The standard organizes welding defects into six primary groups for easier identification and reporting: Longitudinal, transverse, radial, or crater cracks.

Random arc damage, spatter, surface scuffing, and metal thinning. Reference & Download Links

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Gas pores, clusters, elongated cavities, and shrinkage.

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Incomplete fusion between beads or the root.