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TheAmericanWeldingSociety(AWS)numberingsystemcantellawelderquiteabitaboutaspecificstickelectrodeincludingwhatapplicationitworksbestinand
howitshouldbeusedtomaximizeperformance.Withthatinmind,let'stakealookatthesystemandhowitworks.

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Theprefix"E"designatesanarcweldingelectrode.Thefirsttwodigitsofa4digitnumberandthefirstthreedigitsof5digitnumberindicateminimumtensile
strength.Forexample,E6010isa60,000psitensilestrengthelectrodewhileE10018designatesa100,000psitensilestrengthelectrode.

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TypeofCoatingandCurrent

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Thenexttolastdigitindicatesposition.The"1"designatesanallpositionelectrode,"2"isforflatandhorizontalpositionsonlywhile"4"indicatesanelectrodethat
canbeusedforflat,horizontal,verticaldownandoverhead.Thelast2digitstakentogetherindicatethetypeofcoatingandthecorrectpolarityorcurrenttouse.
Seechartbelow:

Digit
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

TypeofCoating
Highcellulosesodium
Highcellulosepotassium
Hightitaniasodium
Hightitaniapotassium
Ironpowder,titania
Lowhydrogensodium
Lowhydrogenpotassium
Highironoxide,ironpowder
Lowhydrogenpotassium,ironpowder

WeldingCurrent
DC+
AC,DC+orDC
AC,DC
AC,DC+
AC,DC+orDC
DC+
AC,DC+
AC,DC+orDC
AC,DC+orDC

Asawelder,therearecertainelectrodesthatyouwillmostlikelyseeandusetimeandtimeagainasyougoaboutyourdailyoperations.ADCmachineproduces
asmootherarc.DCratedelectrodeswillonlyrunonaDCweldingmachine.ElectrodeswhichareratedforACweldingaremoreforgivingandcanalsobeused
withaDCmachine.Herearesomeofthemostcommonelectrodesandhowtheyaretypicallyused:
E6010
DConlyanddesignedforputtingtherootbeadontheinsideofapieceofpipe,thisisthemostpenetratingarcofall.Itistopstodigthroughrust,oil,paintordirt.It
isanallpositionelectrodethatbeginningweldersusuallyfindextremelydifficult,butislovedbypipelineweldersworldwide.LincolnFleetweld5P+setsthe
standardinthiscategory.
E6011
ThiselectrodeisusedforallpositionACweldingorforweldingonrusty,dirty,lessthannewmetal.Ithasadeep,penetratingarcandisoftenthefirstchoicefor
repairormaintenanceworkwhenDCisunavailable.ThemostcommonLincolnproductisFleetweld180forhobbyandnoviceusers.Industrialuserstypically
preferFleetweld35.
E6013
Thisallposition,ACelectrodeisusedforweldingclean,newsheetmetal.Itssoftarchasminimalspatter,moderatepenetrationandaneasytocleanslag.
LincolnFleetweld37ismostcommonofthistype.
E7018
Alowhydrogen,usuallyDC,allpositionelectrodeusedwhenqualityisanissueorforhardtoweldmetals.Ithasthecapabilityofproducingmoreuniformweld
metal,whichhasbetterimpactpropertiesattemperaturesbelowzero.TheLincolnproductsaretypicallyJetweldLH78orournewExcalibur7018.
E7024
TypicallyusedtomakealargewelddownhandwithACinplatethatisatleast"thick,butmorecommonlyusedforplatethatis"andup.Lincolnhasseveral
electrodesinthiscategorythatarecalledJetweld1or2.
OtherElectrodes
Althoughnotnearlyascommon,anelectrodemayhaveadditionalnumbersafteritsuchasE8018B2H4R.Inthiscase,the"B2"indicateschemicalcomposition
oftheweldmetaldeposit.The"H4"isthediffusiblehydrogendesignator,whichindicatesthemaximumdiffusiblehydrogenlevelobtainedwiththeproduct.And"R"
standsforthemoistureresistantdesignatortoindicatetheelectrode'sabilitytomeetspecificlowmoisturepickuplimitsundercontrolledhumidificationtests.

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