AWS WELDING SYMBOLS

After completion of this unit, students will e !le to underst!nd !nd use AWS weldin"
s#mols properl#$ Students will e !le to dr!w the proper s#mols !nd m!%e the proper
welds from re!din" AWS lueprint s#mols$ &his %nowled"e will e demonstr!ted #
completion of !ssi"nment sheets !nd ! unit test with ! minimum of '( percent !ccur!c#$
S)E*I+I* OB,E*&I-ES AND *OM)E&EN*IES
After completion of this unit, the student should e !le to.
/$ Identif# the different weld s#mols used # AWS !nd their me!nin"$
0$ Identif# the different 1oint s#mols used # AWS !nd their me!nin"$
2$ 3now the import!nce of the pl!cement of e!ch s#mol$
4$ Dr!w the different s#mols !nd lines used # AWS$
($ M!%e the proper welds in the proper loc!tions usin" !n AWS lueprint or
di!"r!m$
5$ M!%e f!ric!tion pl!ns usin" the AWS s#mols$
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AWS WELDING SYMBOLS
A$ Introduction to AWS Weldin" S#mols
/$ &he weldin" s#mols used tod!# !re considered shorth!nd for the welder$
De7elopin" ! cle!r me!ns of communic!tion etween the desi"nin" en"ineer
!nd the welder uildin" the pro1ect$ &he Americ!n Weldin" Societ# 8AWS9
h!s de7eloped ! st!nd!rd set of s#mols to e used for this purpose$ Both the
desi"nin" en"ineer !nd the welder use these s#mols without need for further
communic!tion$
B$ &he Weldin" S#mol
/$ &he weldin" s#mol is m!de up of three p!rts$
!$ &he &!il
$ :eference Line
c$ &he Arrow
0$ &he :eference Line
!$ &he reference line is the m!in found!tion for weldin" s#mols used in
lueprints$
$ An#thin" written !o7e the reference line itself indic!tes ! weld on the
other side of where the !rrow points$
c$ An#thin" written elow the reference line itself indic!tes ! weld on the
s!me side !s the !rrow points$
Other Side Other Side
Arrow Side Arrow Side
d$ Addition!l reference lines !re used to present ! se;uence of welds or
oper!tions to e preformed$ Sometimes it is necess!r# to prep!re the
1oint efore weldin", this will e defined in the weldin" s#mol$
Addition!l references c!n e m!de in two w!#s, fist dr!win" !nother
reference line or st!c%in" s#mols$
Second Oper!tion
&wo Lines Sin"le Line
+irst Oper!tion
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2$ &he Arrow
!$ &he !rrow runs from the reference line !nd desi"n!tes the 1oint th!t
needs to e welded$
$ A str!i"ht !rrow is used for weld loc!tions$
c$ A ro%en6!rrow line is used for 1oint prep!r!tion !nd re!%s tow!rd the
piece th!t is to e e7eled$
Str!i"ht Arrow Line Bro%en6Arrow Line
4$ &he &!il
!$ Inside the t!il will e further inform!tion !out the weld$ <su!ll#, the
method of weldin" or t#pe of weldin" rod to e used$
$ Specific!tion or other references will e pl!ced here$
c$ &he t!il mi"ht not !ppe!r on the reference line if it is not ein" used$
E=>/' BA*3 G&AW
WELD
*$ &he Weld S#mol
/$ &he most import!nt fe!ture of the weldin" s#mol is the t#pe of weld to e
used on the 1oint$
!$ +illet weld
$ )lu" or Slot weld
c$ Spot weld
d$ Se!m weld
e$ Groo7e weld
/9 S;u!re Groo7e
09 -6Groo7e
29 Be7el?Groo7e
49 <6Groo7e
(9 ,6Groo7e
59 +l!re6-
=9 +l!re6Be7el
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D$ Si@e of Welds
/$ &he si@e of the weld will e indic!ted on the weld s#mol$
0$ &he si@e will e eApressed in decim!ls, fr!ctions, or metric unit 8mm9$
2$ &he si@e will e loc!ted in front of the weld s#mol on the reference line$
2B'C 'C
4$ &he len"th of the weld will e pl!ced !fter the weld s#mol$
($ If the len"th of the le"s on ! fillet weld !re me!nt to e une;u!l the# will e
l!eled with two dimensions$
5$ If ! note "i7es the si@e of the welds, no dimensions will !ppe!r on the s#mol$
8See *h!rt 0//D6/59
E$ Si@es, G!ps, !nd An"le of Groo7es
/$ If the "roo7e "oes throu"h the pl!te, ! me!surement of dist!nce is not needed$
0$ If the "roo7e onl# "oes ! cert!in depth throu"h the met!l, ! me!surement will
e "i7en efore the weld s#mol$
$2(
>$2(
2$ If ! numer !ppe!r in p!rentheses 8$4>9 efore the weld s#mol, it will
determine the depth of the effecti7e thro!t$
$2( 8$4>9
>$4>
4$ If ! "!p etween the two pieces of met!l is needed, it will e indic!ted on the
weld s#mol$
/B/5
/B/5C
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+$ Other S#mols
/$ All Around, S#mol ? When ! e!d is to e welded !ll the w!# !round ! pl!te
or pipe the circle s#mol will !ppe!r on the reference lineEs connection with
the !rrow s#mol$
Side -iew
&op -iew
