Object: As for fillet weld fracture, used on butt welds.
Method: The specimen is cut transversely to the weld, and a saw cut is applied along the center of the weld face. The best place for the cut is at a start I stop. The specimen is fractured by bending or by hammer blows. The nick bend test will find internal defects.
Reporting Results:
- Thickness of material.
- Width of specimen.
- Location of fracture.
- Appearance of joint after fracture.