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Shielded-Arc Flush Steel Welds Strength Table

Welding Design and Engineering

Strength of shielded-arc flush steel welds table

Type of stress	Limit stress			Recommended design stress
	Base metal elastic limit, σe	Deposited metal
		Elastic limit, σe	Endurance limit, σf	Static load	Load varies from O to F	Load varies from +F to –F
Tension
MPa	220.60	275.80	151.70	110.30	100.00	55.20
kpsi	32	40	22	16	14.5	8.0
Compression
MPa	241.20	303.40	—	124.20	110.30	55.23
kpsi	35.0	44.0	—	10.0	16.0	8.0
Bending
MPa	241.20	303.40	179.30	124.20	110.30	62.10
kpsi	35	44	26	18	16	9.0
Shear
MPa	137.90	165.40	—	75.80	68.90	34.50
kpsi	20	24	—	11	10	5
Shear and tension
MPa	—	—	—	75.80	68.90	34.50
kpsi	—	—	—	11	10	5

For bare electrode welds, the allowable stress must be multiplied by 0.8 and for gas welds, they should be multiplied by 0.8 to 0.85.

Source: Design of Weldments, The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, 1968.

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Source:

Welding Handbook, American Welding Society, 1950.