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fow many welds will the average welder make per hour?
Where stringer beads have been run, the average welder
‘an complete about 140 inches of weld per hour on ordi-
sary one-fourth-inch wall line pipe. To find the average
‘number of welds per hour, divide the circumference of the
pipe into 140.
y= 24 where circumference (C) = pipe diameter
q inches times 3.14
Example. How many welds per hour will a welder com-
ete on quarter-inch wall 10%-inch line pipe, if the
ringer beads have been run?
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140
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N= 4,15 welds per hour or about 42 welds per 10-hour
day
On large diameter pipe where wall thickness has been
increased, welders average about 100 inches of completed
weld per hour.
Example. How many welds per hour will a welder com-
plete on 30-inch line pipe if the stringer beads have been
ran?
10
N
100 _ 100
MEM 42
1.1 welds per hour or 11 welds
per 10 hour day
How much welding rod is required for a mile of schedule 40 pipe lin
Rule, For 40-foot joints of schedule 40 pipe, multiply the
rominal pipe diameter by 22%; the answer is pounds of
dectrode per mile of pipe line.
Example. 6-inch pipe:
6 x 20H
135 pounds per mile.
Example. 10-inch pipe, 30-foot joints:
10 x 22¥e = 995 pounds per mile
For 40-foot joints:
40
225 x $2 = 200 pounds per mile for 30-fot joins
‘The rule is based on standard weight (schedule 40) pipe,
and the usual number of passes, which varies from two for
small pipe up to four for 16 inches; larger pipe is usually
thinner wall; the rule includes an allowance for wastage.
How many pourds of electrodes are required per weld on line pipe?
Divide the nominal pipe size by two and multiply the re-
sult by one-fourth pound,
Fonds of electrode = Sx .25
Example. How many pounds of electrode will be used
er weld on 10-inch line pipe?
Pounds of electrode
1.25 pounds per weld
Example. How many pounds of electrode will be used
per weld on 24-inch line pipe?
Solution. Pounds of electrode = 12 x .25 or 3 pounds
per weld,66 Pipe Line Rules of Thumb Handbook
Gross country pipe line—vertical down electrode consumption, pounds of electrode per joint*
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