FIRST  WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE AWS NUMBERING SYSTEM

E=ELECTRODE

60=STRENGTH IN KSI.(OR TENSILE STRENGTH)

1=POSITION

0=TYPE OF COATING AND CURRENT

POSITION-

1=FLAT,HORIZONTAL,VERTICAL,OVERHEAD

2=FLAT AND HORIZONTAL ONLY

3=FLAT,HORIZONTAL,VERTICAL DOWN,OVERHEAD

TYPES OF COATING AND CURRENT-

DIGIT              COATING              WELDING CURRENT

0                 CELLULOSE SODIUM              DCEP CURRENT

1               CELLULOSE POTASSIUM            AC OR DCEP OR DCEN CURRENT

2                 TITANIA SODIUM                    AC OR DCEN CURRENT

3              TITANIA POTASIUM                     AC OR DCEP

4              IRON POWDER TITANIA            AC OR DCEN OR DCEP

5             LOW HYDROGEN SODIUM        DCEP

6              LOW HYDROGEN POTASIUM    AC OR DCEP

7             IRON POWDER IRON OXIDE      AC OR DCEP OR DCEN

8             IRON POWDER LOW HYDROGEN     AC OR DCEP

DCEP-DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRODE POSITIVE(REVERSE POLARITY)

DCEN-DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRODE NEGATIVE( STRAIGHT POLARITY)

AC- ALTERNATING CURRENT

1-FAST FREEZE ELECTRODES

-METAL SETS QUICKLY

-DEEP PENETRATION

-MINIMAL AMMOUNT OF SLAG

-ALL POSITION,GREAT FOR ROOT PASSES

-FAST FREEZE RODS,EXAMPLE E6010,E6011

2-FAST FILL

-METAL SETS SLOWLY

-MEDIUM PENETRATION,HIGH DEPOSITION

-FLAT AND HORIZONTAL POSITION

-GOOD ROD FOR INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF HIGH DEPOSITION RATE

-FAST FILL RODS,EXAMPLE,E6020,E7024,E7028

-LARGE AMOUNT OF EASILY REMOVABLE SLAG

3-FILL FREEZE

-MIXTURE OF BOTH FAST FREEZE AND FAST FILL

-ALLOWS OUT OF POSITION WELDS TO BE DONE WITH A HIGHER DEPOSITION RATE

-FILL FREEZE ELECTRODES,EXAMPLES E6012,E6013,E7014,E7016,E7018

TO FIND A GOOD STARTING POINT OF AMPERAGE TO USE TAKE THE FRACTIONAL DIAMETER OF ROD TO DECIMAL.

THERE ARE TOO MANY ELECTRODES TO MENTION INDUSTRY HAS IT'S STANDARD AND SPECIALTY ELECTRODES,FOR CAST,NICKEL,ECT.