AWS A5.10/A5.10M:2017 (ISO 18273:2004 MOD)

An American National Standard

Welding Consumables—Wire Electrodes, Wires and Rods for Welding of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys— Classification

AWS A5.10/A5.10M:2017 (ISO 18273:2004 MOD)

An American National Standard

Approved by the American National Standards Institute

November 22, 2016

Welding Consumables—Wire Electrodes, Wires and Rods for Welding of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys—Classification

11th Edition

Supersedes AWS A5.10/A5.10M:2012 (ISO 18273:2004 MOD)

Prepared by the American Welding Society (AWS) A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials

Under the Direction of the AWS Technical Activities Committee

Approved by the AWS Board of Directors

Abstract

This specification prescribes requirements for the classification of bare, wrought, and cast aluminum-alloy electrodes and rods for use with the gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, oxyfuel gas, and plasma arc welding processes.

This specification makes use of both U.S. Customary Units and the International System of Units (SI). Since these are not equivalent, each system must be used independently of the other.

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Personnel

AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials

H. D. Wehr, Chair Arcos Industries, LLC

R. D. Fuchs, 2nd Vice Chair Böhler Welding Group USA, Incorporated

R. K. Gupta, Secretary American Welding Society

T. Anderson ITW Welding North America

J. C. Bundy Hobart Brothers Company

J. L. Caron Haynes International, Incorporated

G. L. Chouinard Stoody Company

D. D. Crockett Consultant

R. V. Decker Weldstar

D. M. Fedor The Lincoln Electric Company

J. G. Feldstein Foster Wheeler North America

D. A. Fink The Lincoln Electric Company

G. L. Franke Consultant

1. M. Henson Harris Products Group

2. D. Kiser Consultant

P. J. Konkol Concurrent Technologies Corporation

D. J. Kotecki Damian Kotecki Welding Consultants

1. G. Kvidahl Ingalls Shipbuilding

   1. Y. Lau Canadian Welding Bureau

J. S. Lee Chevron

1. R. Logan BWX Technologies, Incorporated

   T. Melfi The Lincoln Electric Company

   M. T. Merlo Consultant

2. M. Merlo-Joseph Apeks Supercritical

   B. Mosier Polymet Corporation

   T. C. Myers Wectec

   1. A. Pletcher Bechtel

      1. D. Praster Consultant

      2. C. Pruden BP Americas

K. Roossinck Ingalls Shipbuilding

P. K. Salvesen Det Norske Veritas (DNV)

K. Sampath Chart Industries

J. D. Schaefer Tri Tool, Incorporated

F. A. Schweighardt Air Liquide Industrial US LP

W. S. Severance Consultant

M. F. Sinfield Naval Surface Warfare Center

D. Singh GE Oil & Gas

P. E. Staunton Shell EDG

R. C. Sutherlin Consultant

R. A. Swain Euroweld, Limited

J. Zhang Indalco Alloys Incorporated of Lincoln Electric

Advisors to the AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials

D. R. Bajek Chicago Bridge and Iron

J. E. Beckham FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

1. M. Blackburn Naval Sea Systems Command

2. P. Campion Carpenter Technology

1. A. DelSignore Consultant

   J. DeVito Consultant

   1. D. England ITW Welding North America

      1. E. Ferree Consultant

         1. J. Fox Hobart Brothers Company

         2. Imaoka Kobe Steel Limited

1. J. Knostman Hobart Brothers Company

   W. A. Marttila WAMcom Consulting LLC

   R. Menon Victor Technologies

   R. A. Miller Kennametal Inc

   A. K. Mukherjee Siemens Energy, Incorporated

   M. A. Quintana The Lincoln Electric Company

   M. J. Sullivan NASSCO—National Steel & Shipbuilding

   M. D. Tumuluru US Steel

   H. J. White CB&I

   
   

   AWS A5C Subcommittee on Aluminum-Alloy Filler Metals

2. Anderson, Chair ITW Welding North America

R. K. Gupta, Secretary American Welding Society

P. Berube Hobart Aluminum

B. C. Boehringer The Lincoln Electric Company

W. D. England ITW Welding North America

1. F. Hofmann E-ONE, Incorporated

   M. James Consultant

   1. E. Pollard Machinists, Incorporated

      W. J. Sperko Sperko Engineering Services

      L. T. Vernam AlcoTec Wire Corporation

      J. Zhang Indalco Alloys Incorporated of Lincoln Electric

      
      

