Product Form
Rolled steel plates only.
Crack Location
At transverse butt weld joining two single plates end to end.
Dimensional requirements
Longitudinal axes in line.
Manufacturing requirements
Flat position shop welds, not submerged arc. Grind smooth any undercut.
Note: Shop welds made entirely in the flat position, either manually or by an automatic process other than submerged arc, have a better reinforcement shape. This statement is from the point of view of fatigue rather than positional, site, or submerged arc welds, such as larger re-entrant angles at the toes.