Thanks for all your replies.
It is very strange for me that the allowable stress has such a low value because in 'old' (= ASD) German Standards the value for allowable stress was 13,5 kN/cm² (~19 kips).
In our 'new'(=LRFD) Standard (DIN 18800) the value for fillet weld stress is about 86% of the...
we have to design connections according to AISC-ASD with European sections. Is it possible that the allowable stress for fillet welds equals 14.4 ksi, base material A36, E70xx electrodes?
Is this value for leg size or effective throat size?
(what reason has the limitation of shear capacity of...