Weld Cost Calculator
Estimate the total cost per weld including labor, filler metal, shielding gas, and electricity for any welding process.
Changing the process updates default values for travel speed, filler cost, gas flow, and arc-on time.
Use our Filler Metal Calculator to estimate this
Fully loaded labor rate including burden
Arc travel speed — varies by process and position
Set to 0 for self-shielded processes like SMAW
Total gas cost divided by tank volume
Percentage of total time actually welding — includes setup, positioning, cleaning
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