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TW1 UI7SI
STANDARD SYMBOLS

Bnslc ~Idlng Symbols and Ttwllr Locntlon Slgnlllcllnc4!

FI.ng. Groov. Loc.lion
Corn.r Squ.re v fa I u J Flore-V FI.r..fav.I SIgnlficonc.

Vir f': / ~
~ /1\/
A /I~ TC rc ArrO'W Side

i'--.lL "'-/
~ X \r
I I Other Sld
~I~ /
No.
u,e" I
- /

< '"
+I~ "
-
)( II Bolh 51 dOl

NO'
uS"'" I NO'
use<)
NOI
used
Not
used
NOI
used
Nol
used I
Not
uS<!<1
No Arrow Side
or Other Sld
Slgnlflconc

Typical Welding Symbols

Sial Welding Symbol Square.Groave
WeldingSymbol Flare-V and Flue-8livel.GroO'le Welrllng Symbols
OrHlnlal"",. locatIOn
~
.n nc",". (omo..
."'" nd>ca'~
o.,plh 01complele)
1.lh"9.. h""9 ~ J"
and a" ".men..ons

lilhn<}Ire .hown
on I"" draw.ng
Om"'IOn 01 SIlO
Ol""r Ih.n deplh 01 ,nocates complete
lO,nl peneltallOn -nr \ Root opening
"...I,\'"
~
ii /S / Roolopenrng
S'ze.s COf\Sidered
as ex1end'"'J only
to tonllen( poonfS UL
'" I~\..
"
ROOfopenrn<)
Ptug Welding Symbol Chain Inlermlnenf Fillel Welding Symbol Edoe- andC4mer-AangeWeldingSymbols
""Iuded 1"9'" P.ICh IdiS/anc e
/
".J)""" Redius----.
Of CQUf1te~ ~
S
JO
between cenlers)
,

",
,

"

on>nc"", (om,,-
""
""
,-~
J-S~
""
P,tch(distance befween
centers) 01,nerements
~ Sizeolweld~'
"
,",i (
5;20Id.ameler
01hOle01roof)--r-
,
J" fJ:a::J . """ indicates
. \ goePlhOllllkng
lilh"\jIScompltlle) Size llength 01leg} j '-- Le"91h 01 increments H<loghtabove P<>"""';
01 tBnq<!ncy
.

IUckgouOlng
WeldingSymbol

"~. -../
r ,usedlor beck goug'n<}
Second relerence hne

and wel<1Ing
as e
Back or lUcking Welding Symbol

c
f'....
"
Sulilclng WeldingSymbol Indicating Buill-upSurface

'" \...A.J
se<;Ondope,ahon
~ Onenlalion, Iocahon
No.. ,

Aosh or Upset ~Idlng

.'---
.,,"'..- ".MI
-....--.-
Symbol
AnyapplICable""9'"
groove weldsymbol ~

Staggered Inlermlnen' Filiel Welding Symbol

Size (""l'Jhl 01 deposit)
Omission indicates no
spet1lic height desired j Bnd an d,mens.ons
other Ihan SIze Bre
shown on rhe draWt"9
Single-V Groow Welding SymbollndlClUng Rool Penelr.lllon
PiICh (diste"", belween

No arrow SlOe
or Ol""r .ide
Slgnrhcance
'-tH
,r Process reference
I must be used to
... indoc:ateprocess
desired

Spot Welding Svmbol

S.ze (length 01 leg).J
~ ."
..,
J-Y'
-
centers) 01 increments

Length 01 increments'
Size
Depth,0' preparation
EliectM! throal

Double-8livel-GroO'le
Welding
~
Symbol
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'

~ ,\ ~.'--
~ Root openIng
Groove angle

S,ze'ldiometerol weld) r Numbe.01welds ArrowpoinlStoward ., ..

Sirength fm Ib per weldl memberfabeprepared I.,,-- ROOf
openIng
Process relerence
must be used 10
indica.e process
deSIred
may be used inste"': ~
~
,sw
0,"
I
~ / /
~
~ Pitch(dislance
bet-.,n
weld
cenlBrs) 01
OmlS.ion A' size dimenSIOn
indicates a tOlal deplh

thICkness
,

of preparatlOf1 SQualto
ofmembers
~ '." !
~- Groove
'n<}1e
Seam Welding Symbol Pro;ecUDn
WeldingSymbol
Length 01 welds or
inc,ements

Omission,""ates
,

weld extends between

thai
Size (widlh 01 weld)
Slren!l1h(0)Ibper

inea,.onch)m~ 0JO ~
;;
1 ~..r-
PrtCh (d.stance betwe<ln
centers) 01,ncrements SIze(strength in II)

Process rehorence paramele~

weld)01 weld may
~~
ro;echon weldi"\j
reference must be USed

.ow ~h
PitCh (distance

01 welds
abnJp! cl1."9"'S on
""eCilOn or as d.menSlOned
used Inslead
,
/ -;" muslbeused10
indicale process
'de.ired
Di"
be used ,nstead Ie,
CIrcularprojection welds I"'/ >CO U
",- .
between centers)
Number01welds
Welding Symbols for Combined Welds DDuble-Flllet
WeldingSymbol
~

~
Size (length 01 leg) Le"9lh

~ 10'
~ Spedfoc:alion.
process.
0' 01"'" reterence ~ ~
.c ' '.,
, .,.
/ ,/ Om,ssIOnlndoc.tes
that weldexlend.
between
ab<U(J\
changes in d"OCllOn
or 's d,mensIOned

Basic Joints-Identification of Arrow Side and Other Side of Joint Process Abb<eviatlons

Lap Joint Edge Joint

Other ,.de Arrow stde Where process abbreviations are 10 be included in
member01prnt 01JOInI the tarl 01 the welding symbol, relerence is made 10
"',OW of' Tabte A, Oesiglation 01Weldin<}and Nlied Processes
welding symbol by Lellers, 01 ftWS 2.~-79, 71.
Arrowo!
weldrng symbol

AMERICAN WElDING SOCIETY, INC.

