ABLE 8

REQUIREMENTS FOR PREPARATION OF FILLET WELD TEST ASSEMBLIES

AWS Classification(A)
A5.5 A5.5M
Electrode
Size
in. mm
Length
in. mm
Plate Size(B)
Thickness (T)
in. mm
Length (L) min.(C)
in. mm
Welding
Position
Size of Fillet Weld
in. mm
E(X)XX10-X
E(X)XX11-X
EXX10-X
EXX11-X
332
18
532
316
732
14

2.5
3.2
4.0
5.0
...
6.0
12
14
14
14
14 or 18
18
300
350
350
350
350 or 450
450
18
14
38
38
12
12
3
6
10
10

12
12
10
12
12
12
12 or 16
16
250
300
300
300
300 or 400
400
V, OH
V, OH
V, OH
V, OH
H
H
532 max.
316 max.
14 max.
516 max.
14 min.
14 min.
4.0 max.
5.0 max.

6.0 max.
8.0 max.
6.0 min.
6.0 min.
E(X)XX13-G EXX13-G
332
18
532
316
732
2.5
3.2
4.0
5.0
...
12
14
14
14
14 or 18
300
350
350
350
350 or 450
18
14
38

38
12
3
6
10
10
12
10
12
12
12
12 or 16
250
300
300
300
300 or 400
V, OH
V, OH
V, OH
V, OH
H
532 max.
316 max.
14 max.
38 max.
14 min.
4.0 max.

5.0 max.
6.0 max.
10.0 max.
6.0 min.
E(X)XX15-X
E(X)XX16-X
E(X)XX18M
E12018M1
E(X)XX18-X
EXX15-X
EXX16-X
EXX18M
E8318M1
EXX18-X
332
18
532
316
732
14
2.5
3.2
4.0
5.0
...
6.0
12 or
1414

14
14
14 or 18
18
300 or 350
350
350
350
350 or 450
450
18
14
38
38
12
12
3
6
10
10
12
12
10 or 12
12
12
12
12 or 16
16

250 or 300
300
300
300
300 or 400
400
V, OH
V, OH
V, OH
H
H
H
316 max.
14 max.
516 max.
316 min.
14 min.
516 min.
5.0 max.
6.0 max.
8.0 max.
5.0 min.
6.0 min.
8.0 min.
E7020-X
E7027-X
E4920-X
E4927-X

18
532
316
732
14
516
3.2
4.0
5.0
...
6.0
8.0
14
14
14 or 18
18 or 28
18 or 28
18 or 28
350
350
350 or 450
450 or 700
450 or 700
450 or 700
14
38
38
12

12
12
6
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12 or 16
16 or 26
16 or 26
16 or 26
300
300
300 or 400
400 or 650
400 or 650
400 or 650
H
H
H
H
H
H
18 min.
316 min.

14 min.
14 min.
516 min.
516 min.
3.0 min.
5.0 min.
6.0 min.
6.0 min.
8.0 min.
8.0 min.
E(X)XX45-P2 EXX45-P2
332
18
532
...
2.5
3.2
4.0
4.5
14
14
14
14
350
350
350
350
18

14
38
38
3
6
10
10
10 or 12
12
12
12
250 or 300
300
300
300
V-down, OH
V-down, OH
V-down, OH
V-down, OH
316 max.
14 max.
516 max.
14 min.
5.0 max.
6.0 max.
8.0 max.
6.0 min.
NOTES:

(A) The letters XX used in the classification designations in this table represent
the various strength levels (70, 80, 90, 100, 110, and 120 [49, 55, 62, 69, 76,
and 83]) of the weld metal.
The letter suffix X as used in this table is defined in Note (A) of Table 1
(B) See Fig. 3.
(C) A starting tab, or a longer test assembly shall be used to ensure that the end
of the first bead is more than 4 in. [100 mm] from the end of the test assembly.