      Advisors to the A5C Subcommittee on Aluminum-Alloy Filler Metals

   2. S. Alemayehu Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

B. E. Anderson Consultant

B. J. Farkas Nexal Aluminum, Incorporated

J. S. Lee Chevron

V. van der Mee Lincoln Electric Europe bv

G. J. White Hobart Filler Metals

D. A. Wright Wright Welding Technologies

Foreword

This foreword is not part of this standard, but is included for informational purposes only.

This is the second edition of this specification with modified adoption of ISO 18273:2004, Welding Consumables —Wire Electrodes, Wires and Rods for Welding of Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloys — Classification. Classification in accor- dance with this document requires prescribed weld testing which is not a requirement of ISO 18273:2004. Therefore, classification in accordance with ISO 18273:2004 does not provide classification in accordance with this document unless this weld testing is successfully conducted.

This document makes use of both U.S. Customary Units and the International System of Units (SI). The measurements are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other, without combining values in any way. For selecting rational metric units, AWS A1.1, Metric Practice Guide for the Welding Industry, is used where suitable. Tables and figures make use of both U.S. Customary and SI Units, which, with the application of the specified tolerances, provide for interchangeability of products in both U.S. Customary and SI Units.

ISO uses comma (,) for decimal, but AWS uses period (.) for decimal. Decimal commas have been changed to decimal periods.

Classifications ER4943 and R4943 are subject to a pending patent application.

NOTE: The user’s attention is called to the possibility that compliance with this standard may require use of an invention covered by patent rights. By publication of this standard, no position is taken with respect to the validity of any such claim(s) or of any patent rights in connection therewith. If a patent holder has filed a statement of willingness to grant a license under these rights on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions to applicants desiring to obtain such a license, then details may be obtained from the standards developer.

Changes in this edition include the following:

Added Clause A10, “Mechanical Properties of Weld Metal”

Added Table A.2—Typical Historical Properties of Aluminum Filler Metals (as-welded condition)

Added Table A.3—Weld Metal Test Results (All weld-metal—as welded)—developed by the methodology of Clause A10 herein

Added Table A.4—Weld Metal Test Results (All weld-metal—PWHT)—developed by the methodology of Clause A10 herein

Added Figure A.1, “Preparation of Test Piece”

This specification developed as follows:

ASTM B285-54T Tentative Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Rods and Bare Electrodes

AWS A5.10-54T

ASTM B285-57T Tentative Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Rods and Bare Electrodes

AWS A5.10-57T

AWS A5.10-61T Tentative Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Rods and Bare Electrodes

ASTM B285-61T

AWS A5.10-69 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Rods and Bare Electrodes

ANSI W5.10-1973

ANSI/AWS A5.10-80 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Bare Electrodes and Rods ANSI/AWS A5.10-88 Specification for Bare Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Electrodes and Rods ANSI/AWS A5.10-92 Specification for Bare Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Electrodes and Rods AWS A5.10/A5.10M:1999 Specification for Bare Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Electrodes and Rods AWS A5.10/A5.10M:1999 (R2007) Specification for Bare Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Electrodes and Rods

AWS A5.10/A5.10M:2012 Welding Consumables—Wire Electrodes, Wires and Rods for Welding of Aluminum

(ISO 18273:2004 MOD) and Aluminum-Alloys—Classification

Comments and suggestions for the improvement of this standard are welcome. They should be sent to the Secretary, AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials, American Welding Society, 8669 NW 36 St, # 130, Miami, FL 33166.

Table of Contents

Page No.

