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.