less than the thickness of the member containing it plus 8 mm.
Lap Joints
t2

Lmin = 5 t1 25 mm when t1 t2
Lmin = 5 t2 25 mm when t2 < t1

t1

This detail is not part of W59, but rather is a detail often used by the steel fabricating
industry.
Partial Penetration Groove Welds

Minimum Groove Depth for Partial Joint Penetration Groove Welds

Minimum Groove Depth, mm
Thickness of
Thicker Part Joined
(Millimetres)

Groove Angle, ,
at Root
45 < 60
(V-, Bevel Grooves)

Groove Angle, ,
at Root
60
(V-, Bevel, J-, U-Grooves)

Total 12 incl.
Over 12 20
Over 20 40

8
10
12

5
6
8

Over 40 60
Over 60

14
16

10
12

Not combined with fillet welds

Flare Bevel and Flare V-Welds

L Rod

L Rod

0.5 R

Effective
Throat
R

The effective throat thickness for flare groove welds on solid bars, when
filled flush to the surface of the solid section of the bar is 0.3 R for
Flare Bevel Groove welds and 0.5 R for Flare Vee Groove welds.

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