Welding Different Thickness Plates. Beam connections and simple end plate connections. General thick plate welding methods are electro slag welding submerged arc welding gas shielded welding and electrode arc welding.
Below some tables with acceptable design for unequal wall thicknesses ASME B318. I was hoping to get some tips or techniques on MIG welding metals of different thicknesses togetherLike welding 18 plate to car sheet metal ya know very Monster Garage-esqueWhat do you more experienced guysgals do. The test specimens of dimensions 100 x 25 mm and thickness of 1 mm 2 mm 3 mm and 45 mm were made from low carbon steel.
Welding different thicknesses of metal I had difficulty welding two different thicknesses of metal together I was blowing through the thinner metal So I ran the arc along the thicker metal until it ran and then ran beads until the hot metal touched the thinner metal and made a final pass to stick the thinner metal to the thicker without heating it so much I blew through.
General thick plate welding methods are electro slag welding submerged arc welding gas shielded welding and electrode arc welding. If the plates are different thicknesses the thinner plate thickness should be used An example t-joint is shown below with a weld size of 38 on 12. Note the different plate thickness approval range for fillet welds. Bachelor of Engineering Hons Mechanical Engineering JULY 2010.