FILLET WELD FRACTURE TEST
Object: To break the joint through the weld to permit examination of the fracture surfaces for flaws and to check root penetration and fusion.
Method: The specimen is cut to length and a saw cut, normally 2 mm deep, is made along the center of the weld face. The specimen is fractured by bending or hammer blows.
Reporting Results:
Object: To break the joint through the weld to permit examination of the fracture surfaces for flaws and to check root penetration and fusion.
Method: The specimen is cut to length and a saw cut, normally 2 mm deep, is made along the center of the weld face. The specimen is fractured by bending or hammer blows.
Reporting Results:
- Thickness of parent material.
- Throat thickness and leg length.
- Location of fracture.
- Appearance of joint after fracture.
- Depth of penetration / lack of penetration or fusion.