Discontinuity and Defects
Where trapped gas forms small holes or cavities within a weld
What is porosity
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What is a reference line
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What is a square groove
What is a fillet weld
This can occur on either legs of the weld in which the workpiece is gouged into due to high voltage or incorrect travel angle.
What is undercut
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What is a tail bracket
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What is a V-Groove
What is a groove weld
Where the molten weld metal fails to properly bond with the base metal
What is incorrect fusion
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What is a staggered fillet weld
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What is a bevel groove
Center to center spacing of intermittent welds
What is pitch
Where more filler metal than necessary builds up
What is excessive reinforcement
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What is unequal legs
What is a flare v-groove
In the metric system the shear strength is measured in this measurement
How a discontinuity can become a defect
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What is flare bevel groove
3 orthographic views found on a blueprint.
(shows the workpiece from different angles)
What is front, top and side