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Find fillet weld throat and area.

Effective throat 4.243
Weld cross-section area (mm²) 18

Formula: throat = leg × 0.707 ; area = 0.5 × leg²

Step-by-step with your numbers:
1. Values used:
2. Fillet leg size = 6
3. Weld length = 100
4.
5. Effective throat = 4.243
6. Weld cross-section area = 18mm²
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Find a fillet weld's effective throat and cross-sectional area.

The math behind it

throat = leg × 0.707 (since it's the leg of an isosceles right triangle). Area = ½ × leg².

Worked example

6 mm leg → throat 4.24 mm, area 18 mm².

FAQ

Volume?

Multiply area × weld length for the deposited metal volume.