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AWS SFA 5.1 FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODE

& AWS SFA 5.5 FOR LOW ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODE

Letter and Letter and Example: Z610
One letter 2-3 Digits Two digits
digit digit
E Tensile&shear welding position chemical diffusible E Electrode for
strenght and current & composition hydrogen electric welding
coating type
60 Strength 60 ksi
designated an designated the The left digit designates designatesthat
electrode Tensile&shear designates the chemical the electrode
strenght (min.) welding composition of meets the not
in ksi position the undiluted exceeding the 1 All welding positions
(table 1) (table 2) weld metal "digit" ml of
The two digits (table 4) H2 per 100gr
designates deposited metal Welding with DC current
type of coating 10 and cellulose coating
¤t type
(table 3)

Table 1: Table 2:

Code Tensile strength ksi Shear strength ksi Welding Description
Positions
60 60 48
1 All positions
70 70 58
2 Horizontal and vertical
80 80 68
3 Flat only
90 90 78
4 All positions including
100 100 88 vertical downwards
110 110 98
120 120 108

Table 3: TYPE OF COATING

Type of Coating DC Current AC Current Torch (-) Torch (+) Code
Cellulose sodium X X 10
Cellulose potassium X X X 11
Rutile sodium X X X 12
Rutile potassium X X X X 13
Rutile, Iron powder X X X X 14
Low hydrogen potassium X X X 16
Low hydrogen potassium, iron powder X X X 18
Rutile, iron powder X X X X 24
Low hydrogen potassium, iron powder X X X 28