AWS A5.01M/A5.01:2019 (ISO 14344:2010 MOD)

An American National Standard

Welding and Brazing

Consumables— Procurement of Filler Metals and Fluxes

AWS A5.01M/A5.01:2019 (ISO 14344:2010 MOD)

An American National Standard

Approved by the American National Standards Institute

June 26, 2019

Welding and Brazing Consumables— Procurement of Filler Materials and Fluxes

6th Edition

Supersedes AWS A5.01M/A5.01:2013 (ISO 14344:2010 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 document provides a means by which the information needed for the procurement of welding and brazing consumables to a filler metal specification can be stated clearly, concisely, and completely. It includes a method by which the heat, lot, testing, and certification requirements that are essential to so many of today’s welding and brazing applications can be specified in the procurement document. 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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Statement on the Use of American Welding Society Standards

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AWS American National Standards are developed through a consensus standards development process that brings together volunteers representing varied viewpoints and interests to achieve consensus. While AWS administers the process and establishes rules to promote fairness in the development of consensus, it does not independently test, evalu- ate, or verify the accuracy of any information or the soundness of any judgments contained in its standards.

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Official interpretations of any of the technical requirements of this standard may only be obtained by sending a request, in writing, to the appropriate technical committee. Such requests should be addressed to the American Welding Society, Attention: Managing Director, Standards Development, 8669 NW 36 St, # 130, Miami, FL 33166 (see Annex C). With regard to technical inquiries made concerning AWS standards, oral opinions on AWS standards may be rendered. These opinions are offered solely as a convenience to users of this standard, and they do not constitute professional advice. Such opinions represent only the personal opinions of the particular individuals giving them. These individuals do not speak on behalf of AWS, nor do these oral opinions constitute official or unofficial opinions or interpretations of AWS. In addition, oral opinions are informal and should not be used as a substitute for an official interpretation.

This standard is subject to revision at any time by the AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials. It must be reviewed every five years, and if not revised, it must be either reaffirmed or withdrawn. Comments (recommendations, additions, or deletions) and any pertinent data that may be of use in improving this standard are requested and should be addressed to AWS Headquarters. Such comments will receive careful consideration by the AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials and the author of the comments will be informed of the Committee’s response to the comments. Guests are invited to attend all meetings of the AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials to express their comments verbally. Procedures for appeal of an adverse decision concerning all such comments are provided in the Rules of Operation of the Technical Activities Committee. A copy of these Rules can be obtained from the American Welding Society, 8669 NW 36 St, # 130, Miami, FL 33166.

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Personnel

AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials

T. Melfi, Chair The Lincoln Electric Company

R. V. Decker, Vice Chair Weldstar

M. F. Sinfield, 2nd Vice Chair Naval Surface Warfare Center

R. K. Gupta, Secretary American Welding Society

T. Anderson ITW—Miller Electric Manufacturing Company

A. Boulianne CWB Group

J. C. Bundy Hobart Brothers LLC

J. L. Caron Haynes International, Incorporated

G. L. Chouinard Stoody Company (a division of ESAB)

T. J. Eckardt Ashland

D. M. Fedor The Lincoln Electric Company

J. G. Feldstein Foster Wheeler North America

D. A. Fink The Lincoln Electric Company

R. J. Fox Hobart Brothers LLC

G. L. Franke Consultant

1. D. Fuchs voestalpine Böhler Welding USA, Incorporated

2. D. Kiser Consultant

P. J. Konkol Concurrent Technologies Corporation

D. J. Kotecki Damian Kotecki Welding Consultants

L. G. Kvidahl Ingalls Shipbuilding

J. S. Lee Chevron

J. R. Logan BMX Technologies, Incorporated

C. McEvoy Consultant

M. T. Merlo Select-Arc, Incorporated

B. Mosier Polymet Corporation

T. C. Myers Westec

B. A. Pletcher Bechtel Global Corporation

K. C. Pruden BP Americas

K. Roossinck Ingalls Shipbuilding

K. Sampath Chart Industries

J. D. Schaefer Aqua-Chem, Incorporated

F. A. Schweighardt Airgas

W. S. Severance Consultant

D. Singh GE Oil & Gas

R. C. Sutherlin Richard Sutherlin PE Consulting LLC

H. D. Wehr Arcos Industries

J. Zhang Indalco Alloys Lincoln Electric Company

Advisors to AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials

D. R. Bajek Chicago Bridge and Iron

M. R. Brinkman Welding Consultants LLC

K. P. Campion Central Wire Industries

M. A. Cox Euroweld, Limited

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Advisors to AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials (Continued)

