Angled preparation cut or ground on the edge of a member. Pipe is commonly beveled at 37.5 degrees per side, giving a 75 degree included groove, with a small land at the root. Bevels are made with a torch, plasma, beveling machine or grinder, and must be cleaned of oxide and dross before welding.
Heard on the job
Bevel's got torch slag and drag lines all over it, grind it bright before you fit it up.
Also heard as
- prep
- edge prep
Related terms
Groove weld
A weld made in a prepared opening between two members, such as a beveled butt joint.
Land
Shop word for the flat root face left at the bottom of a bevel, called the root face in codes.
Root opening
The gap between members at the root of a joint, set during fit-up before welding.
Oxyfuel cutting
Cutting steel by heating it to ignition with a flame, then burning it away with a jet of oxygen.