Welding Defects

Welders should be shown the defects of their production, should get explanations on the causes, and should be instructed on how to avoid them.

Inspectors carry most of the burden of interpreting requirements and of acknowledging the fine line between acceptable flaws and rejectable defects.

Designers should get acquainted with the realizations of their productions and should learn to establish sensible requirements easily achieved by the available equipment and workforce.

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• Welding Defects: ESAB Handbook.
• Welding Defects: Engineering Structures.
• Welding Defects: (photo presentation) AWS.
• Welding Defects: BOC.
• Welding Defects: ISF RWTH Aachen.
• Creating High Quality Stick Welds: A User's Guide - Lincoln Electric
• Weld defects/imperfections in welds - lack of sidewall and inter-run fusion: TWI.