free of and look. Is not mostly many high into one high spots, overly high, uniform over and low single shows or low. Bead the length of areas. bead. uniformity covers a the weld. Total lack throughout the wide area of Shows of bead. each weld. some high uniformity spots and throughout low spots. the weld. Edge of bead Sides and Moderately and is 100% Good edges are smooth undercut burned fusion, no smooth, blending. are very through. overlapping or blending into Undercutting apparent. Weld has undercutting. each weld. and float are Weld no Undercutting present. lacks connection is kept to a Strength of strength to metal. minimum. the weld is and flow. Weld does still strong. not float on surface. Beginning and End of each Weld ending Crater is ending full weld is is full but distinctly burned size complete; shows some present at through at 100% Crater the line tapering and the end of the end. well filled. doesn't a crater the bead. taper off. present. Surrounding Spatter is Some Spatter is Spatter plate kept to a spatter is in large takes 100%Welding minimum. present but amounts. away from surface free of not the spatter. displeasing. integrity of the weld. Penetration Weld Weld Weld is Weld 100% Complete penetrates penetrates uneven in floats on without deep into deep but lacks top of the the metal does not uniformity metal. Has and adds resurface along weld no strength and through the length. strength. fusion to the bottom of a edges and jointed weld. depth. Source: Used with permission from Andrew Rohwedder, Technology Educator, Richardton-Taylor High School, Richardton, ND.
free of and high spots, shows uniformity throughout the bead. look. Is not overly high, or low. Bead covers a wide area of each weld. mostly uniform over the length of the weld. Shows some high spots and low spots. many high and low areas. Total lack of uniformity throughout the weld. into one single bead. Edge of bead 100% Good fusion, no overlapping or undercutting. Sides and edges are smooth, blending into each weld. Undercutting is kept to a minimum. Weld does not float on surface. Moderately smooth blending. Undercutting and float are present. Strength of the weld is still strong. and undercut are very apparent. Weld lacks strength and flow. is burned through. Weld has no connection to metal. Beginning and ending full size 100% Crater well filled. End of each weld is complete; the line doesn't taper off. Weld ending is full but shows some tapering and a crater present. Crater distinctly present at the end of the bead. is burned through at the end. Surrounding plate 100%Welding surface free of spatter. Spatter is kept to a minimum. Some spatter is present but not displeasing. Spatter is in large amounts. Spatter takes away from the integrity of the weld. Penetration 100% Complete without Weld penetrates deep into the metal and adds strength and fusion to the edges and depth. Weld penetrates deep but does not resurface through the bottom of a jointed weld. Weld is uneven in lacks uniformity along weld length. Weld floats on top of the metal. Has no strength. Source: Used with permission from Andrew Rohwedder, Technology Educator, Richardton-Taylor High School, Richardton, ND.
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