Welding Terminology

___ metal is the metal part or parts being welded.

• filler

• base

• fusion

• autogenous

___ metal is metal deposited in a welded, brazed, or soldered joint during the welding process.

• filler

• base

• fusion

• autogenous

A weld ___ is a weld that results from a weld pass.

• base

• pool

• pass

• bead

A weld ___ is a single progression of welding along a weld joint.

• base

• pool

• pass

• bead

A ___ is a depression at the termination of a weld bead.

• depth of fusion

• depth of penetration

• crater

• pass

___ reinforcement is reinforcement on the back side of the base metal, opposite the face reinforcement.

• weld

• face

• root

• joint

A ___ is the portion of a weld joint where the parts are the closest to each other.

• root face

• joint root

• weld face

• weld toe

A ___ is the junction of a base metal and a weld face.

• joint root

• root face

• weld face

• weld toe

A ___ weld is a small weld used to hold parts in proper alignment until the welds are made.

• toe

• tack

• face

• root

The five basic ___ configurations are butt, T, lap, corner, and edge.

• joint

• pass

• filler

• groove