J. DeVito Consultant

W. D. England ITW Welding North America

S. E. Ferree Consultant

O. Henderson Trinity Industries, Incorporated

S. Imaoka Kobe Steel Limited

1. J. Knostman Hobart Brothers LLC

   
   

   AWS A5T Subcommittee on Filler Metal Procurement Guidelines

2. Melfi, Chair The Lincoln Electric Company

H. D. Wehr, Vice Chair Arcos Industries LLC

1. K. Gupta, Secretary American Welding Society

   T.A. Davenport PRL Industries

   1. V. Decker Weldstar

      D. A. Fink The Lincoln Electric Company

   2. J. Knostman Hobart Brothers Company

D. J. Kotecki Damian Kotecki Welding Consultants

J. S. Lee Chevron

M. T. Merlo Select-Arc, Incorporated

D. W. Meyer ESAB Welding & Cutting Products

P. K. Salvesen Det Norske Veritas (DNV)

K. Sampath Chart Industries

R. A. Swain Euroweld, Limited

Advisors to AWS A5T Subcommittee on Filler Metal Procurement Guideline

C. H. Herberg Alaskan Copper Works

J. A. Kapur Aimtek, Incorporated

V. van der Mee Lincoln Electric Europe bv

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Foreword

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

This AWS A5.01M/A5.01:2019 (ISO 14344:2010 MOD) standard is a modified adoption of International Standard ISO 14344:2010, Welding Consumables — Procurement of Filler Materials and Fluxes. This standard contains certain modi- fications due to national requirements and the particular needs of the existing AWS filler metal specifications. These technical deviations and additional information have been added directly to the clauses to which they refer. A list of modifications is given in Annex D.

In this edition, clarification has been added for lot classes that impose a 24-hour restriction, the use for brazing filler materials and fluxes is more explicitly addressed, and inspection document types are referenced.

This document allows the use of both U.S. Customary Units and the International System of Units (SI). The choice of units shall be based on the referenced classification standard.

This document provides a method for specifying in the purchase order the information necessary for the procurement of welding filler metals to an AWS, ISO, or other applicable welding consumable specification. The current document is the sixth revision of the initial AWS document issued in 1978.

The initial version of this document, published in 1978, was the result of work by a task group appointed by the Commit- tee on Filler Metals. The 1993 revision was prepared by a permanent subcommittee (Subcommittee on Filler Metal Pro- curement Guidelines) which has continued to review specifications in accordance with guidelines of the American National Standards Institute. The evolution took place as follows:

AWS A5.01-78 Filler Metal Procurement Guidelines

ANSI/AWS A5.01-87 Filler Metal Procurement Guidelines

ANSI/AWS A5.01-93 Filler Metal Procurement Guidelines

AWS A5.01M/A5.01:2008 (ISO 14344:2002 MOD) Procurement Guidelines for Consumables—Welding and Allied

Processes—Flux and Gas Shielded Electrical Welding Processes

AWS A5.01M/A5.01:2013 (ISO 14344:2010 MOD) Welding Consumables—Procurement of Filler Materials and Fluxes

Use of the method described in this document can aid in procuring the required welding and brazing materials. With it, the applicable details are completely described in the purchase order using standard terms, thereby avoiding delays caused by incomplete or incorrect filler metal descriptions and testing requirements.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this standard may be the subject of patent rights. AWS and ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Comments and suggestions for the improvement of this specification are welcome. They should be sent to the Secretary, AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials.

