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PositionWELDING POSITION
PositionWELDING POSITION
“Position” in Welding
Walter J. Sperko, P. E.
Sperko Engineering Services, Inc.
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This presentation is copyrighted
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• General permission is granted for use of this
presentation including printing thereof for
educational purposes provided credit is
given to Sperko Engineering.
• Use of the figures herein in any other
publication without specific written
permission is prohibited.
±15°
Plates Vertical
±5°
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Test Position 6G/HL045 or JL045
45°±5°
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Test Positions are Discreetly
Defined
• Because of tolerance limits on test positions,
positions in between test positions are undefined!
• That is, a weld that is inclined 22° uphill and
rotated 36° about its axis has no “G” or “F”
position. Such a position, however, may be
encountered during production welding.
• Production welding positions, therefore, need to
be defined contiguously.
NOTE
Welding Position Diagrams are
contiguous.
How this table and the diagram on the previous page work are shown in the
following diagrams
How this table and the diagram on the previous page work are shown in the
following diagrams
15°
Face of weld is up
Weld may
incline upward
to a limit of 15°
15°
15°
How this table and the diagram on the previous page work are shown in the
following diagrams
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Flat Rolled Limit Clockwise
180° 210°
30°
30°
60°
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Welding Positions
Tabulation of Positions of Groove Welds
How this table and the diagram on the previous page work are shown in the
following diagrams
15°
60°
15°
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Composite Flat Position Ranges
60°
30°
How this table and the diagram on the previous page work are shown in the
following diagrams
15°
15°
15°
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Welding Positions
Tabulation of Positions of Groove Welds
How this table and the diagram on the previous page work are shown in the
following diagrams
70° range
70° Range
80°
30°
Let’s go to an
end view. . . .
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Horizontal End View
Horizontal starts where 210°
Flat ends. . . .
30°
30°
10°
30°
280°
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Non-inclined Horizontal Position
Limits
Starts with plate
Rotated 30°
70°
70°
15°
15°
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Compare Horizontal to 2G/PC
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Plates Vertical
80°
280°
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160° range
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Basic Overhead
Face of weld
is overhead!!!
0°
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Basic Overhead End View
Face of weld
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Overhead Partial Rotation
End View
Face of weld
is overhead
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Overhead Maximum Rotation
End View
Face of weld on
This side
280°
Face of weld on
This side
80° 280°
Face of weld
is overhead
0°
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Overhead Partial Rotation
Isometric View
Face of weld
0° is overhead
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Overhead Maximum Rotation
Isometric View
Face of weld
On this side
280°
Face of weld
is on this side
80° 280°
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Overhead Position
Axis Inclination
80° range
80°
280°
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Basic Overhead for Inclined Axis
Face of weld
is overhead
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Overhead Inclined Axis Rotation
0°
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Overhead Inclined Axis Limit
80°
0°
0°
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Overhead Inclined Axis Limit
10°
0°
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Overhead Inclined Axis Limit
10°
0°
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Overhead Inclined Axis Limit 10°
0°
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10°
Overhead Inclined Axis Limit
0°
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Overhead Inclined Axis Limit
10°
0°
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Overhead Inclined Axis Limit10°
0°
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Composite Overhead Position Limits
360° 10°
80°
80°
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Overhead ≠ 4G/PE !!!!
15°
15°
80°
80°
280°
15°
15°
15°
15°
280°
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Vertical Position Part 3
15°
15°
Continue rotating
Opposite direction
Inclination Constant 15°
15°
15°
80°
15°
80°
15°
280°
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Vertical Position Part 3
80°
Composite
65°
200°
80°