stronger than any point along the plate itself... you could bend the plate into an L or T shape to make it stronger as well... depending on the quality weld of course
The welding procedures and welds including welding rods and wires are designed to be stronger than the parent material in the final welded configuration. There are qualification procedures for the type of weld, parent material, welding material, the joint configuration and what position the weld is going to made such as over head, flat, vertical, etc.
You may want to look up the specifications of the American Welding Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
It woul totally depend on the metal used, the thickness, the angle of the plates etc. but ideally if the weld is the same metal as the plate then you would hope it would be almost as strong as a continuous piece of metal (which is what a really good weld actually is - fused metal)
First it depends on the parent metal of the weld. (aluminum, steel...) Both are weldable!
Steel=magnetic aluminum=NONmagnetic
As long as the weld looks nice (like a row of quarters) and the penetration of the weld is good then the weld should be as strong as the surrounding material.
Also make sure your weld did not change the molecular structure of the material (annealing, tempering, hardening).
YES welds are very strong
depends on
-welding rode
-metal type
-wedding m/c(set)
-welding current
-type of welding
-experience of the welder
-cleanlnss of weld surface etc.
however a normal elcertric arc welding offer good strength.sometimes 60,000 psi pressure capable.that mean it won't break if u apply a load of 60,000 pound on a square inch area.but mostly depends on above factors in which weldingrode grade very important.
How strong would the welded joint be between two metal plates?