0$ +ield Weld, S#mol ? When ! weld is to e m!de or inspected out in the field !
fl!" will !ppe!r on the reference lineEs connection with the !rrow s#mol$
2$ Offset S#mols ? If the welds s#mols !re off set from e!ch other, the e!ds
need to e offset from e!ch other$
End -iew &op -iew
4$ *ontour !nd +inish S#mols
!$ +lush ? &he flush s#mol will e used when the finished
surf!ce needs to e flush$
$ *on7eA ? &he con7eA s#mol will e used when the
finished surf!ce needs to e con7eA$
c$ *onc!7e ? &he conc!7e s#mol will e used when the
finished surf!ce needs to conc!7e, this is 7er# seldom
used ut it h!s itsE purpose$
d$ +inish Method ? Most of the time the weldin" process will
determine the finished surf!ce$ If ! mech!nic!l me!ns of
surf!cin" !re needed it will e indic!ted # ! letter,
otherwise ! letter will not !ppe!r$
/9 * ? *hippin"
09 M ? M!chinin" G
29 G ? Grindin"
(9 : ? :ollin"
59 F ? F!mmerin"
=9 < ? <nspecified
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($ B!c% !nd B!c%in" Welds
!$ A B!c%in" weld will e m!de on the opposite side of ! "roo7e efore
the "roo7e weld is m!de !nd will !lso !ppe!r on the opposite side of
the reference line$ It will !lso e noted in the t!il !s to e ! B!c% or
B!c%in" weld$
B!c%in" Weld
$ A B!c% weld will e m!de on the opposite side of ! "roo7e weld !fter
the "roo7e weld !nd will !lso !ppe!r on the opposite side of the
reference line$ It will !lso e noted in the t!il !s to e ! B!c% or
B!c%in" weld$
B!c% Weld
5$ Melt6&hrou"h Welds ? Welds th!t !re re;uired to melt throu"h to the other side
of the met!l will e indic!ted # the melt6throu"h s#mol, which will !ppe!r
opposite of the weld s#mol$ &he hei"ht of the melt throu"h will e indic!ted
left of the melt6throu"h s#mol$
/B/5C
/B/5C
=$ Surf!cin" !nd F!rdf!cin" Welds ? Welds th!t !re !pplied to !re!s th!t need to
e uilt up or need h!rdf!cin" to pre7ent we!r$ &he hei"ht of the weld will e
indic!ted to the left of the weld s#mol$
/B'C
/C
/>C
/B'C
Welding Assignments
Weld #1
E7018
)l!ce ID numer here$
Weld #2
E6013
)l!ce ID numer here$
Weld #3 E6011
)l!ce ID numer here$
Quiz
N!meGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
D!teGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
ScoreGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Dr!w in the proper weld s#mol in the proper loc!tion on the reference line$
/ ? (, /> pts e!ch
/$ 0$
2$ 4$
($ 8&op -iew9 8End -iew9
5$ +ill in the l!n%s, identif# the p!rts of the Weldin" S#mol$ 8(> pts$9
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B$GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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D$GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
E$GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG A B * D E
N!meGGGGGGGG3EYGGGGG
D!teGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
ScoreGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Dr!w in the proper weld s#mol in the proper loc!tion on the reference line$
/ ? (, /> pts e!ch
/$ 0$
2$ 4$
($ 8&op -iew9 8End -iew9
5$ +ill in the l!n%s, identif# the p!rts of the Weldin" S#mol$ 8(> pts$9
A$GGGGGGArrowGGGGGG
B$GGGGGGOther SideGGG
*$GGGGGGArrow SideGG
D$GGGGGG:eference Line
E$GGGGGG&!ilGGGGGGGGG A B * D E
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THE WELDING SYMBOL
The Arrow The Referene Line The T!il
Other Side GTAW
Arrow Side "G!s T#ngsten Ar Welding$
Arrow Side
Other Side
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Addition!l Referene Lines
Seond O%er!tion
&irst O%er!tion
&illet Weld' Seond Be(eled Edge' &irst
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ARROW LINES
Str!ight Arrow Line
Arrow %oints to the )oint th!t needs to *e welded+
Bro,en-Arrow Line
Arrow %oints to the side th!t needs to *e *e(eled
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TY.E O& WELDS
&illet Weld
.l#g Weld
S%ot Weld
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TY.E O& WELDS
Se!m Weld
Groo(e Welds
S/#!re 0 Be(el 1 2 &l!re-0 &l!re-Be(el
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Si3es of Welds
4567
8597 456: 859:
;: 859:
"See Note for Si3e .l!ement <l!rifi!tion$
4567 = 854>7
N
8597 = 456: 456: 859:
854>: 456:
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Length of Welds
859: 8 ? @ 859: 4A
@: 4A:
B:
8:
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Si3es' G!%s' !nd Angle of Groo(es
>A
o

