Lesson 9 - Estimating & Comparing Weld Metal Costs Page 1 of 1

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LESSON IX
The Basics of Arc Table of
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and tables that provide average values that you may use. Electrode manufacturers will usually
supply the deposition data you need through their Technical Services Department, if it is not
Lesson 2 already published in their literature.
Common Electric
Arc Welding
Processes

9.2 FACTORS FOR COST FORMULAS Go To Test

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for Welding 9.2.1 Labor and Overhead - Labor and overhead may be considered jointly in your Print
Mild Steels calculations. Labor is the welder’s hourly rate of pay including wages and benefits. Overhead
includes allocated portions of plant operating and maintenance costs. Weld shops in manu-
Lesson 4 facturing plants normally have established labor and overhead rates for each department.
Glossary
Covered Electrodes Labor and overhead rates can vary greatly from plant to plant, and also with location. Figure 1
for Welding Low
shows how labor and overhead may vary and suggests an average value to use in your calcu-
Alloy Steels
lations when the actual value is unknown.

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Welding Filler Metals HOURLY WELDING LABOR & OVERHEAD RATES
for Stainless Steels
Small Shops $10.00 to $25.00/hr.
Large Shops $25.00 to $50.00/hr
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Average $30.00/hr.
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Carbon & Low Alloy APPROXIMATE LABOR AND OVERHEAD RATES
Steel Filler Metals - FIGURE 1
GMAW,GTAW,SAW

9.2.2 Deposition Rate - The deposition rate is the rate that weld metal can be deposited Search
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Flux Cored Arc by a given electrode or welding wire, expressed in pounds per hour. It is based on continuous Chapter
Electrodes Carbon (Faster
operation, not allowing time for stops and starts caused by inserting a new electrode, cleaning
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slag, termination of the weld or other reasons. The deposition rate will increase as the welding
current is increased. Search
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9.2.2.1 When using solid or flux cored wires, deposition rate will increase as the electrical
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Electrodes stick-out is increased, and the same amperage is maintained. True deposition rates for each
welding filler metal, whether it is a coated electrode or a solid or flux cored wire, can only be
established by an actual test in which the weldment is weighed before welding and then again
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after welding, at the end of a measured period of time. The tables in Figures 8-11 contain
Estimating &
Comparing Weld average values for the deposition rate of various types of welding filler metals. These are
Metal Costs based on welding laboratory tests and published data.

Lesson 10
Reliability of Welding
Filler Metals

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