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SMAW Welding Rubric 
SMAW Welding Rubric
Students will use Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) welding techniques to butt weld and fillet weld using E6010 / E7018 Electrodes.
Rubric Code: UX3B72B
By gzimmel
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Subject: Vocational  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Exceeds Standard

4 pts

Meets Standard

3 pts

Partially Meets

2 pts

Does Not Meet

1 pts

Grade

(N/A)

Weld width and height:

Uniform width and thickness throughout the entire length of each weld.
Exceeds Standard

Bead is uniform width all along the length of each welld. Has a smooth appearance
Meets Standard

Bead maintains width and length. Shows some small blemishes along the weld
Partially Meets

Not a uniform thickness through out the weld. Thickness goes to extremes
Does Not Meet

Weld is cut off in places, not uniform along the weld. Shows bare spots
Grade
Appearance

Smooth with uniform dense ripples, doesn’t show the bead traveling too fast or slow.
Exceeds Standard

Weld shows a constant speed and uniformity the entire length
Meets Standard

Weld shows a constant speed with some blemishes that are minimal
Partially Meets

Weld shows definite areas of speeding up and slowing down. Ripples tend to be coarse
Does Not Meet

Weld has been done to fast or to slow. Weld is not complete
Grade
Face of bead:

Convex, free of voids and high spots, shows uniformity throughout the bead.
Exceeds Standard

Has a nice rounded look. Is not overly high, or low. Bead covers a wide area of each weld.
Meets Standard

Bead is well rounded, mostly uniform over the length of the weld. Shows some high spots and low spots
Partially Meets

Bead shows many high and low area's. Total lack of uniformity throughout the weld
Does Not Meet

Weld does not blend into one single bead.
Grade
Edge of bead

Good fusion, no overlapping or undercutting.
Exceeds Standard

Sides and edges are smooth blending into each weld. Undercutting is kept to a minimum, Weld does not float on surface
Meets Standard

Moderately smooth blending. Undercutting and float are present. Stength of the weld is still strong
Partially Meets

Float and undercut are very apartent. Weld lacks strength and flow
Does Not Meet

Metal is burned through. Weld has no connection to metal,
Grade
Beginning and ending full size

Crater well filled.
Exceeds Standard

End of each weld is complete, the line doesn't taper off
Meets Standard

Weld ending is full but shows some tapering and a craterpresent
Partially Meets

Crater distinctly present at the end of the bead.
Does Not Meet

Metal is burned through at the end
Grade
Surrounding Plate

Welding surface free of spatter.
Exceeds Standard

Spatter is kept to a minuimum.
Meets Standard

Some spatter is present but not displeasing
Partially Meets

Spatter is in large amounts
Does Not Meet

Spatter takes away from the integrity of the weld.
Grade
Penetration

Complete without burn through.
Exceeds Standard

Weld penetrates deep into the metal and adds strength and fusion to the edges and depth.
Meets Standard

Weld penetrates deep but does not re surface through the bottom of a jointed welds
Partially Meets

Weld is uneven in depth, lacks uniformity along weld length.
Does Not Meet

Weld floats on top of the metal. Has no strength
Grade
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Keywords:
  • E6010 / E7018 Arc Welding

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