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The document outlines various calculations related to welding, including leg length, design throat, cap height, percentage of elongation, ultimate tensile strength (UTS), arc energy, and heat input. It provides formulas for these calculations and includes workout questions with corresponding answers. Additionally, it specifies thermal efficiency factors for different welding processes.

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Calculations

The document outlines various calculations related to welding, including leg length, design throat, cap height, percentage of elongation, ultimate tensile strength (UTS), arc energy, and heat input. It provides formulas for these calculations and includes workout questions with corresponding answers. Additionally, it specifies thermal efficiency factors for different welding processes.

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WIS 5 CALCULATIONS
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NEZAR ELAHI M
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1) Leg length = Design throat x 1.4 mm
2) Design throat = Leg length x 0.707 mm
3) Cap Height = Actual throat – Design throat

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Change in length
4) % of elongation = x 100 %
Actual length

[change in length =Final length - Actual length]

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5) UTS- Ultimate tensile strength
= Load N = Newton
N/mm2
BI E Area KN x 1000 = N

Area Plate Length x breadth mm2


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Circular section πr2


r = diameter

r=radius
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CM x 10 = MM , π = 3.14
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6) Arc energy Current x voltage


= KJ /mm
[ travel speed (mm/seconds) ] x 1000

KJ = kilojoule
mm/minute ÷ 60 = mm/seconds

7) Heat input
= arc energy x thermal efficiency factor KJ/mm

NEZAR ELAHI M
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Thermal efficiency factor [ constant value]

• TIG/GTAW – 0.6
• SMAW / MMAW
• GMAW/MIG/MAG 0.8
• FCAW

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• SAW- 1

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Workout Questions

1. Calculate leg length for 8mm design throat?

2. Leg length=7mm, actual throat=8mm find cap height?

3. 50mm job with a final length of 75mm calculate % of elongation?


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4. Load = 5 KN , area =[2cm x 10mm] UTS?

5. 60mm job with a initial length of 50mm calculate % of elongation?

6. Load= 4000N,area of circular section with 50mm diameter, find UTS?


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7. Calculate heat input for FCAW process with 285 ampere, 34 volt and travel speed 175

mm/minute.

8. Calculate heat input for GTAW process with

length=150mm,breadth=50mm,height=75mm,current=98A,voltage=22v,travel
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speed=85mm/minute.
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Answers

1. 11.2mm
2. 3.1mm
3. 50%
4. 25 N/mm2
5. 20%
6. 2.04 N/mm2
7. 2.66 KJ/mm
8. 0.91 KJ/mm

NEZAR ELAHI M
+91 9633789674 BLASTLINE
[email protected]

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