X-REF AWS A5.29/A5.29M

This specification prescribes requirements for the classification of low-alloy steel electrodes for flux cored arc welding (FCAW). Metal cored low-alloy steel electrodes are classified according to ANSI/AWS A5.28-96, Specification for Low-Alloy Steel Filler Metals for Gas Shielded Arc Welding.(Footnote 1) Iron is the only element whose content exceeds 10.5 percent in weld metal produced using electrodes classified by this document.

Footnote 1 - AWS standards can be obtained from the American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126.