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VII TABLE OF CONTENTS
LESSON VII FLUX
CORED ARC WELDING ELECTRODES FOR
CARBON & LOW ALLOY STEELS Part
I - Flux Cored Arc Welding Electrodes for Carbon
and Low Alloy Steels .............................................................
1 7.1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................
1 7.2
MANUFACTURING
FLUX CORED ELECTRODES...........................
1 7.3
FEATURES
OF FLUX CORED ELECTRODES .................................
3 7.3.1
Functions
of the Flux Ingredients ........................................................
3 7.3.2
Slag
Systems ......................................................................................
4 7.4
GAS
SHIELDED TYPES ..................................................................
4 7.4.1
Joint
Design ......................................................................................
4 7.4.2
Shielding
Gas ...................................................................................
6 7.4.3
Electrode
Extension ..........................................................................
7 7.4.4
All-Position
Electrodes ......................................................................
7 7.4.5
Mild
Steel Electrodes ........................................................................
7 7.4.6
Low
Alloy Electrodes .........................................................................
7 7.5
SELF-SHIELDED
ELECTRODES ....................................................
7 7.5.1
Electrode
Extension ..........................................................................
8 7.5.2
All-Position
Electrodes ......................................................................
8 7.5.3
High
Deposition Types ......................................................................
8 7.6
AWS
SPECIFICATION A5.20-95 ......................................................
9 7.6.1
Tensile
Strength and Elongation .......................................................
9 7.6.2
Usability
and Performance................................................................
10 7.6.3
Chemical
Composition Requirements ..............................................
10 7.7
INDIVIDUAL
ELECTRODE CHARACTERISTICS ...........................
11 7.7.1
EXXT-1
& EXXT-1M ..........................................................................
11 7.7.2
EXXT-2 .............................................................................................
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