Personnel v

Foreword vii

List of Tables x

List of Figures x

1. Scope 1

2. Normative References 1

3. Classifications 2

4, Acceptance 2

1. Certification 2

2. Rounding Procedure 2

3. Summary of Tests 6

4. Retest 6

5. Weld Test Assemblies 6

6. Chemical Analysis 10

7. Radiographic Test 10

8. Bead-on-Plate Test 12

9. Method of Manufacture 12

10. Standard Sizes 12

11. Finish and Uniformity 15

12. Standard Package Forms 15

13. Winding Requirements 15

14. Filler Metal Identification 15

15. Packaging 15

16. Marking of Packages 16

17. Symbols and Requirements 16

18. Mechanical Properties of the Weld Metal 16

    Annex A (Informative)—Guide to Welding Consumables—Wire Electrodes, Wires and Rods for

    Welding of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy—Classification 17

    Annex B (Informative)—Guidelines for Preparation of Technical Inquiries 31

    Annex C (Informative)—List of Deviations from ISO 18273:2004 33

    AWS Filler Metal Specifications by Material and Welding Process 35

    AWS Filler Metal Specifications and Related Documents 37

    
    

    List of Tables

    
    

    Table Page No.

    1. Symbols and Chemical Composition Requirements of Solid Wires and Rods 3

    2. Required Tests 7

    3. Base Metal for Test Assemblies 10

    4. Standard Sizes 14

    5. Typical Sizes of Flattened Rods 15

    6. Standard Packages, Dimensions, and Weights 16

1. Guide to the Choice of Filler Metal for General Purpose Welding 23

2. Typical Historical Properties of Aluminum Filler Metals (as-welded condition) 27

3. Weld Metal Test Results (All weld-metal—as welded)—developed by the methodology of

   Clause A10 herein 27

4. Weld Metal Test Results (All weld-metal—PWHT)—developed by the methodology of

Clause A10 herein 27

A.5 Discontinued Bare Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Electrodes and Rods 28

List of Figures

Figure Page No.

1 Groove Weld Test Assembly for Radiographic Test 9

2A Radiographic Acceptance Standards for 3/16 in [5 mm] and 1/4 in [6 mm] Thick Test Assemblies— Overhead Welding Position 11

2B Radiographic Acceptance Standards for 3/8 in [10 mm] Thick Test Assemblies—Overhead Welding Position 12

3 Radiographic Acceptance Standard for Test Assemblies—Flat Welding Position 13

A.1 Preparation of Test Piece 26

Welding Consumables—Wire Electrodes, Wires and Rods for Welding of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys—Classification

1. Scope

   1. This standard specifies requirements for classification of solid wires and rods for fusion welding of aluminum and aluminum alloys. The classification of the solid wires and rods is based on their chemical composition.

   2. Safety and health issues and concerns are beyond the scope of this standard and are therefore not fully addressed herein. Some safety and health information can be found in the nonmandatory Annex A Clauses A6 and A13. Safety and health information is available from other sources, including, but not limited to, ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, and applicable federal and state regulations.

   3. This specification makes use of both U.S. Customary Units and the International System of Units (SI). The measure- ments are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other without combining in any way when referring to weld metal properties. The specification A5.10 uses U.S. Customary Units. The specification with the designation A5.10M uses SI Units. The latter are shown within brackets [ ] or in appropriate columns in tables and figures. Standard dimensions based on either system may be used for the sizing of electrodes or packaging or both under specification A5.10 or A5.10M.

      
      

2. Normative References

   This standard incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative refer- ences are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, sub- sequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments).

   1. The following AWS standards1 are referenced in the mandatory clauses of this document: AWS A1.1, Metric Practice Guide for the Welding Industry

      AWS A3.0M/A3.0, Standard Welding Terms and Definitions, Including Terms for Adhesive Bonding, Brazing, Soldering, Thermal Cutting, and Thermal Spraying

      AWS A5.01M/A5.01 (ISO 14344 MOD), Welding Consumables—Procurement of Filler Metals and Fluxes AWS A5.02/A5.02M:2007, Specification for Filler Metal Standard Sizes, Packaging, and Physical Attributes AWS B4.0 or AWS B4.0M, Standard Methods for Mechanical Testing of Welds

      AWS F3.2M/F3.2, Ventilation Guide for Weld Fume

   2. The following ANSI standard is referenced in the mandatory clauses of this document: ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes2

1 AWS standards are published by the American Welding Society, 8669 NW 36 St, # 130, Miami, FL 33166.

2 This ANSI standard is published by the American Welding Society, 8669 NW 36 St, # 130, Miami, FL 33166.