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Table of Contents

Personnel v

Foreword vii

List of Tables x

1. Scope 1

2. Normative References 1

3. Terms and Definitions 2

   1. Dry Batch 2

   2. Dry Blend 2

   3. Wet Mix 2

   4. Heat 2

   5. Controlled Chemical Composition 2

   6. Lot 3

   7. Production Schedule 3

   8. Certificate of Compliance 3

   9. Certificate of Conformance 3

   10. Certified Material Test Report (CMTR) 3

   11. Material Test Report (MTR) 3

   12. Typical Test Report (“Typical”) 3

4. Lot Class 3

   1. Fully Metallic Solid Consumables 4

   2. Tubular Cored Electrodes and Rods 4

   3. Covered Electrodes 4

   4. Fluxes for Submerged Arc and Electroslag Welding 5

5. Level of Testing 5

   1. Schedule 1 or F 5

   2. Schedule 2 or G 5

   3. Schedule 3 or H 5

   4. Schedule 4 or I 5

   5. Schedule 5 or J 8

   6. Schedule 6 or K 8

Annex A (Normative)—Quality Assurance 9

Annex B (Informative)—Guide to Welding Consumables—Procurement of Filler Materials and Fluxes 11

Annex C (Informative)—Requesting an Official Interpretation on an AWS Standard 19

Annex D (Informative)—List of Deviations from ISO 14344:2010 21

AWS Filler Metal Specifications by Material and Welding Process 23

AWS Filler Metal Specifications and Related Documents 25

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List of Tables

Table Page No.

1. Testing Schedules and Documents 5

2. Schedule 4 or I—Required Tests 6

1. Suggested Procurement Detail Form for Covered Electrodes 13

2. Suggested Procurement Detail Form for Bare Solid Electrodes and Rods 14

3. Suggested Procurement Detail Form for Flux Cored and Metal Cored Electrodes and Rods 15

4. Suggested Procurement Detail Form for Submerged Arc Electrodes and Flux and Brazing and

   Braze Welding Filler Metal 16

5. Suggested Procurement Detail Form for Consumable Inserts 16

6. Example of Use of the Procurement Detail Form for Covered Electrodes 17

7. Example of Use of the Procurement Detail Form for Bare Solid Aluminum Electrodes and Rods 17

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Welding and Brazing Consumables— Procurement of Filler Materials and Fluxes

1. Scope

   1. This standard identifies various information necessary for communication between a purchaser and a supplier of welding or brazing consumables. This standard, together with an AWS, ISO, or other recognized welding or brazing consumable standard, provides a method for preparing those specific details needed for welding and brazing consumable procurement which consist of the following:

      1. the welding or brazing consumable classification (selected from the pertinent AWS, ISO, or other applicable welding or brazing consumable standard);

      2. the lot class (selected from Clause 4 of this standard),

      3. the testing schedule (selected from Clause 5 of this standard).

         Selection of the specific welding or brazing consumable classification, lot class, and testing schedule will depend upon the requirements of the application for which the consumable is being procured.

         1.2 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 with the designation A5.01M uses SI Units. The spec- ification A5.01 uses U.S. Customary Units. The latter are shown within brackets [ ] or in appropriate columns in tables and figures. The standard dimensions based on either system may be used for the sizing of electrodes, packaging, or both under A5.01M or A5.01 specifications.

         
         

2. Normative References

   The following normative documents contain provisions which, through references in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest editions of the normative documents referred to apply. Members of ISO and IEC maintain registers of currently valid International Standards.

   1. The following AWS standards are referenced in the mandatory section of this document.

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

AWS A5.02/A5.02M, Specification for Filler Metal Standard Sizes, Packaging, and Physical Attributes

1. The following ISO standards are referenced in the mandatory section of this document.

   ISO 544, Welding consumables — Technical delivery conditions for welding filler materials — Type of product, dimensions, tolerances and markings

   ISO 10474, Steel and steel products — Inspection documents

2. The following EN standard is referenced in the mandatory section of this document. EN 10204, Metallic Products — Types of Inspection Documents

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