Welding Deposition Calculator

Inputs

Weld length (L)

Total length of the weld run.

Fillet leg size (z)

Equal-leg fillet size used for the triangular weld area estimate.

Weld sides

Use 2 for double-fillet welds of the same leg size and length.

sides

Deposited metal density (rho)

Steel weld metal is commonly near 7850 kg/m^3.

kg/m³

Deposited metal rate

Effective deposited weld metal per arc time. Use measured or process data when available.

kg/h

Deposition efficiency (eta)

Used to estimate consumed filler mass from deposited weld metal.

Default result

Deposited weld metal

0.1413kg

Mass = weld volume * deposited metal density.

Also computed

Estimated arc time4.239min

Arc time = deposited mass / deposited metal rate.

Filler metal required0.1662kg

Weld metal volume18cm³

Weld cross-section area18mm²

Deposition rate used2kg/h

Efficiency used(eta)0.85

Method notes 3 notes

Equal-leg fillet area is estimated as 0.5 * leg^2 per side.
This estimates deposited weld metal and arc time only. Fit-up, starts/stops, crater fill, overweld, bevel groove volume, process duty cycle and operator time are not included.
Deposition rate and efficiency are process-specific. Use measured production data for quoting or scheduling.