Joints are an important part of all constructions. Welded joints are the best since they are stronger and have a better fatigue and impact load compared to other joints. They are also smooth in appearance, giving any construction a high aesthetic appeal.
The use of welding is very common in various Edmonton industries such as Advantage Manufacturing Ltd. These include the automotive, aeronautic and construction industries among others. There are multiple types of welds depending on your specific application. Here are some of the common types of welds.
Fillet Welds
Fillet welds are used in joining two surfaces at a right angle to each other. There are several types of fillet welds including staggered intermittent, chain intermittent and full fillet welds. These types of welds are mainly used in biding and bridge constructions typically in a tee, lap or corner configuration. They include plate girders, stiffeners, bracing and bearing connections and end plates.
Butt Welds
These are typically used to accommodate an alteration in thickness or make up the available construction material length in construction. They are usually used in flanges and webs of in-line joints or their rolled sections. Butt welded tee-joints are used in areas where substantial loading and fatigue is a concern in transverse connections.
Groove Welds
Groove welds comprise of beads deposited in grooves between two materials which should be joined. They include single-V, single-J, square groove, single-bevel groove, flare-V and flare bevel welds. Edge-welding joints are a common type of groove welds used to join two adjacent pieces with flanging edges.
A surfacing weld is composed of one or several weaves or string beads laid on a continuous surface to get the desired dimension or property. It is used in building up surfaces or replacing metal on worn out surfaces. At times, a surfacing weld is used in conjunction with a square butt weld.