plate welding certification positions

plate welding certification positions 
for welding plate the positions usually can be found in 2 completely different joint types. fillet welds and grove welds. most plate welding certifications are performed in groove welds. this is often as a result of for most welding codes, grove welds also will qualify you for fillet welds, other then fillet welds don't cover grove welds.

fillet welds and grove welds too vary in numerous positions. the positions are flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead. there's too a coding system out to determine the welding position. the coding system for plate and structural welding can be as follows :

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1 is regarding the flat position. 
2 is regarding the horizontal position. 
3 is regarding the vertical position. 
4 is regarding the overhead position. 
F is obtain a fillet weld. 
G is obtain a grove weld. 

 the means this coding system works will be the variety stands regarding the position then the letter identifies the sort of weld joint.

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for instance if you really eliminate the variety three regarding the vertical position and g is obtain a groove weld. then you place them along like 3g then that will be the code obtain a vertical grove weld. within the whole case of the fillet weld you'd merely exchange the g with an f, then you'd get a 3f weld joint and that will   be a vertical fillet weld.