Arrow .ide
I~I N, W. 7th 5..",.. M..ml, fl.".. )111'
member 01JOIn(

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FIII.t Plug
w
II and Thel~n
Sum un""
OCIETV
Ignilicance
Scarf lor
~ Flange
Slgnt!lcln<:.
Locallon I I
or SIOI I SPOI=-1
or Pro/ectlon I or Backing I
Sur lacing Brll Jolnl
edge
Groove -..1<1!
/
ArTow 51d<t...l:
V /1/ LJ 1/ 0 1/ y: I "-
SymbOll \J'J / // I( '

/1 :t:r /1'Groove....,'"A. mbOl

f\,.
O1h8r SId<t Il () NO!
",ed
'" // I
1/ I /1
NO! NOf NOI Nol // No'
Both SId<t1
1/-+ Nol
used used us u.ed ",.d
// ",I
USM

No Arrow SId.
or01'- Ski. Nof Nol Not NOI
Signtflcan<:e
u.ed used 0 "-/ 0: used used
NO!
used I Not
used

Supplementary Symbols Used with Welding Symbols

Conve. ContourSymbol I Weld-All.
AroundSymbol
~. "

~
F"""'SymOOl(User.
..
Convex conlOUI lymb91 '
"","cales lice ol_kI
10be ""~
convexcontour
10 . ---
.
~.G
stlndard) "","clfes
meU\O<101obia,nor'g
spec""'d confourt>ul
noldeglee of "",""
Joint with Specer
"""Id.a".around symbOl
.nd,calls Ihal we'd e.,.nOs
complelely
aroundlheJO,nl
-- ~
Joint with alcklng Mell.Thru Symbol
J W,I" groove Idsymbol Wit" modified gloove weld symbol
Anyapplicable...kI symbol ~
"'-/
/ ~~. ~... """""'" ..-".-
.,."".", ,....
~ 0
"
,
s..
~..
No.. " ndd.-........
.,..-" ..""" , MelHtvu.ymOOl
" nol
d,mensooned fe.ce", h"'ghl) ~
'mm
.7
- '-....

FIUlh Contour Symbol Muiliple Relerence LInea

Flushconloursymbol
--- '"
~
;noea'n 'ace 0' weld Fin<shsymbol (users FrrSIoperallon shown on
-
10be mede lIusn. When
used wnho
aymbol.

h"'"..ng
,
ul e

~
finish
indoca
es _Id
without subseQuenl
/ ~
A G
"andard) """'ales
mefhod ofobtaln"'g
.peci""d conloul t>ul
nol degree ollln,.h
relerence

SecondoperallOn.
menlary
dal.----
Thlld operallOn.
,nlormahOn
hne nealest

or.upple. ---

~ or lest
arrow

)..
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rt'

'
Field Weld Symbol Complete Penetrellon location 01 Elements of a Welding Symbol
F",1d """Id lymOOI . Indocale.co
iOOoclles Ihal_ld is I GrOOve ang~; Included
regaldless o7fele pene"a"on
10 be made al a place
DIner Ihan Ihal 01

~ :~II::~~~~
Flnosh symbo
. ConlOUt symbol
~~~~Ililhng ~
\~
angle 01 counle".nk
lor DIug...,lds

~7-.o'
~
Lenglh~II:7cenler_!0_Cenler
Elleclive Ihloal
milial construcllOn , spacrng) ot wetds

~k-
Oeplh
.Irenglh01 lor
preparahon: SIze 01.
ce"a'" weld F.e'd wokl symbOl
,

'"' :z

t ~ - r
Supplementary Symbols

)
Weld-All.
Around
Field
Weld
Mell-
Thru
BIcking,
Spacer Flush
Contour
Convn Concaye
Specificaloonprocess.
OrOlher'ele'~nce
? ( )
en:%:
::'5
0;;
:%:
...
W
~ ~I L
:t
V>I P
Arrowconnecl,ng'el.
e,encehneloarrow
.ide member 01JO,n!

~w
~.
f
0 ,
Tail ~ a: ~

~
<", Weld-all-alound symbOl

~ p ~
'-../
(Tailom.lled
when relerence
---
- Rele,encehne I
I
osno! used) (N) Elements ,n Ih.S
~ ~ are. rema.n as

;O-I}:- ~ l"c:r I '"

SaslC weld symbol
Ofdela,I'elere",e
Number 01 spo' or
pro/8Cloon welds. Shown when lail
and arrow ale
leve"ed

Basic Joints-Identification 01 Arrow Side and Other Side of Joint

Butt Joint Corner Joint T-Jo;nt

Arrow side
01JO.nl

Arrow 01
welding .ymbol

0. her .ide
01joint