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Weld Consumable Calculator – Butt and Fillet Welds

Single V Butt Weld with both Plates prepped at same angle

Complete dimensions below

Plate thickness (T) 10mm
Included bevel angle (A) 60degrees
Root gap (G) 1.5mm
Root thickness (R) 1.5mm
Cap height (C) 1.3mm
Weld length 66m
Opening width (O) 11.3mm
Consumable usage 0.534Kg/mtr
Total weld metal weight 35.267Kg

Deposition efficiency (E) 55 %

Total consumable required 64.121 Kg

Fillet welds

Complete dimensions below

Fillet length (L) 6 mm

Fillet size (F) 8.49 mm
Cap height (C) 1.76 mm
Weld length 10 m
Consumable usage 0.231 Kg/mtr
Total weld metal weight 2.306 Kg

Total consumable required 4.035 Kg

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Deposition efficiency (E)

SMAW covered electrodes 55%
GMAW solid/metal-cored wires 95%
FCAW Flux-cored wires 90%
SAW solid wires 100%

NOTE: The weight of consumable required is based on the assumption that a single bevel butt weld has no ca

NOTE: To calculate consumable weight for double-V butt welds, input the same bevel angles, but half the pla

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s no cap on the underside

the plate thickness. Then double the result

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