WELDING

POSITIONS
 WELDING

Welding is a process of joining two or

more materials, by heating them to
welding temperature, with or without the
application of pressure or by the
application of pressure alone, and with or
without the use of filler materials, to work
satisfactory under service conditions.
 POSITION

IS

PLACEMENT OF AN ELEMENT
 IMPORTANCE OF

WELDING
POSITIONS
 Classification of Welding
Positions

PLATE GROOVE WELD

PIPE GROOVE WELD

PLATE FILLET WELD

PIPE FILLET WELD

GROOVE WELD & FILLET WELD
 GROOVE WELD & FILLET WELD
Fusion face Included angle

Bevel angle

Root face

Root
gap
 PLATE GROOVE WELD POSITIONS
FLAT POSITION 1G HORIZONTAL POSITION 2G

VERTICAL POSITION 3G OVERHEAD POSITION 4G

FLAT POSITION 1G:-

Plate in a horizontal plane with
the weld metal deposited from
above.
 PLATE GROOVE WELD POSITIONS

HORIZONTAL POSITION 2G:-

Plate in a vertical plane with
the axis of weld horizontal.

VERTICAL POSITION 3G:-

Plate in a vertical plane with
the axis of weld vertical.

OVERHEAD POSITION 4G:- Plate

in a horizontal plane with the
weld metal deposited from
underneath.
 Welding Positions
INCREASING DIFFICULTY

FLAT

HORIZONTAL
OVERHEAD

VERTICAL
PIPE GROOVE WELD POSITIONS
Flat Position 1G Horizontal Position 2G
Multiple Position 5G Multiple Position 6G

FLAT POSITION 1G:-

Pipe with its axis
horizontal and rolled
during welding so that
the weld metal is
deposited from above.
PIPE GROOVE WELD POSITIONS

HORIZONTAL POSITION 2G:-

Pipe with its axis vertical and the axis
of weld in a horizontal plane. Pipe
shall not be rotated during welding

MULTIPLE POSITION 5G:-

Pipe with its axis horizontal and with
the welding groove in the vertical
plane. Welding shall be done without
rotating the pipe.
 PIPE GROOVE WELD POSITIONS
MULTIPLE POSITION 6G:-
Pipe with its axis inclined at 45º to horizontal. Welding shall be done
without rotating the pipe.
PLATE FILLET WELD POSITIONS
Flat Position 1F Horizontal Position 2F
Vertical Position 3F Overhead Position 4F
FLAT POSITION 1F:-
Plates so placed that the weld
is deposited with its axis
horizontal and its throat
vertical.

HORIZONTAL POSITION 2F:-

Plates so placed that the weld
is deposited with its axis
horizontal on the upper side of
the horizontal surface and
against the vertical surface.
 PLATE FILLET WELD POSITIONS
VERTICAL POSITION 3F:-
Plates so placed that the
weld is deposited with its
axis vertical.

OVERHEAD POSITION 4F:-

Plates so placed that the
weld is deposited with its
axis horizontal on the under
side of the horizontal
surface and against the
vertical surface.
 PIPE FILLET WELD POSITIONS

FLAT POSITION 1F:-

Pipe with its axis inclined at
45º to horizontal and rotated
during welding so that the
weld metal is deposited from
above and at the point of
deposition the axis of the
weld is horizontal and the
throat vertical.
 PIPE FILLET WELD POSITIONS
HORIZONTAL POSITION 2F:-
Pipe with its axis vertical so that
the weld is deposited on the upper
side of the horizontal surface and
against the vertical surface. The
axis of the weld will be horizontal
and the pipe is not to be rotated
during welding.

HORIZONTAL POSITION 2FR:-

Pipe with its axis horizontal and
the axis of the deposited weld in
the vertical plane. The pipe is
rotated during welding.
 PIPE FILLET WELD POSITIONS
OVERHEAD POSITION 4F:-
Pipe with axis vertical so that the
weld is deposited on the underside
of the horizontal surface and against
the vertical surface. The axis of the
weld will be horizontal and pipe is
not to be rotated during welding.

MULTIPLE POSITION 5F:-

Pipe with its axis horizontal and the
axis of the deposited weld in the
vertical plane. The pipe is not to be
rotated during welding.
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