BS 4165(1984) : 1984

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Size of wire
4. Tolerance on diameter of wire
5. Condition of wire
6. Composition of wire
7. Coils
8. Coiling conditions
9. Flux
10. Testing and grading
11. Initial tests
12. Initial test requirements for multi-run technique
13. Initial test requirements for two-run technique
14. Quality control
15. Retests
16. Packing and storage
17. Marking
18. Manufacturer's certificate
Appendices
A. Composition of other ferritic submerged arc wires
    (% by mass)
B. Submerged arc welding fluxes: types and
    characteristics
C. Parent metal for test plates
D. All-weld tests
E. Transverse tensile and bend tests
F. Butt weld tests
G. Health and safety publications
Tables
1. Wire composition (% by mass)
2. Dimensions of coils and pay-off packs of wire
3. M300 grade requirements
4. M350 grade requirements
5. M450 grade requirements
6. T300 grade requirements
7. T350 grade requirements
8. T450 grade requirements
9. Parent metal for test plates
10. Weld details for preparation of butt weld test
    pieces
Figures
1. Method of preparation of all-weld test piece
2. All-weld tensile test specimen
3. Test piece for transverse tensile and bend test
    specimens
4. Transverse tensile test specimen
5. Method of testing transverse bend specimens
6. Test piece for butt weld tests
7. Location of longitudinal weld tensile and impact
    specimens for various thicknesses of test piece

Lays down requirements for solid electrode wires and for fluxes for the submerged arc welding or carbon steel and medium-tensile steel with sulfur and phosphorus contents of not greater than 0.06 % each. Covers size of wire, tolerance on diameter of wire, composition of wire, flux, testing and grading, quality control, packing and storage and marking.