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AWS A5.9 : 93(R1999)

Superseded

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BARE STAINLESS STEEL WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS, SPECIFICATION FOR

Superseded date

23-07-2013

Published date

12-01-2013

Personnel
Foreword
1 Scope
Part A - General requirements
2 Classification
3 Acceptance
4 Certification
5 Units of measure and rounding-off procedure
Part B - Tests, procedures, and requirements
6 Summary of tests
7 Retest
8 Chemical analysis
Part C - Manufacture, identification, and packaging
9 Method of manufacture
10 Standard sizes and shapes
11 Finish and uniformity
12 Standard package forms
13 Winding requirements
14 Filler metal identification
15 Packaging
16 Marking of packages
Appendix - Guide to specification for bare stainless
           steel welding electrodes and rods
A1 Introduction
A2 Classification system
A3 Acceptance
A4 Certification
A5 Preparation of samples for chemical analysis
A6 Ventilation during welding
A7 Ferrite in weld deposits
A8 Description and intended use of filler metals
A9 Usability
A10 Special tests
A11 Safety considerations
Tables
1 Chemical composition requirements
2 Standard wire sizes of electrodes and rods
3 Standard sizes of strip electrodes
4 Standard package dimensions and weights
A1 Variations of alloying elements for submerged arc
     welding
A2 Tensile requirements for all-weld-metal from
     ANSI/AWS A5.4-92
Figures
1 Standard 4 in. (100 mm) diameter spool dimensions
2 Standard 8 and 12 in. (200 and 300 mm) diameter
     spool dimensions
A1 WRC-1988 diagram for stainless steel weld metal
A2 Espy percent ferrite diagram for stainless steel
     weld metal
A3 DeLong (FN) diagram for stainless steel weld metal
AWS filler metal specifications and related documents

93 VERSION CONTAINED IN ASME PV CODE 2C AS SFA-5.9 Covers the above and includes alloy steels designated as corrosion or heat resisting chromium and chromium nickel steels, in which chromium exceeds 4 percent and nickel does not exceed 50 percent. Coverage includes: packaging, chemical analysis, winding requirements, safety considerations, filler metal identification, marking of packages, method of manufacture, classification, standard package forms, and standard sizes and shapes. Also gives detailed tables, diagrams and appendices.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes MIL R 5031 (B). (07/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
American Welding Society
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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