What does the AWS define as a welding position?

• A. Joint position in relationship to level in degrees
• B. Location of the weld
• C. Location of the material
• D. All the above

Answer: (A)

Welding position is about how the joint sits in relation to gravity during welding. The AWS describes it by the joint’s orientation relative to a level plane, often conveyed as an angle measured from that level. This orientation—flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead—determines how you manipulate the weld and affects technique and penetration.

The other ideas don’t define position: where the weld is located on the part and where the material sits aren’t about the weld’s orientation, so they don’t describe the welding position. That’s why describing the joint’s position in relation to level (in degrees) is the correct concept.