This Standard specifies requirements for the lassification and certfication of
a) carbon stee covered electrodes for shielded metal arc welding (SMAW);
b) chromium and chromium-nickel steel covered electrodes for SMAW, including electrodes designated for welding heat-resistant steels containing more than 11% chromium and less than 50% nickel;
c) low alloy steel covered electrodes for SMAW;
d) wire electrodes, rods and deposits for gas-shielded arc welding (GMAW, GTAW, and PAW) of non-alloy and fine-grained steels, as specified in Clause 1.2;
e) carbon steel electrodes for flux cored arc welding (FCAW) and metal cored arc welding (MCAW) as specified in Clause 1.3;
f) fluxes and solid carbon steel electrodes for submerged arc welding (SAW); and
g) fluxes and composite carbon steel electrodes for SAW.
