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Welding Electrode Calculation Guide

The document provides calculations to determine the number of welding electrodes required for pipe welding based on the pipe thickness, diameter, and weld deposition needed for the root pass and fill/cap passes. It includes tables showing the electrode dimensions, weld deposition amounts, cross-sectional areas, and resulting number of electrodes needed for different pipe thicknesses and diameters. The calculations are presented in a way that allows the user to enter the pipe thickness, diameter, and other variables to obtain the output values.

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Welding Electrode Calculation Guide

The document provides calculations to determine the number of welding electrodes required for pipe welding based on the pipe thickness, diameter, and weld deposition needed for the root pass and fill/cap passes. It includes tables showing the electrode dimensions, weld deposition amounts, cross-sectional areas, and resulting number of electrodes needed for different pipe thicknesses and diameters. The calculations are presented in a way that allows the user to enter the pipe thickness, diameter, and other variables to obtain the output values.

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Welding Electrode for

Deg
ENTER THE THK-T IN M

5
D

MM Weld deposit for roo


T-
Weld deposit for fill up
runs
GRAND TOTAL
2 MM

Cross Section Ar

4 MM for T>6
2 MM for T<6

Tot. cross
section area
ENTER THE THK-T IN M

2.5

Weld
Weld deposit
deposit forfor
fillroo
up
runs
GRAND TOTAL

Cross Section Ar

Tot. cross
section area

Total Weld Deposition (gm


Weld Deposition by Root+H
-GTAW
Weld Deposition by Interm
SMAW
No. of Electrode Req per "
ding Electrode for per Inch Dia of Pipe (CS, AS)
Root + Hot Pass
No of Electrode
ENTER THE THK-T IN MM ENTER THE DEG-D in 5kg Pkt. 150

5 37.5 Weld deposit in gm/ID

No of Electrodes per ID

If 2.5mmx350LG If 3.15mmx450LG

Weld deposit for root run 3.910 0.38 0.17


Weld deposit for fill up & final
runs 11.257 1.08 0.50
GRAND TOTAL 15.167 1.46 0.67

Cross Section Area in mm2

AREA 15.000
AREA 4.796
AREA 4.418
Tot. cross
24.214
section area

Total
No of Electrode
ENTER THE THK-T IN MM ENTER THE DEG-D in 5kg Pkt. 150

2.5 30 Weld deposit in gm/ID

No of Electrodes per ID
If 2.5mmx350LG If 3.15mmx450LG
Weld
Weld deposit
deposit forfor
fillroot
up &run
final 3.910 0.4 0.2
runs 9.202 0.9 0.4
GRAND TOTAL 13.112 1.3 0.6

Cross Section Area in mm2 Electrode Considered is of Dimensio 4mm x 450m

AREA 18.000
AREA 0.144
AREA 2.789
Tot. cross
20.933
section area

Total Weld Deposition (gm/"dia) 13.112 Total Thickness of Pipe (mm)


Weld Deposition by Root+Hot pass (gm/"dia)
-GTAW 15.167 Thickness of Root+Hot Pass (mm)
Weld Deposition by Intermediate+Final (gm/"dia)-
SMAW -2.055 Thickness of Intermediate+Final (mm)
No. of Electrode Req per "dia. -0.046

0.295
Weight/
electrode
(gm) 44.389

15.167
79.756

If 3.15mmx450LG If 4mmx450LG

0.17 -

0.50 0.31
0.67 0.31
Weight/
electrode(gm) 44.389

13.112

If 3.15mmx450LG If 4mmx450LG
0.2 -
0.4 0.252
0.6 0.252

Dimensio 4mm x 450mm Long

f Pipe (mm) 2.5

t+Hot Pass (mm) 5

rmediate+Final (mm) -2.5

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