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FILLET WELD FRACTURE TEST

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.

FILLET WELD FRACTURE TEST


Reporting Results:
  1. Thickness of parent material. 
  2. Throat thickness and leg length. 
  3. Location of fracture.
  4. Appearance of joint after fracture.
  5. Depth of penetration / lack of penetration or fusion.
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