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AWS A5.3/A5.3M : 1999

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SPECIFICATION FOR ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM-ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
Superseded date

28-04-2023

Published date

01-01-2006

Personnel (Reaffirmation)
Personnel (Original)
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Figures
1. Scope
Part A - General Requirements
2. Normative References
3. Classification
4. Acceptance
5. Certification
6. Units of Measure and Rounding-Off Procedure
Part B - Tests, Procedures, and Requirements
7. Summary of Tests
8. Retest
9. Weld Test Assembly
10. Chemical Analysis
11. Tension Test
12. Bend Test
Part C - Manufacture, Identification, and Packaging
13. Method of Manufacture
14. Standard Sizes and Lengths
15. Core Wire and Covering
16. Exposed Core
17. Electrode Identification
18. Packaging
19. Marking of Packages
Annex A (Informative) - Guide to AWS Specification for Aluminum
                        and Aluminum-Alloy Electrodes for Shielded
                        Metal Arc Welding
Annex B (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation of
                        Technical Inquiries
AWS Filler Metal Specifications by Material and Welding Process
AWS Filler Metal Specifications and Related Documents

Defines requirements for the classification of aluminum and aluminum-alloy electrodes for shielded metal arc welding.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes AWS A5.3. (07/1999)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
American Welding Society
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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ASME B31.5 : 2016 REFRIGERATION PIPING AND HEAT TRANSFER COMPONENTS

ISO 544:2011 Welding consumables Technical delivery conditions for filler materials and fluxes Type of product, dimensions, tolerances and markings
ASTM B 209 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate
AWS A5.01 : 93(R1999) FILLER METAL PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES
AWS B4.0:2016 STANDARD METHODS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF WELDS

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