IS 2879 : 1998 Mild steel for metal arc welding electrodes

1 Scope

This standard covers the requirements of mild steel billets,blooms, cast billet ingots and wire rods for metal arc weldingelectrode core wire.

2 References

IS 228:Method for chemical analysis of steel

IS 812 :1957Glossary of terms relating to welding andcutting of metals

IS 814 :1991Covered electrodes for manual metal arc weldingof carbon and carbon manganese steel

IS 1387 :1993 General requirements for metallurgicalmaterials

IS 1956:Glossary of terms relating to iron and steel

IS 7739 : Part 5 :1976 Code of practice for preparation ofmetallurgical specimens : Part 5 Iron and steeland their examination