Yes, I have a copy of the AWS standards. Thankfully my employer pays for access to a database for standards so I can get just about any standard I need access to.
95% of the cracks are crater cracks from unfilled craters. 3 of the cracks appear to be cracks that grew from crater cracks. There...
A safer assumption would be an engineer not very experienced with weld engineering assuming oversize is better than undersized.
Just curious, but what dictates this? Is this a general rule? I don't see it in AWS D1.2.
Point of clarification, I'm not the welder or the inspector, I'm also not...
No, not necessarily, and if my post led you to believe that I apologize. I don't think engineering decisions should be made blindly. The thought is that the FEA will give more data to make an educated decision, just as the opinion of the welding engineer does.
Duly noted, do you mind expanding...
I'm being told by a Welding Engineer that in order to repair welds on a 6061 (T6) structure the entire HAZ must be removed. The structure is primarily 1/4" wall structural extrusions with 1/4 fillet welds and some bevel welds. The structure was supposed to be welded IAW AWS D1.2, cyclically...
