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Design Stresses for Welds Bare and Covered Electrodes
Welding Design and Engineering
Design stresses for welds made with mild-steel electrodes and Fatigue Stress Concentration Factors.
Lype of Load |
Bare Electrodes σu = 274.6 - 380.5 MPa (40 - 55 kpsi) |
Covered electrodes σu = 416.8 - 519.7 MPa (60 - 75 kpsi) |
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Static Loads |
Dynamic Loads |
Static Loads |
Dynamic Loads |
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Butt Weld - Tension | MPa | 89.70 |
34.30 |
110.30 |
55.10 |
kpsi | 13.0 |
5.0 |
16.0 |
8.0 |
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Butt Weld - Compression | MPa | 103.40 |
34.30 |
124.10 |
55.10 |
kpsi | 15.0 |
5.0 |
19.5 |
8.0 |
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Butt Weld - Shear | MPa | 55.10 |
20.60 |
58.90 |
82.40 |
kpsi | 8.0 |
3.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
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Fillet Weld - Shear | MPa | 78.0 |
20.60 |
96.50 |
34.30 |
kpsi | 11.5 |
3.0 |
14.0 |
5.0 |
Weld Fatigue stress-concentration factors Kf σ |
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Type of weld | Stress-concentration factors, Kf σ |
Reinforced butt weld | 1.2 |
Toe of transverse fillet weld or normal fillet weld | 1.5 |
End of parallel weld or longitudinal weld | 2.7 |
T-butt joint with sharp corners | 2.0 |
Source: Welding Handbook, American Welding Society, 1950.
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Source:
Welding Handbook, American Welding Society, 1950.