Effect of Weld Properties on the Crush Strength of the PWR Spacer Grid

Table 5

Comparisons of crush strength ratio.

Weld line (mm)	Analysis/Test
	with base material properties	with weld material properties
Spot welding (2.0 mm)	1.94	1.43
Line welding (9.275 mm)	1.93	1.49
Line welding (13.28 mm)	1.90	1.51