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root pass

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root pass [′rüt ‚pas]
(metallurgy)
The first weld bead deposited in a multiple pass weld. Also known as root sealer bead.


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In oil and gas pipes, the quality of the root pass of a weld is critical to the structural integrity of the girth weld.
Jepperson explains that welding procedures specified a root pass with solid wire (MIG process) and then subsequent passes with flux-cored wire.
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