Lesson 10 - Reliability of Welding Filler Metals

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Lesson 1
The Basics of Arc
Welding
Lesson 2
Common Electric
Arc Welding
Processes
Lesson 3
Covered Electrodes
for Welding
Mild Steels
Lesson 4
Covered Electrodes
for Welding Low
Alloy Steels
Lesson 5
Welding Filler Metals
for Stainless Steels

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LESSON X

RELIABILITY OF WELDING FILLER METALS

10.1

INTRODUCTION

Producing a weld by the arc welding process has often been compared to steelmaking on a
very small scale. The weld puddle is molten for a very short time and during that time, a
number of reactions must take place between the base plate, the filler metal, and the

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Flux Cored Arc
Electrodes Carbon
Low Alloy Steels

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Hardsurfacing
Electrodes

Lesson 9
Estimating &
Comparing Weld
Metal Costs

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electrode coating or shielding gas ingredients. These reactions must result in predictable
mechanical properties and chemical composition of the weld metal produced by each of
the great number of filler materials available. Reliable welding filler metals are the result of

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the proper formulation, adherence to certain codes and specifications, and the result of a
good quality assurance program.

10.2

CODES, SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS

The wide use of welding as a fabricating method requires that certain controls be exercised
to assure the safety and protection of persons and property exposed to structures and

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Carbon & Low Alloy
Steel Filler Metals GMAW,GTAW,SAW

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equipment utilizing welded joints. As a result, various codes, specifications and standards
have been established by technical societies and professional organizations to assure safe,
sound welds. Among other things, these groups specify or recommend the base metal
requirements, joint design, filler metal, welding procedures, operator qualifications, required
weld tests, testing methods, and inspection of welds.
10.2.0.1

The professional technical societies or organizations have no way of enforcing

the codes, specifications or standards that they prepare. However, in many instances,
governing bodies of municipalities, counties, states or federal agencies may adopt all or
part of these documents as law. Private industry may require that work performed under
contract will conform to one or more of these codes or specifications, and therefore, they
become part of a legal document. Lastly, purchase orders issued for welding materials

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may state that the terms are to meet a particular code or specification, and as such, these
purchase orders have legal implications.
10.2.0.2

The following is a description of the major societies and organizations whose

specifications and codes are widely used in the welding filler metals industry.

Lesson 10
Reliability of Welding
Filler Metals
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