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State The Difference Between Fillet and Butt Weld

Fillet welds join two adjacent plates by welding at the corner where the plates meet. Butt welds join the ends of two plates placed side by side, filling in the gap between the plate ends. Butt welds require preparing the plate ends to be welded and more skilled labor compared to fillet welds, but can transfer larger forces and have better fatigue resistance than fillet welds.

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State The Difference Between Fillet and Butt Weld

Fillet welds join two adjacent plates by welding at the corner where the plates meet. Butt welds join the ends of two plates placed side by side, filling in the gap between the plate ends. Butt welds require preparing the plate ends to be welded and more skilled labor compared to fillet welds, but can transfer larger forces and have better fatigue resistance than fillet welds.

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8. State the difference between fillet and Butt weld.

Fillet Weld Butt Weld


Fillet welds are made against two surfaces of Butt welds are made by butting plate surfaces
adjacent plates in order to join them together. against one another and filling the gap between
contact surfaces with weld metal, in the process
of fusing the base metal also together.
Simple, fast and economical to make. Costlier than fillet welds because of the
requirement of edge preparation.
No prior edge preparation is necessary. Early designed and fabricated to be as strong as
the member.
Does not require very skilled labour. Requires more skilled man power than that of
fillet welds.
Less attractive in appearance. Better appearance as compared to fillet welds.
Thickness = 0.707 *weld size Thickness =5/8 *thickness of the thinner plate
Poor performance under fatigue loading. Better fatigue characteristics compared to fillet
welds.
Not appropriate to transfer forces large in Easy to detail and the length of the connections
magnitude. is considerably reduced.

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