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    SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING

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    Published date:  01-01-2014

    Publisher:  American Welding Society

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    Personnel
    Foreword
    List of Tables
    List of Figures
    1. Scope
    2. Normative References
    3. Classification
    4. Acceptance
    5. Certification
    6. Rounding Procedure
    7. Summary of Tests
    8. Retest
    9. Weld Test Assemblies
    10. Chemical Analysis
    11. Radiographic Test
    12. Tension Test
    13. Impact Test
    14. Fillet Weld Test
    15. Moisture Test
    16. Absorbed Moisture Test
    17. Diffusible Hydrogen Test
    18. Method of Manufacture
    19. Standard Sizes and Lengths
    20. Core Wire and Covering
    21. Exposed Core
    22. Electrode Identification
    23. Packaging
    24. Marking of Packages
    Annex A (Informative) - Guide to AWS Specification for
            Low-Alloy Steel Electrodes for Shielded Metal
            Arc Welding
    Annex B (Informative) - Guidelines for Preparation of
            Technical Inquiries for AWS Technical Committees
    AWS Filler Metal Specifications by Material and Welding
    Process
    AWS Filler Metal Specifications and Related Documents

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    Defines requirements for the classification of low-alloy steel electrodes for shielded metal arc welding of carbon and low-alloy steels.

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    Committee A5
    Development Note Supersedes AWS A5.5. (07/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Welding Society
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

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    UNI EN 4632-003 : 2011 AEROSPACE SERIES - WELDABILITY AND BRAZEABILITY OF MATERIALS IN AEROSPACE CONSTRUCTIONS - PART 003: WELDING AND BRAZING OF HOMOGENEOUS ASSEMBLIES OF UNALLOYED AND LOW ALLOY STEELS
    API 1104 RUSSIAN : 2013 WELDING OF PIPELINES AND RELATED FACILITIES
    AWS D14.9/D14.9M : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR THE WELDING OF HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS
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    AWS D1.4/D1.4M : 2011 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - REINFORCING STEEL
    AWS D1.5M/D1.5 : 2015 BRIDGE WELDING CODE
    ASTM A 217/A217M : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Martensitic Stainless and Alloy, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for High-Temperature Service
    ASCE 9 91 : 1991 STANDARD PRACTICE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION OF COMPOSITE SLABS
    W59-13 Welded steel construction (metal arc welding)
    API STD 1104 SPANISH : 2013 WELDING OF PIPELINES AND RELATED FACILITIES
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    ANSI/AWWA C514 : 2015 AIR VALVE AND VENT INFLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLIES FOR POTABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND STORAGE FACILITIES
    ASME B31.3:2016 PROCESS PIPING
    AWS D1.1/D1.1M : 2015 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE-STEEL
    NF EN 4632-003 : 2010 AEROSPACE SERIES - WELDABILITY AND BRAZEABILITY OF MATERIALS IN AEROSPACE CONSTRUCTIONS - PART 003: WELDING AND BRAZING OF HOMOGENEOUS ASSEMBLIES OF UNALLOYED AND LOW ALLOY STEELS
    I.S. EN 4632-003:2010 AEROSPACE SERIES - WELDABILITY AND BRAZEABILITY OF MATERIALS IN AEROSPACE CONSTRUCTIONS - PART 003: WELDING AND BRAZING OF HOMOGENEOUS ASSEMBLIES OF UNALLOYED AND LOW ALLOY STEELS
    API 650 : 2013 WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE
    EEMUA 158 : 2014 CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR FIXED OFFSHORE STRUCTURES
    BS EN 4632-003:2010 Aerospace series. Weldability and brazeability of materials in aerospace constructions Welding and brazing of homogeneous assemblies of unalloyed and low alloy steels
    MIL-DTL-22200-1 Revision H:2008 ELECTRODES, WELDING, MINERAL COVERED, IRON-POWDER, LOW-HYDROGEN MEDIUM AND HIGH TENSILE STEEL, AS-WELDED OR STRESS-RELIEVED WELD APPLICATION
    AISC 360 : 2016 SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS
    AWS D14.5/D14.5M:2009 SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF PRESSES AND PRESS COMPONENTS
    API 650 : 2013+ADD 3 : 2018 WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE
    EN 4632-003:2010 Aerospace series - Weldability and brazeability of materials in aerospace constructions - Part 003: Welding and brazing of homogeneous assemblies of unalloyed and low alloy steels
    API 650 CHINESE : 2013 WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE
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    API STD 1104:2013 WELDING OF PIPELINES AND RELATED FACILITIES
    API 1104 PORTUGUESE : 2013 WELDING OF PIPELINES AND RELATED FACILITIES
    AWS D1.1/D1.1M PORTUGUESE : 2010 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - STEEL
    AWS D10.11M/D10.11:2007 GUIDE FOR ROOT PASS WELDING OF PIPE WITHOUT BACKING
    AWS A5.4/A5.4M : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
    AWS WHC2.02 : 0 WELDING PROCESSES - PART 1, WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 2: SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING

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    ISO 14344:2010 Welding consumables — Procurement of filler materials and fluxes
    ISO 3580:2017 Welding consumables — Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of creep-resisting steels — Classification
    API 5L : 2012 LINE PIPE
    AWS A5.01M/A5.01 : 2013 WELDING CONSUMABLES - PROCUREMENT OF FILLER METALS AND FLUXES
    ASTM E 350 : 2012-09 TEST METHODS FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CARBON STEEL, LOW-ALLOY STEEL, SILICON ELECTRICAL STEEL, INGOT IRON, AND WROUGHT IRON
    AWS A4.3 : 1993 DETERMINATION OF THE DIFFUSIBLE HYDROGEN CONTENT OF MARTENSITIC, BAINITIC, AND FERRITIC STEEL WELD METAL PRODUCED BY ARC WELDING
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    ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units — Part 1: General
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    ASTM A 533/A533M : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Quenched and Tempered, Manganese-Molybdenum and Manganese-Molybdenum-Nickel
    ANSI Z49.1 : 2012 SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
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    MIL E 22200/1 : G ELECTRODES, WELDING, MINERAL COVERED, IRON-POWDER, LOW-HYDROGEN MEDIUM AND HIGH TENSILE STEEL, AS WELDED OR STRESS-RELIEVED WELD APPLICATION
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