AWS ELECTRODE NUMBERING SYSTEM

  1. LAST DIGIT 0
    CELLULOSE SODIUM D/C + ONLY
  2. LAST DIGIT 1
    CELLULOSE POTASSIUM A/C & D/C +
  3. LAST DIGIT 2
    TITANIA SODIUM A/C & D/C - D/C+
  4. LAST DIGIT 3
    TITANIA POTASSIUM RUTAL A/C & D/C + -
  5. LAST DIGIT 4
    IORN POWDER TITANIA A/C & D/C + -
  6. LAST DIGIT 5
    LOW HYDROGEN SODIUM D/C +
  7. LAST DIGIT 6
    LOW HYDROGEN POTASSIUM A/C & D/C +
  8. LAST DIGIT 7
    IORN POWDER IORN OXIDE A/C D/C - +
  9. LAST DIGIT 8
    LOW HYDROGEN POTASSIUM IORN POWDWER A/C & D/C -
  10. FIRST TWO NUMBERS ON ELECTRODE
    TENSILE STRENGTH IN 1,000 PSI
  11. THE LAST DIGIT ON THE ELECTRODE INDICATES
    THE FLUX COATING AND THE ELECTRODES POLARITY
  12. POSITION OF THE ELECTRODE
    THIRD NUMBER E-XX1X
  13. E-XX1X
    ALL POSITIONS
  14. E-XX2X
    FLAT AND HORIZONTAL FILLET
  15. E-XX3X
    FLAT ONLY
  16. E-XX4X
    VERTICAL DOWNHAND
  17. POSITION OF THE METAL 1
    FLAT
  18. POSITION OF THE METAL 2
    HORIZONTAL
  19. POSITION OF THE METAL 3
    VERTICAL
  20. POSITION OF THE METAL 4
    OVERHEAD
  21. GROUPS OF LOW AND MILD ALLOY ELECTRODES GROUP F-1 HIGH DEPOSITION
    E-XX20 E-XX24 E-XX27 E-XX28 E-XX30
  22. GROUPS OF LOW AND MILD ALLOY ELECTRODES GROUP F-2 MILD PENETRATION
    E-XX12 E-XX13 E-XX14
  23. GROUPS OF LOW AND MILD ALLOY ELECTRODES GROUP F-3 DEEP PENETRATION
    E-XX10 E-XX11
  24. GROUPS OF LOW AND MILD ALLOY ELECTRODES GROUP F-4 LOW HYDROGEN
    E-XX15 E-XX16 E-XX18
  25. 3-G
    VERTICAL GROOVE WELD
  26. 4-F
    OVERHEAD FILLET WELD
  27. ALL POSITIONS
    E-XX1X
  28. FLAT AND HORIZONTAL FILLET
    E-XX2X
  29. FLAT ONLY
    E-XX3X
  30. VERTICAL DOWNHAND
    E-XX4X
  31. G-
    GROOVE WELD
  32. -F
    FILLET WELD
Author
luckylinx
ID
193454
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AWS ELECTRODE NUMBERING SYSTEM
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aws numbering system
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