Terms used in a THE WELDING INSTITUTE let Welded T Joint Weld Face Tn visual inspection it is usually the Teg length that is used to size fillet welded joints. It is possible to find the design throat thickness easly by multiplying the leg length by 0.7 The excess weld metal can be measured by taking the measurable throat seading, then by ddedveting the design throat thickness caleulated shove Example: Ar the leg length of a convex fillet weld is measured at 10 mm, then the design throat thlekuess ~ 10 x 0.7 whieh is Tuan If the actual measured throat thickness is 8.5 mm then the excess weld metal is calculated fast 85 — 7mm = 1.Smm excess weld metal “WelluglanpecionofSeeb WIS 3.3 agg emcee Section 02 Terme & Defiitions Dy See Rev 09-09-07 Copyright © 2007 TWI 9M