Welding Standards Conversion Mapping
The following tables provide mapping of welding parameters that change during conversion between the ANSI and ISO welding standards. All other welding parameters do not change during conversion.
ANSI to ISO
Parameter Name
ANSI
ISO
LEG1
Value
N/A
LEG2
Value
N/A
INTERMITTENT
YES
YES
NO
NO
PITCH_DIST
Value
Value
NUM_OF_WELDS
Value
Value
WELD_SPACING
AT_CENTER
AT_CENTER
AT_END
AT_END
SEG_LENGTH
Value
Value
FINISH
NONE
NO
CHIP
YES
HAMMER
YES
GRIND
YES
MACHINE
YES
ROLL
YES
UNSPECIFIED
YES
SHAPE
NONE
NONE
FLAT
FLAT
CONVEX
CONVEX
CONCAVE
CONCAVE
WELD_MATERIAL
String
String
WELD_PROCESS
String
String
FIELD
YES
YES
NO
NO
X_SECTION_AREA
Value
Value
WELD_LWW_THICKNESS
Value
Value
GROOVE_ANGLE
Value
Value
PREP_DEPTH
Value
Value
ROOT_OPEN
Value
Value
WELD_SIZE
Value
Value
ROOT_PENETRATION
Value
Value
FACE_OFFSET
Value
Value
BACK_WELD_SHAPE
NONE
NONE
FLAT
FLAT
CONVEX
CONVEX
CONCAVE
CONCAVE
BACK_WELD_FINISH
NONE
NO
CHIP
YES
HAMMER
YES
GRIND
YES
MACHINE
YES
ROLL
YES
UNSPECIFIED
YES
BACK_TYPE
NONE
NONE
BACKING
BACKING
BACK_WELD
BACK_WELD
BACKING
REMOVABLE_STRIP
REMOVABLE_STRIP
PERMANENT STRIP
PERMANENT STRIP
PLUG_SIZE
Value
Value
SPOT_DIAMETER
Value
Value
SPOT_STRENGTH
Value
Value
DEFAULT_SPOT_DIA
Value
Value
ISO to ANSI
Parameter Name
ANSI
ISO
LEG_LENGTH
Value
N/A
THROAT_THICKNESS
Value
N/A
INTERMITTENT
YES
YES
NO
NO
PITCH_DIST
Value
Value
NUM_OF_WELDS
Value
Value
WELD_SPACING
AT_CENTER
AT_CENTER
AT_END
AT_END
SEG_LENGTH
Value
Value
FINISH
NO
NONE
YES
Select an option in the Weld Standard Parameters dialog box
SHAPE
NONE
NONE
FLAT
FLAT
CONVEX
CONVEX
CONCAVE
CONCAVE
SMOOTH_BLEND
Select an option in the Weld Standard Parameters dialog box
WELD_MATERIAL
String
String
WELD_PROCESS
String
String
FIELD
YES
YES
NO
NO
X_SECTION_AREA
Value
Value
WELD_LWW_THICKNESS
Value
Value
GROOVE_ANGLE
Value
Value
PREP_DEPTH
Value
Value
ROOT_OPEN
Value
Value
WELD_SIZE
Value
Value
ROOT_PENETRATION
Value
Value
FACE_OFFSET
Value
Value
BACK_WELD_SHAPE
NONE
NONE
FLAT
FLAT
CONVEX
CONVEX
CONCAVE
CONCAVE
SMOOTH_BLEND
Select an option in the Weld Standard Parameters dialog box
BACK_WELD_FINISH
NO
NONE
YES
Select an option in the Weld Standard Parameters dialog box
BACK_TYPE
NONE
NONE
BACKING
BACKING
BACK_WELD
BACK_WELD
BACKING
REMOVABLE_STRIP
REMOVABLE_STRIP
PERMANENT_STRIP
PERMANENT_STRIP
PLUG_SIZE
Value
Value
SPOT_DIAMETER
Value
Value
SPOT_STRENGTH
Value
Value
DEFAULT_SPOT_DIA
Value
Value
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