That looks like a simple spot weld. Simply not up to the job! Such a small area of weld is never going to last with stresses of load and vibration. The extra welding is a must. It looks like a beancounter’s spec rather than an engineer’s spec.
When I worked in a car rad factory we spot welded the tank pipes ( brass tanks) then they were high temp soldered sealing the pipe/tank joint. The spit weld was done in a jig for correct orientation and added some strength. Why high temp solder? Assembling a rad meant using a jig to position the tank on the core tube p,ate. Normal temperature solder was then used to fix and seal the tank to the core.the pipe solder wouldn’t melt at this stage, maintaining integrity.
If QA started ( correctly at the design stage as it should) then that assembly would likely be declined for a better one. What effect on reputation versus marginal better quality built in cost? An example of excessive cost cutting? On second viewing is that lug pushed through a hole in the base and then welded normally? Better than a spot weld but only just. Still not the best option though.

Last edited by sospan; 05/07/23 08:26 AM.
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