IS 8736 : 1977 Nickel and nickel alloy covered electrodes for metal arc welding

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers the requirements for nickel and nickelalloy covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding. The range ofelectrodes covered and the chemical composition of deposited weldmetal are given in Table 1.

1.2 Nickel base covered electrodes for welding cast irons arecovered separately in IS 5511-1969.

2 References

IS 2 :1960 Rules for rounding offnumerical values

IS 226 : 1975Specification for structural steel (standard quality)

IS 812 : 1957General requirements for the supply of metallurgicalmaterials

IS 1387 : 1967Glossary of terms relating to welding and cutting ofmetals

IS 5511 : 1969Specification for covered electrodes for manual metalarc welding oF cast iron

IS 1608 : 1972 Methodfor tensile testing of steel products

IS 2062 : 1969Specification for structural steel (fusion weldingquality)

IS 2595 : 1963 Codeof practice for radiographic testing