Muhammed Labeeb

13MY06

ASME CODES & STANDARDS

SFA-5.9 Specification for Bare Stainless Steel Welding Electrodes and Rods

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BPVC SECTION II- PART C

▪ ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE [BPVC] Section II is for MATERIALS

▪ Part C of it gives Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals

▪ SFA-5.9 gives SPECIFICATION FOR BARE STAINLESS STEEL WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS

▪ This specification prescribes requirements for the classification of carbon and low-alloy steel electrodes for electrogas welding

▪ It covers solid and composite (flux cored and metal cored) electrodes used with external gas shielding, and composite (self-shielded flux cored) electrodes used without external shielding

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REFERENCE

https://www.asme.org/shop/standards/new-releases/boiler-pressure-vessel-code-2013