Butt Welds - Intergraph Smart 3D - Reference Data

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Smart 3D Version
11 (2016)

Butt welds are controlled by the welding type and welding position originating from the assembly connection and passed down to the physical connection.

The default value for First Welding Side is Molded. You can change it to AntiMolded.

Butt Weld I

Welding Type

Plate Thickness

Manual

£ 6mm

Union Melt

£ 20mm

Consumption Nozzle

any

Butt Weld V

Welding Type

Welding Position

Plate Thickness

Parameters
(when FirstWeldingSide = Molded)

Manual

Horizontal

< 6mm

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 15º

NRRefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 35º

RootGap (both) = 0mm

FAB

Horizontal

> 11mm

£ 20mm

BevelAngle (both) = 25º

RootGap (both) = 1.5mm

Chill

Horizontal

BevelAngle (both) = 15º

RootGap (both) = 3mm

CO2

Vertical

³ 8mm

BevelAngle (both) = 20º

RootGap (both) = 2mm

NSOneSideMag

Vertical

³ 12mm

£ 22mm

BevelAngle (both) = 25º

RootGap (both) = 0mm

SEGArcWeld

Vertical

³ 10mm

£ 20mm

BevelAngle (both) = 25º

RootGap (both) = 3mm

SEGArcWeld

Vertical

> 20mm

£ 25mm

BevelAngle (both) = 20º

RootGap (both) = 3mm

Pico Max

Vertical

BevelAngle (both) = 25º

Butt Weld X

Welding Type

Welding Position

Plate Thickness

Parameters
(when FirstWeldingSide = Molded)

Manual

Any

> 6mm

BevelAngle (all) = 45º

RefSideBevelDepth (molded side) = 2/3 thickness

NRRefSideBevelDepth (molded side) = 2/3 thickness

AntiRefSideBevelDepth (anti-molded side) = 1/3 thickness

NRAntiRefSideBevelDepth (anti-molded side) = 1/3 thickness

Butt Weld IX

Welding Type

Welding Position

Plate Thickness

Parameters
(when FirstWeldingSide = Molded)

Manual

Any

> 20mm

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 25º

RefSideBevelDepth (molded side) = 2/3 thickness

AntiRefSideBevelAngle (anti-molded side) = 30º

AntiRefSideBevelDepth (anti-molded side) = 1/3 thickness

Butt Weld IV

Welding Type

Welding Position

Plate Thickness

Parameters
(when FirstWeldingSide = Molded)

Manual

Any

> 6mm

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 45º

CO2

Horizontal

³ 8mm

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 45º

RootGap = 2mm

Butt Weld K

Welding Type

Welding Position

Plate Thickness

Parameters
(when FirstWeldingSide = Molded)

Union Melt

Any

> 20mm

£ 28mm

Nose = 8mm

BevelDepth (both) = (thickness - nose)/2

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 30º

NRRefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 30º

AntiRefSideBevelAngle (anti-molded side) = 45º

NRAntiRefSideBevelAngle (anti-molded side) = 45º

Union Melt

Horizontal

> 28mm

£ 31mm

Nose = 8mm

RefSideBevelDepth (molded side) = thickness - 18 mm

AntiRefSideBevelDepth (anti-molded side) = 10mm

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 30º

NRRefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 30º

AntiRefSideBevelAngle (anti-molded side) = 45º

NRAntiRefSideBevelAngle (anti-molded side) = 45º

Butt Weld Y

Welding Type

Welding Position

Plate Thickness

Parameters
(when FirstWeldingSide = Molded)

FCB

Any

³ 8mm

£ 15mm

Nose = 2mm

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 30º

NRRefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 30º

FCB

Any

> 15mm

£ 23mm

Nose = 3mm

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 25º

NRRefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 25º

FCB

Any

> 23mm

£ 25mm

Nose = 4mm

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 25º

NRRefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 25º

FCB

Any

> 25mm

£ 30mm

Nose = 5mm

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 22.5º

NRRefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 22.5º

FCB

Any

> 30mm

£ 32mm

Nose = 6mm

RefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 22.5º

NRRefSideBevelAngle (molded side) = 22.5º