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Design Stresses for Welds Bare and Covered Electrodes

Welding Design and Engineering

Design stresses for welds made with mild-steel electrodes and Fatigue Stress Concentration Factors.

Lype of Load
Bare Electrodes
σu = 274.6 - 380.5 MPa
(40 - 55 kpsi)
Covered electrodes
σu = 416.8 - 519.7 MPa
(60 - 75 kpsi)
Static Loads
Dynamic Loads
Static Loads
Dynamic Loads
Butt Weld - Tension MPa
89.70
34.30
110.30
55.10
kpsi
13.0
5.0
16.0
8.0
Butt Weld - Compression MPa
103.40
34.30
124.10
55.10
kpsi
15.0
5.0
19.5
8.0
Butt Weld - Shear MPa
55.10
20.60
58.90
82.40
kpsi
8.0
3.0
10.0
12.0
Fillet Weld - Shear MPa
78.0
20.60
96.50
34.30
kpsi
11.5
3.0
14.0
5.0

 

Weld Fatigue stress-concentration factors Kf σ
Type of weld
Stress-concentration factors, Kf σ
Reinforced butt weld
1.2
Toe of transverse fillet weld or normal fillet weld
1.5
End of parallel weld or longitudinal weld
2.7
T-butt joint with sharp corners
2.0

Source: Welding Handbook, American Welding Society, 1950.

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Welding Handbook, American Welding Society, 1950.