18.2.

3 Weld seam details

18.2.3.1 Weld seam symbols (see DIN 22553)

General details on weld seams basic symbols

Arrow line

Weld thickness (hollow weld see below)

Symbol for the desired weld seam

Reference line (full line)

Reference line (dashed line)

Example: HV-seam

Letter to designate the hollow seam thickness

Example: Hollow seam

Seam indication for the arrow side

Seam indication for the counter side

here, the dashed reference line is omitted
Example: Double hollow seam

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Explanative illustration

n = number of individual
seams

l = seam length

e = distance between the

seams
Example: Interrupted hollow seam see chapter 18.1.5

Additional symbols

Circular seam
(always indicated between reference and
arrow line)

Fork

Additional text
(e. g. quality group C
according to ISO 13919)

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The hollow seam

According to DIN EN 22553, there is the possibility to indicate the thickness of a hollow
seam in two different ways:

Seam
thickness Flange
thickness

That is why the corresponding letter is always put before the seam thickness for hollow
seams.

In order to avoid mistakes, usually the seam thickness only is used together with
the marking letter a.

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General basic rules

Main sizes regarding the seam thickness are always entered on the lh side of the
symbol (e. g. prior to the weld symbol).

For a hollow seam, the letter a has to be put prior to the main size in order to make
sure that the seam thickness will not be mixed up with the flange thickness.

The arrow may stand on the lh as well as on the rh side of the reference line.

The symbol for a circular seam must be on the same side like the reference line,
where also the arrow is positioned.

Weld seam thicknesses of more than 6 mm have to be avoided.

Parts with high dynamic strain must not be provided with an interrupted weld seam,
except there is a calculation available.

For HV-seams, it has to be observed, that the material to be welded needs to be

prepared for the seam. This seam preparation in form of a basil with an angle of 40-
45 has to be dimensioned in the drawing and provided with the following note:
machined prior to welding.

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18.2.3.2 Additional weld seam details

In addition to the details described in chapter 18.2.3.1, the required weld seam quality
and the valid weld tolerances have to be indicated in the weld part drawing:

- Weld seam group according to EN ISO 13919: D

- Untolerated weld sizes according to EN ISO 13920-BF

For weld seams, which require a higher quality, the corresponding quality has to be
indicated separately by the means of additional text (quality groups for weld seams, see
chapter 18.1.7).

If closer tolerances are necessary for certain sizes, these sizes have to be tolerated
separately (tolerance tables, see 18.2.6).

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18.2.4 Allocation of the seam thickness a to the wall thickness

Standard values for the general mechanical engineering

Wall Hollow seam Double hollow seam

thickness a a
up to 3 2
2
4
3
5
6 3
4
8
10
12 5 4
14
15
16
6 5
18
20
22
25 8
30 6
35
12
40

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18.2.5 Interrupted weld seam

L = Overall length
n = Number of the individual seams
l = Individual seam length
Transmission example
e = Distance between the individual seams

