Weld Cost Per Inch Calculator

Inputs

View results
Total length of the weld run or quoted segment.
m
Deposited weld area. A 6 mm equal-leg single fillet is about 18 mm^2 before overweld.
mm²
Steel weld metal is commonly near 7850 kg/m^3.
kg/m³
Effective deposited weld metal per arc hour. Use measured process data when available.
kg/h
Converts deposited metal to consumed filler before waste allowance.
%
Allowance for stub loss, spool remnant, spatter, starts/stops or overrun.
%
Entered filler-metal price. This is not a live price lookup.
$/kg
Loaded shop or labor rate for welding, handling and direct production time.
$/hr
Multiplier from arc-on time to labor time. Use 1 for arc time only; higher values include fit-up, cleaning and handling.
x arc time
Cost-plus overhead, burden or markup applied after direct labor and filler cost.
%

Results

Default result
Edit inputs
Estimated weld cost
17.12$
Pass

Direct labor and filler cost after overhead / markup.

Also computed

Cost per inchPass0.43$/in

Cost per foot5.22$/ft

Cost per meter17.12$/m

Labor cost13.42$

Labor time = arc time multiplied by the entered labor time factor.

Filler cost1.46$

Filler cost includes deposition efficiency and filler waste allowance.

Arc-on time4.239min

Method notes 3 notes
  • Weld volume = cross-section area x weld length; deposited mass = volume x metal density.
  • Arc time = deposited mass / deposited metal rate. Labor time is a user-entered multiplier on arc time.
  • This is a quoting screen only. It does not include live filler prices, shielding gas, power, fixtures, rework, inspection, travel, code qualification, taxes or contract risk.

Powered by MachineCalcs ↗