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Static load per linear cm of weld

Welding Design and Engineering

Allowable static load per linear cm of weld

Allowable loads on mild-steel fillet welds

Size of Weld
Bare welding rod
Shielding arc
Normal weld
Parallel weld
Normal weld
Parallel weld
N
lbf
N
lbf
N
lbf
N
lbf
2 x 3
1667.1
375
1323.9
298
2059.4
462
1667.1
375
5 x 5
2745.8
617
2186.9
491
3432.3
772
2745.8
617
6 x 6
3285.2
738.5
2628.2
590
4118.8
926
3285.2
738.5
8 x 8
4373.7
983
3501.0
787
5491.7
1235
4373.7
983
10 x 10
5491.7
1235
4079.5
983
6864.6
1543
5491.7
1235
12 x 12
6570.4
1477
5263.3
1182
8237.5
1852
6570.4
1477
14 x 14
7659.0
1722
6129.1
1378
9581.0
2154
7659.0
1722
15 x 15
8237.5
1852
6570.4
1477
10296.9
2315
8237.5
1852
18 x 18
9855.6
2216
7884.5
1772
12326.9
2772
9855.6
2216
20 x 20
10944.2
2460
8757.3
1968
13680.2
3075
10944.2
2460

Note: For intermediate sizes interpolate the values.

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Source:

Welding Handbook, American Welding Society, 1950.