This paper addresses the estimation of the uncertainty associated to welding bead width measurement according to the ISO GUM recommendations. The applied methodology consisted of the following steps: identification and study of the variables that affect measurement of the bead width with a caliper; adoption of a mathematical model that relates the input and output variables of the evaluated system; planning and execution of experiments to gather data; estimation of measurement uncertainty and, finally, analysis and discussion of results. By the end of this work it was possible to conclude that the variability associated to the readings was the source of the largest contribution for the final uncertainty, and that the expanded uncertainty has reached the value ± 1,03 mm to 95,45 % of coverage.
Uncertainty; coverage factor and degrees of freedom
