Causes and Analysis of Welding Defects

Materials Personnel
Measurements

Welding electrodes Welder skills

Visual Inspection Welding filler wires Welder Qualifications
Welding fluxes and shielding gases Welder Training
Non Destructive Testing Base material specifications
Filler metal specifications
Destructive Testing

Welding
Defects

Welding Conditions Welding Processes Welding Equipments

Welding Environment Drawings and Specifications Welding Tools
Welding Electrode Storage Environment Weld matrix, Weld Map
Base Metal Storage Environment

Environment Methods Machines