Welding defects samples

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? Incomplete Filled Groove
Lack of fusion
? Porosity

Slag Inclusion Cap Undercut Cap Undercut

Intermittent ? Intermittent ?
?
?
?
Cap Undercut
Intermittent ?
Arc Strike
Arc Strike

WIT 9- 1
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Excess ?
Penetration ? Excess
Penetration
Gas Pore

Linear Misalignment
Root Undercut
Surface Slag Lack of Root
? ?
?
Fusion
?

WIT 9- 2
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Incomplete Filled Groove

? ?
Porosity
Lack of Sidewall
Lack of Sidewall Fusion Fusion
?

?
Surface Slag

Overlap and Excess Cap Height Full Weld Length

?

WIT 9- 3
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Crater Pipe
? Slag Inclusion

Lack of Root Fusion Lack of Root Fusion

Lack of Root
? Penetration
?
?

WIT 9- 4
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? Incomplete Filled
Groove + Lack of
Cap Undercut
? Sidewall Fusion ?
Surface slag & Spatter Longitudinal
Crack

Slag Inclusion
Incomplete Filled Groove
? + Lack of Sidewall Fusion
+ Cap Undercut
Intermittent
?
WIT 9- 5
 ? Mechanical Damage Poor Stop/Start + Lack of
Burn Through
Root Penetration
? ?
Excess Penetration
?
Lack of Root Fusion

? Lack of Root Fusion

WIT 9- 6
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Lack of
Sidewall
?
Fusion
?
Cap Undercut Intermittent Cap Undercut Intermittent

Incomplete Filled Groove

Excess Cap Height
? Incomplete Filled Groove
?
?
WIT 9- 7
 Poor Stop/Start + Lack of Root ?
? Penetration + Crater Pipe
? Blow Hole
Arc Strikes
? ?
? Lack of Root
Mechanical Damage + Lack of
Fusion
Lack of Root
Fusion
Root Fusion

Lack of Root Fusion

Arc Strikes
?
? Arc Strikes

?
WIT 9- 8
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? Mechanical damage
?
Linear misalignment +
Lack of root fusion lack of root fusion

Lack of root penetration

Linear misalignment + lack
of root fusion
?
?

WIT 9- 9
 ? Arc strike
Root undercut
?
intermittent
?
Lack of penetration intermittent

Ground flush root

WIT 9- 10