Groove Weld Area Calculator

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Choose the groove geometry. V options use included groove angle; bevel options use one bevel angle.
Total length of the groove weld run.
m
Base material thickness at the joint.
mm
Gap at the root of the prepared joint.
mm
Unbeveled land thickness. The bevel depth is plate thickness minus this value.
mm
Included angle for V-grooves, or bevel angle for single/double bevel prep.
°
Approximate cap/reinforcement width on each welded face. Use zero to ignore cap reinforcement.
mm
Approximate reinforcement height above the surface.
mm
Area factor for cap profile. 0.5 is triangular, 1.0 is rectangular, and 0.6-0.8 is a common rounded-cap screen.
Steel weld metal is commonly near 7850 kg/m^3.
kg/m³
Used to estimate consumed filler from deposited weld metal.
%

Results

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Total weld area
73.77mm²

Total area = groove area + cap reinforcement area.

Also computed

Deposited weld metal0.5791kg

Deposited mass = weld volume * deposited metal density.

Filler metal required0.6813kg

Filler mass = deposited mass / deposition efficiency.

Weld metal volume73.77cm³

Groove area before cap61.71mm²

Bevel wedge area41.71mm²

Root-opening area20mm²

Method notes 3 notes
  • Root opening is modeled as a rectangular contribution through the joint thickness.
  • V-groove wedge area uses depth^2 * tan(included angle / 2); bevel groove wedge area uses 0.5 * depth^2 * tan(bevel angle).
  • This is a weld metal takeoff screen only. Joint access, backing, backing removal, code qualification, acceptance criteria, starts/stops, consumable stubs and rework are not included.

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