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The fourth digit indicates the current condition in which the electrode it to be
used. Other IS and AWS standards are:
IS 815 1967 Classification and coding of covered electrodes for metal
arc welding of structural steel.
IS 1387 1967 General requirement relating to supply of covered
electrodes for metal arc welding.
IS 1395 1982 Low and medium alloy steel covered electrodes for
MMAW.
IS 5206 1969 Specification for corrosion resisting chromium nickel steel
covered electrodes.
IS 5511 1969 Covered electrodes for MMAW of cast iron
IS 5898 Copper and copper alloy bare solid welding rods and
electrodes.
IS 6419 1971 Welding rods and bare electrodes for gas shielded arc
welding of structural steels.
IS 7280 1974 Specification for bare wire electrodes for SAW of
structural steels.
IS 8666 1977 Specification for copper and copper alloy covered
electrodes for MMAW.
IS 9595 Recommendations for metal arc welding of carbon and
carbon -Mn steels.
AWS A 5.1 1981 Specification for carbon steel covered arc welding
electrodes.
AWS A 5.3 1988 Aluminium and aluminium alloy electrodes
AWS A 5.4 1981 Corrosion resistant chromium and Cr-Ni steel covered
welding electrodes.
AWS A 5.5 1981 Low alloy steel covered arc welding electrodes
AWS A 5.6 1984 Covered copper and alloy arc welding electrodes.
AWS A 5.7 1984 Copper and copper alloy filler rods suitable for TIG,
Plasma, and MIG welding process
AWS A 5.9 1981 Corrosion resisting Cr and Ni-Cr steel filler wires suitable
for TIG, MIG, and SAW processes.
AWSA 5.10 1988 Aluminium and aluminium filler wires suitable for
oxyacetylene, TIG, Plasma arc and MIG processes.
AWSA 5.11 1990 Nickel and nickel alloy covered welding electrodes.
AWS A 5.12 1980 Tungsten arc welding electrodes.
AWS A 5.13 1980 Solid surfacing welding rods and electrodes.
AWS A 5.14 1989 Nickel and nickel alloy bare welding rods and electrodes.
AWSA 5.15 1990 Welding rods and covered electrodes for cast iron.
AWSA 5.17 1980 Carbon steel electrodes and fluxes for submerged arc
welding.
AWS A 5.16 1990 Titanium and Titanium alloy filler wires.
AWS A 5.18 1979 Carbon steel filler metals for TIG, Plasma arc and MIG/
CO2 processes.
AWS A 5.19 1980 Magnesium alloy filler wires.
AWS A 5.20 1979 Carbon steel electrodes for flux-cored arc welding.