ASME BPVC.II.C-2015

SECTION II

MATERIALS

2015

ASME Boiler and

Pressure Vessel Code

An International Code

Part C

Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals

AN INTERNATIONAL CODE

2015 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

2015 Edition July 1, 2015

AN INTERNATIONAL CODE

2015 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

2015 Edition July 1, 2015

II

MATERIALS

Part C

Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee

on Materials

Two Park Avenue • New York, NY • 10016 USA

Date of Issuance: July 1, 2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Statement of Policy on the Use of the Certification Mark and Code Authorization in Advertising . . . . . . . . . . ix

Statement of Policy on the Use of ASME Marking to Identify Manufactured Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

AWS Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxix

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxi

Guideline on the Approval of New Welding and Brazing Material Classifications Under the ASME Boiler and

Pressure Vessel Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxii

Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxiv

List of Changes in Record Number Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxv

Cross-Referencing and Stylistic Changes in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxvi

SFA-5.01M/SFA-5.01 Welding Consumables — Procurement of Filler Materials and Fluxes . . . . . . . . . . 1

SFA-5.02/SFA-5.02M Specification for Filler Metal Standard Sizes, Packaging, and Physical Attributes . 21

SFA-5.1/SFA-5.1M Specification for Carbon Steel Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc Welding . . . . . . 33

SFA-5.2/SFA-5.2M Specification for Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Rods for Oxyfuel Gas Welding . . . . 77

SFA-5.3/SFA-5.3M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc

Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

SFA-5.4/SFA-5.4M Specification for Stainless Steel Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc Welding . . . . . 101

SFA-5.5/SFA-5.5M Specification for Low-Alloy Steel Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc Welding . . . . 139

SFA-5.6/SFA-5.6M Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc

Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

SFA-5.7/SFA-5.7M Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Bare Welding Rods and Electrodes . . 213

SFA-5.8/SFA-5.8M Specification for Filler Metals for Brazing and Braze Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

SFA-5.9/SFA-5.9M Specification for Bare Stainless Steel Welding Electrodes and Rods . . . . . . . . . . . 269

SFA-5.10/SFA-5.10M Specification for Bare Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Electrodes and

Rods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

SFA-5.11/SFA-5.11M Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Alloy Welding Electrodes for Shielded Metal

Arc Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

SFA-5.12/SFA-5.12M Specification for Tungsten and Oxide Dispersed Tungsten Electrodes for Arc

Welding and Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

SFA-5.13 Specification for Surfacing Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc Welding . . . . . . . . . 375

SFA-5.14/SFA-5.14M Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Alloy Bare Welding Electrodes and Rods . . . . 397

SFA-5.15 Specification for Welding Electrodes and Rods for Cast Iron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423

SFA-5.16/SFA-5.16M Specification for Titanium and Titanium-Alloy Welding Electrodes and Rods . . . 441

SFA-5.17/SFA-5.17M Specification for Carbon Steel Electrodes and Fluxes for Submerged Arc Welding 451

SFA-5.18/SFA-5.18M Specification for Carbon Steel