>A
o

No me!s#rement on de%th' the Be(el goes !ll the w!C to the other side+
+8@
+8@
Me!s#rements left of the weld sCm*ol will indi!te the de%th of the gro(e+
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Si3es' G!%s' !nd Angle of Groo(es
+8@ "+6A$
+6A +8@
The effeti(e thro!t me!s#rement will *e gi(en in %!rentheses' left of the weld sCm*ol+
454>:
454>:
G!%s *etween the met!l will *e indi!ted on the weld sCm*ol+
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Si3es' G!%s' !nd Angle of Groo(es
6@
o

454>:
+8@
6@
o

454>:
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OTHER SYMBOLS
Welding All the w!C !ro#nd
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O&&SET WELDING !nd &IELD WELDING
&ield SCm*ol "Welding to *e done in the field$
@ ? 4A
@ ? 4A
4A:
@:
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<ONTO1R !nd &INISH SYMBOLS
&l#sh <on(e= <on!(e
G
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BA<D !nd BA<DING WELDS
B!, !nd B!,ing Weld SCm*ol
BA<DING
WELD
The *!,ing weld is m!de *efore the groo(e weld
BA<D
WELD
The *!, weld is m!de !fter the groo(e weld
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MELT-THRO1GH WELDS
Melt-Thro#gh Weld SCm*ol
459:
459:
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S1R&A<ING !nd HARD&A<ING WELDS
459:
4:
4A: