Plug Welding Plate

Plug Welds or Width of Slot for Slot Welds Material Thickness Minimum Hole Diameter or Slot Width 3t IV A t 3 t≥ 3 Plug and

Welding Techniques Plug and Slot welds used with lap joints Surfacing welds are used to build up

plug slot Most common joints are made up of fillet weld or the butt weld Plug and slot welds are not generally used in structural steel work Fig

plug weld vs slot weld A Slot Weld is just like a plug weld It is made in a hole that is in a lap joint or a tee joint which joins the metal to the top of the other piece of metal