© COPYRIGHT 2000 THE ESAB GROUP, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS LESSON  X RELIABILITY OF WELDING FILLER METALS Section Nr. Section Title Page 10.1 INTRODUCTION  ...................................................................................... 1 10.2 CODES, SPECIFICATIONS, AND STANDARDS .............................. 1 10.3 THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY ................................................ 2 10.3.1 AWS Filler Metal Specifications ............................................................... 2 10.3.2 AWS Structural Code - Steel .................................................................... 3 10.4 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS ...... 4 10.5 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS .................. 4 10.6 SHIP CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES ................................................... 5 10.6.1 The American Bureau of Shipping ........................................................... 5 10.6.2 Lloyd’s Register of Shipping ..................................................................... 7 10.6.3 Det Norske Veritas  .................................................................................... 7 10.7 MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................. 8 10.8 STATE HIGHWAY ELECTRODE CERTIFICATION ........................... 9 10.9 TESTING PROCEDURES ...................................................................... 9 10.9.1 Chemical Composition Analysis Test ...................................................... 10 10.9.2 Soundness Test, All-Weld-Metal Tension Test and Impact Test ............ 10 10.9.3 Coating Moisture Test ................................................................................ 13 10.9.4 Guided Bend Tests  .................................................................................... 13 10.9.5 Ferrite Test .................................................................................................. 15 10.9.6 Fillet Weld Test ........................................................................................... 16 10.10 CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRODES ................................................... 17 10.10.1 Typical Properties Certification ................................................................ 17 10.10.2 Actual Certifications ................................................................................... 17 10.11 QUALITY ASSURANCE ......................................................................... 19 Appendix A - TEST QUESTIONS .................................................................................. 26





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
Lesson 6
Carbon & Low Alloy
Steel Filler Metals -
GMAW,GTAW,SAW
Lesson 7
Flux Cored Arc Electrodes Carbon Low Alloy Steels
Lesson 8
Hardsurfacing Electrodes
Lesson 9
Estimating & Comparing Weld Metal Costs
Lesson 10
Reliability of Welding Filler Metals

 

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