AWS A5.23 : 1990

Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Figures
1. Scope
Part A - General Requirements
2. Classification
3. Acceptance
4. Certification
5. Units of Measure and Rounding-Off Procedure
Part B - Tests, Procedures, and Requirements
6. Summary of Tests
7. Retest
8. Weld Test Assemblies
9. Chemical Analysis
10. Radiographic Test
11. Tension Test
12. Impact Test
13. Diffusible Hydrogen Test
Part C - Manufacture, Identification and Packaging
14. Method of Manufacture
15. Electrode Requirements
16. Flux Requirements
Appendix - Guide to AWS Specification for Low Alloy Steel
           Electrodes and Fluxes for Submerged Arc Welding
A1. Introduction
A2. Classification System
A3. Acceptance
A4. Certification
A5. Ventilation During Welding
A6. Welding Considerations
AWS Filler Metal Related Documents
List of Tables
1. Chemical Composition Requirements for Solid Electrodes
2. Chemical Composition Requirements for Weld Metal (Both
     Solid Electrode-Flux and Composite Electrode-Flux
     Combinations)
3. Required Tests
4. Base Metal for Test Assemblies
5. Preheat, Interpass, and Postweld Heat Treatment
     Temperatures
6. Tension Test Requirements
7. Impact Test Requirements
8. Diffusible Hydrogen Requirements
9. Standard Electrode Sizes and Tolerances
10. Standard Dimensions and Weights
List of Figures
1. Classification System
2. All Weld Metal Pad for Chemical Analysis
3. Groove Weld Test Assembly for Mechanical Properties
     and Soundness
4. Radiographic Standards for Rounded Indications
5. Tension Test Specimen
6. Charpy V-Notch Impact Test Specimen

90 VERSION CONTAINED IN ASME PV CODE 2C AS SFA-5.23 Provides requirements for the classification of solid and composite low alloy steel electrodes and fluxes for submerged arc welding. Electrode classification is based on chemical composition of the electrode for solid electrodes, and chemical composition of the weld metal for composite electrodes. Flux classification is based on the soundness and mechanical properties of weld metal produced with the flux and an electrode (solid or composite) classified herein. Other requirements include sizes, marking, and packaging, as well as the form and usability of the flux.