Manufacturing Processes

Welding Simulators

A focused Manufacturing Processes hub for welding tools, keeping related formulas, assumptions, and engineering checks together.

7 simulators

Adjacent categories

Materials & Failure Mechanical Engineering Thermal Engineering Chemistry & Reaction Engineering

Simulator list

Eccentric Weld Group Simulator
Welding
Analyse what happens to a bracket connection made with two fillet welds when the load is applied off the centroid of the weld group — an eccentricity.
Fillet Weld Joint Strength Calculator
Welding
Calculate fillet weld strength per AWS, ISO, JIS standards. Input geometry & load to get throat thickness, shear/normal/resultant stresses, and safety factor.
Rosenthal Solution Simulator — Quasi-Stationary Welding Heat Transfer
Welding
Rosenthal solution simulator for welding heat transfer. Compute heat input Q, line energy q, cooling time t8/5 and HAZ width from voltage, current, speed, arc efficiency.
Weld HAZ Cooling Rate Simulator
Welding
Compute the cooling rate through the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of an arc weld using the Rosenthal-Adams analytical solution.
Welding Heat Input & Cooling Rate Calculator (Rosenthal Solution)
Welding
Calculate welding heat input and cooling rates with the free Rosenthal solution calculator from . Optimize your welding parameters for better results.
Welded Joint Strength Calculator (AWS D1.1)
Welding
Calculate welded joint strength per AWS D1.1. Instantly find allowable load, safety factor, and eccentric effects for fillet and PJP welds.
Welding Residual Stress Simulator — Heat Input, Distortion & Shrinkage
Welding
Simulate welding residual stress, distortion, and shrinkage. Adjust heat input, material, joint type, and restraint for instant engineering calculations.

How to Use

  1. Select welding process (GMAW, FCAW, SMAW) and base material (mild steel, stainless, aluminum) from the cat-filter dropdown
  2. Input travel speed (mm/min), wire feed rate (m/min), voltage (V), and current (A) parameters
  3. Simulator calculates heat input (kJ/mm), cooling rate, and predicts HAZ width and hardness profile; review tensile strength and impact toughness predictions against AWS D1.1 acceptance criteria

Worked Example

GMAW on ASTM A36 steel: voltage 28V, current 180A, travel speed 250 mm/min, wire feed 6.5 m/min. Heat input = (28 × 180 × 60) / (250 × 1000) = 12.1 kJ/mm. Simulator predicts HAZ width of 8.2 mm, peak hardness 310 HV in coarse-grained zone. Cooling time t8/5 from 800°C to 500°C: 4.8 seconds (ambient, no preheat). Resulting tensile strength 425 MPa exceeds minimum 345 MPa; impact energy 48 J at −20°C meets structural code requirements.

Practical Notes

  1. Higher heat input (>15 kJ/mm) on thick sections reduces cooling rate, lowering hardness but increasing softening risk in HAZ; preheat to 150°C for t8/5 > 10 sec to maintain toughness
  2. Aluminum (cat-filter selection) requires AC or pulsed DC to break oxide layer; simulator adjusts thermal conductivity (167 W/mK vs. 50 for steel) and predicts liquation cracking in 6xxx series if cooling exceeds 100°C/sec
  3. Stainless steel welds need travel speed <200 mm/min to avoid carbide precipitation; simulator flags corrosion risk if ferrite number drops below 3 FN in austenitic grades