Welding Cost Estimator GMAW

Cost Per Foot

Description
C+L

Value
$4.8708

Cost Per Hour

Description
$/ft x ft/hr

Value
$73.062

Blue = Input Paramter

Description

Value

wire weight calculator

Consumables
Wire .045 ER70S-6

$/lb

wire weight

lb/in

Shielding gas
Shielding gas flow rate CFH
Shielding gas flow rate CFM
incidentals cost/in (expand if necc)
Wire Cost per inch
Gas cost per inch
Total Cost per inch
Total Cost per foot

$/ft3
ft3/hr (CFH)
ft3/min
tips, liner etc
FS x weight x $/lb)/TS
(CFM x $/CF)/TS
Wire+Gas+Incidental
$/ft

$6.37000
0.000461
$0.5160
35.00
0.58
$0.00
$0.10304

wire diameter

0.045

density of material

0.29

lbs/inch3

volume

0.00159

cu inch

weight/inch

0.00046

lbs/inch

$0.02508
$0.12812
$1.5375

Description

Value

Inch/Min
Inch/Min
Percentage

12.000
400.000
0.950

wire use per inch traveled

lb/in

0.016

Deposition rate

lb/hr

Travel speed
travel speed IPM
Wire feed speed WFS
Deposition Efficiency

Description

10.51
Value

Labor and overhead (L)

Labor + Overhead

$/hr

$50.00

Post weld operations

$/hr

$0.00

Labour Cost Per inch

(L+O/60)/(TSxOF)

Cost per minute

Labor + Overhead

$/min
$/ft
Description

$0.2778
$0.83
3.333
Value

Operating Factor
Operating Factor

Arc on time/hr

25%

% On Time

25%

Other
Operating Factor

Total Cost
Consumables
Labor + Overhead
Travel Speed
Operating Factor
Total Cost per inch
Total Cost Per Foot

Description

Value

cost per inch

Cost Per inch

$0.13
$0.28

Inches per minute

Arc on time
C+L
$/FT
Description

Heat Input
Voltage
Amperage
Joules Per Inch

Wedding Budget

V
A
(VxAx60)/Travel S

0.1281

12.00
0.25
$0.41
4.8708
Value
24.0
150.0
18000

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Welding Cost Estimator GMAW

Cost Per Foot

Description
C+L

Value
$4.8708

Cost Per Hour

Description
$/ft x ft/hr

Value
$73.062

Consumables to Labor cost

Wedding Budget

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Welding Cost Estimator GMAW

Description

Value

Cost Per Foot

C+L

$3.6065

Cost Per Hour

Description
$/ft x ft/hr

Value
$54.098

Description

Value

Blue = Input Parameter

Consumables
Wire 316L
wire weight
Shielding gas
Shielding gas flow rate CFH
Shielding gas flow rate CFM
incidentals cost/in (expand if necc)
Wire Cost per inch
Gas cost per inch
Total Cost per inch
Total Cost per foot

$/lb
lb/in

$6.37000
0.000461

$/ft3

$0.2140

ft3/hr (CFH)

35.00

ft3/min

wire diameter
density of materia
volume

0.045
0.29
0.001590

lbs/inch^3
cu inch

weight/inch

0.0004611381

lbs/inch

0.58

tungsten,etc
avel speed x price/lb

$0.00
$0.01236

flow rate x travel rate

Wire+Gas+Incidental

$0.01040
$0.02277

$/ft

wire weight calculator

$0.2732
air cost: 0.5-0.435 per 1000 cubic feet

Description

Value

Inch/Min
Inch/Min

12.000
48.000

Inch/inch
Percentage
lb/in

4.000
0.950
0.002

Travel speed
travel speed IPM
Wire feed speed
Wire use inches/inch
Deposition Efficiency
wire use per inch traveled
Deposition rate

0.035 spool 33 pounds 7.67lb

lb/hr
Description

Labor and overhead (L)

Labor + Overhead
Post weld operations
Labour Cost Per inch
Cost per minute
Labor + Overhead

$/hr
$/hr
(L+O/60)/(TSxOF)
$/min
$/ft
Description

1.33
Value
$50.00
$0.00
$0.2778
$0.83
3.333
Value

Operating Factor
Operating Factor
Other
Operating Factor

Arc on time/hr

25%

% On Time

25%

Description

Value

0.0228

Total Cost
Consumables
Labor + Overhead
Travel Speed

cost per inch

Cost Per inch
Inches per minute

Operating Factor
Total Cost per inch

Arc on time
C+L

0.25
$0.30

$/FT

3.6065

Total Cost Per Foot

Description

$0.02
$0.28
12.00

Value

Heat Input
Voltage
Amperage
Joules Per Inch

Wedding Budget

V
A

24.0
150.0

(VxAx60)/Travel S

18000

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Welding Cost Estimator GMAW

Description

Value

Cost Per Foot

C+L

$3.6065

Cost Per Hour

Description
$/ft x ft/hr

Value
$54.098

Blue = Input Parameter

Consumables to Labor cost

Wedding Budget

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Horizontal GTAW time sec

Distance In

minutes

IN/min

36
94
108
108

7.25
17.25
23.125
19

0.60
1.57
1.80
1.80

12.083
11.011
12.847
10.556

Vertical GTAW time sec

Distance In

Minutes

In/min

88
92
99

17.75
18
20.25

1.47
1.53
1.65

12.102
11.739
12.273

Average Std Dev

11.624 1.036829

Average Std Dev

12.038 0.272535