Cold weather and welding

Can cold weather crack welding?

Asked by caroline on 16th Jun 2023
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"no it doesn’t effect because when we weld it’s already gone on high temperature"
Answered on 16th Jun 2023 - Member since Mar 2023 - report
"Cold weather shouldn’t crack welds unles there was a crack that let water in an it froze,but unlikely"
Answered on 16th Jun 2023 - Member since Jun 2023 - report
"No cold weather won't make a weld crack
Impurities in the metal, or a bad weld will crack"
Answered on 16th Jun 2023 - Member since Jun 2023 - report
"it has been known too. but it would have to be extremely cold and a bad weld.."
Answered on 12th Jul 2023 - Member since Jul 2022 - report
"Unlikely,I'm not an expert in welding but structural welding in particular is submitted to rigorous testing and I think in certain circumstances account for extreme temperatures exposure!"
Answered on 16th Jun 2023 - Member since Jan 2023 - report
"YES - cold cracking - due to cooling to quickly.

Rate of heat loss is proportional to the temperature difference, which tells us that in cold conditions a welded joint will cool faster."
Answered on 16th Jun 2023 - Member since Feb 2020 - report
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