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weld 1100 - shielded metal arc welding - College of Eastern Utah

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Weld Quality (cont.)<br />

Incomplete Fusion – Failure to join/fuse<br />

– Causes: poor bead placement, convex beads,<br />

large “rolling” puddle, wrong amperage<br />

Undercut – “Ditched” at toes<br />

– Causes: excessive current, poor rod angle.<br />

Cracks –Numerous types.<br />

– As a <strong>weld</strong>er, you need to take care <strong>of</strong> crater<br />

cracks by filling your crater at <strong>weld</strong> completion.

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