Various Types of Welding Joints and Their Uses

AWS D1-Series References to WPS for Plug and plug weld and slot weld To enable thicker plate to be joined by 'spot welding' a circular or elongated hole may be machined through the top plate, enabling either a plug or a slot weld plug and slot welds Arrange the following welds in ascending order as per their usage in structural engineering applications a) fillet weld, groove weld, slot and plug weld b)

plug and slot weld Slot and Plug Symbol Slot and plug welds are made when holes are created in one material and then welded to another by filling the holes with weld metal