L n l e L n l e
100 2 30 40 550 4 70 90
110 2 35 40 560 5 60 65
120 2 40 40 570 4 75 90
130 2 40 50 580 4 70 100
140 2 45 50 590 4 80 90
150 2 50 50 600 4 75 100
160 2 50 60 610 4 85 90
170 2 50 70 620 4 80 100
180 2 60 60 630 4 75 110
190 2 60 70 640 4 85 100
200 3 40 40 650 4 80 110
210 3 40 45 660 4 90 100
220 3 40 50 670 4 85 110
230 3 40 55 680 4 80 120
240 3 40 60 690 4 90 110
250 3 50 50 700 4 85 120
260 3 50 55 710 5 70 90
270 3 50 60 720 4 90 120
280 3 50 65 730 5 70 95
290 3 50 70 740 4 95 120
300 3 50 75 750 5 70 100
310 3 60 65 760 5 80 90
320 3 60 70 770 5 70 105
330 3 60 75 780 5 80 95
340 3 60 80 790 5 70 110
350 4 50 50 800 5 80 100
360 3 60 90 810 5 90 90
370 4 55 50 820 5 80 105
380 4 50 60 830 5 90 95
390 4 60 50 840 5 80 110
400 4 55 60 850 5 90 100
410 4 50 70 860 5 80 115
420 4 60 60 870 5 90 105
430 4 55 70 880 5 80 120
440 4 50 80 890 5 90 110
450 4 60 70 900 5 80 125
460 4 55 80 910 5 90 115
470 5 50 55 920 5 100 105
480 4 60 80 930 5 90 120
490 5 50 60 940 5 100 110
500 4 65 80 950 5 90 125
510 4 60 90 960 5 100 115
520 4 70 80 970 5 90 130
530 4 65 90 980 5 100 120
540 4 75 80 990 5 90 135
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L n l e L n l e
1000 5 100 125 1250 7 80 115
6 100 130
1010 6 85 100 1260 7 90 105
5 90 140 5 150 165
1020 6 95 90 1270 8 80 90
5 100 130 6 95 140
1030 6 80 110 1280 7 80 120
5 110 120 5 120 170
1040 7 80 80 1290 7 90 110
5 100 135 6 115 120
1050 6 100 90 1300 7 100 100
5 110 125 6 100 140
1060 6 85 110 1310 8 85 90
5 100 140 6 110 130
1070 6 95 100 1320 7 90 115
5 110 130 6 120 120
1080 6 80 120 1330 7 100 105
5 100 145 6 105 140
1090 6 90 110 1340 8 80 100
5 110 135 6 115 130
1100 6 100 100 1350 7 90 120
5 100 150 6 100 150
1110 6 85 120 1360 7 100 110
5 110 140 6 110 140
1120 6 95 110 1370 8 75 110
5 100 155 6 120 130
1130 7 80 95 1380 8 85 100
5 110 145 7 90 125
1140 6 90 120 1390 7 100 115
5 120 135
1150 6 100 110 1400 9 80 85
6 100 160
1160 6 110 100 1410 8 80 110
5 120 140 6 110 150
1170 7 90 90 1420 7 100 120
5 110 155
1180 6 105 110 1430 7 110 110
5 120 145 6 105 160
1190 7 80 105 1440 9 80 90
5 110 160 6 115 150
1200 8 80 80 1450 8 85 110
6 100 120 7 100 125
1210 6 110 110 1460 8 95 100
6 110 160
1220 7 80 110 1470 10 75 80
5 120 155 6 120 150
1230 7 90 100 1480 8 80 120
5 110 170 7 100 130
1240 6 115 110 1490 7 110 120
5 120 160

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L n l e L n l e
1500 8 100 100 1750 10 85 100
8 105 130
1510 7 100 135 1760 8 115 120
6 110 170 7 110 165
1520 10 80 80 1770 9 90 120
7 110 125 8 125 110
1530 9 90 90 1780 9 100 110
6 130 150 8 100 140
1540 8 105 100 1790 10 80 110
7 100 140 8 110 130
1550 7 110 130 1800 10 90 100
7 120 160
1560 9 80 105 1810 9 90 125
7 120 120
1570 8 100 110 1820 9 100 115
7 100 145 7 110 175
1580 7 110 135 1830 11 80 95
6 130 160 7 120 165
1590 8 85 130 1840 12 80 80
7 120 125 10 85 110
1600 9 80 110 1850 10 95 100
7 100 150 8 100 150
1610 8 105 110 1860 9 100 120
7 110 140 7 120 170
1620 10 90 80 1870 9 110 110
7 120 130 8 120 130
1630 8 90 130 1880 11 80 100
7 100 155 7 110 185
1640 8 100 120 1890 11 90 90
7 120 175
1650 10 75 100 1900 10 100 100
8 110 110 9 100 125
1660 10 85 90 1910 9 110 115
7 100 160 8 125 130
1670 7 110 150 1920 8 100 160
7 120 180
1680 11 80 80 1930 11 80 105
7 120 140 8 110 150
1690 9 90 110 1940 11 90 95
7 100 165 9 100 130
1700 10 80 100 1950 8 130 130
9 100 100 7 120 185
1710 10 90 90 1960 8 105 160
8 100 130
1720 9 80 125 1970 8 115 150
8 110 120
1730 9 90 115 1980 9 100 135
7 110 160 8 125 140
1740 9 100 105 1990 10 100 110
8 95 140 8 100 170
2000 12 75 100
8 110 160

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