PARTS OF WELD JOINT

ROOT OPENING – a separation at the joint root between the work piece.
ROOT FACE – that portion of the groove face adjacent to the joint root.
GROOVE FACE – the surface of a joint member included in the groove.
BEVEL ANGLE – the angle formed between the prepared edge if a member and a plane
perpendicular to the surface of the member.
GROOVE ANGLE – the total included angle of the groove between work piece.
PLATE TICKNESS – the thickness of the base metal to be welded.

Once type of joint has been identified, further description of the exact configuration may be
required; therefore, the welding inspector must be capable of claiming the various features of
that particular joint. Some of these elements include joint root, groove face, root face, root
edge, root opening, bevel, bevel angle, groove angle and groove radius.
A weld is a fused joint between two or more pieces of metal or nonmetal. Welds are created by
applying heat until the materials melt, flow together, and are cooled to form a single piece. This
can be done with or without the addition of a filler material and with or without the use of
pressure.
When the edges of thicker metal are machined or flame cut, metal is removed from the pieces.
Filler material must be added to replace the metal that is removed. The addition of filler metal
ensures that the completed weld joint is as thick and as strong as the base metal. Edge, flange,
or flare-groove joints for thin metal may be welded without the addition of filler material.