SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Allrightsreserved.PrintedinU.S.A.QUESTIONSREGARDINGTHISDOCUMENT:(724)772-7161FAX:(724)776-0243TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:(724)776-4970FAX:(724)776-0790SAEWEBADDRESS::Thisspecificationcoversspoolingandpackagingofbareweldingwiretoensurecleanlinessbutwithminimumenvironmentalprotection,spoolsizesandweightsofspooledwire,andpackageweightsofcutlengths.2.APPLICABLEDOCUMENTS:Theissueofthefollowingdocumentsineffectonthedateofthepurchaseorderformsapartofthisspecificationtotheextentspecifiedherein.Thesuppliermayworktoasubsequentrevisionofadocumentunlessaspecificdocumentissueisspecified.Whenthereferenceddocumenthasbeencanceledandnosupersedingdocumenthasbeenspecified,thelastpublishedissueofthatdocumentshallapply.2.1U.S.GovernmentPublications:AvailablefromDODSSP,SubscriptionServicesDesk,Building4D,700RobbinsAvenue,Philadelphia,PA19111-5094.MIL-W-10430WeldingRodsandElectrodes,PreparationforDeliveryof3.TECHNICALREQUIREMENTS:3.1Preparation:Priortowindingonspoolsorcuttingtolength,wireshallbeuncoiledforcleaningandshallberenderedfreeofdirt,grease,oil,corrosion,andothersurfacecontaminationwhichwouldinterferewithwelding.3.2Packaging:3.2.1SpooledWire:Copyright©2006SAEInternationalReaffirmedAPR2006AMS2813FSAEAMS2813F-2-3.2.1.1Spoolsshallbeofsuchmaterialsandconstructionastoprovidesufficientstrengthandrigiditytopreventdamageto,ordistortionof,thewireduringnormalhandlinganduse.Thematerialsshallnotinducecorrosionofthewireandshallelectricallyinsulatethewirefromthespindleoftheweldingmachine.3.2.1.2ConfigurationanddimensionsofspoolsshallconformtoFigure1andTable1.Thesizeofspoolshallbeselectedonthebasisofthealloyandquantityordered.Eachspoolshallprovideaccesstoapproximately8inches(203mm)ofwireattheinsideendofthecoilforsamplingpurposes;agrooveintheouterfaceofoneflange,adjacenttothebarrel,isacceptable.3.2.1.3Unlessotherwisespecifiedinthematerialspecification,wireoneachspoolshallbeonecontinuouslengthfromthesameheatofalloy,exceptinthecaseofaluminumandmagnesiumalloyswhicharenotrestricted.3.2.1.4Wireshallbefurnishedonspoolscontainingapproximatelytheorderedspoolnetweightexceptthatupto20%ofthenetweightofanyonecombinationofalloy,wirediameter,andspoolsizeinashipmentmaybeonspoolscontainingnotlessthan50%oftheorderedspoolnetweight.3.2.1.5Wireshallbecloselywoundinlayersbutadjacentturnswithinalayerneednotnecessarilybetouching;shallbewoundsoastoavoidproducingkinks,waves,andsharpbends;andshallbefreetounwindwithoutrestrictioncausedbyoverlappingorwedging.Theoutsideendofthespooledwireshallbesotreatedthatitmaybereadilylocated.3.2.1.6NetweightofwireonspoolsshallbeasspecifiedinTable2forthealloytypeordered.3.2.2CutLengths:3.2.2.1Containersshallbeofsuchmaterialsandconstructionastoprovidesufficientstrengthandrigiditytopreventdamageto,ordistortionof,thewireduringnormalhandling.Thematerialsshallnotinducecorrosionofthewire.3.2.2.2Unlessotherwisespecifiedinthematerialspecification,nopackageshallcontainwirefrommorethanoneheatofalloy,exceptinthecaseofpackagesofaluminumandmagnesiumalloyswhicharenotrestricted.3.2.2.3Wireshallbefurnishedinstandardpackagesofapproximately5,10,25,50,or100pounds(2.3,4.5,11.3,22.7,or45.3kg),asordered.3.3Packaging:3.3.1Containersofwireshallbepackedtoensurethatthewire,duringshipmentandstorage,willbeprotectedagainstmechanicaldamage,corrosion,dirt,grease,oil,andothercontaminationdetrimentaltowelding.3.3.2Exteriorcontainersofspooledwireshallcontaintheorderedmultipleofstandardspoolnetweightsuptoamaximumnetweightof120pounds(54.4kg).--``,``,``,`,`,`,,`,``,,`,,,,`,,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---AMS2813FSAEAMS2813F-3-FIGURE1-ConfigurationofSpools--``,``,``,`,`,`,,`,``,,`,,,,`,,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---AMS2813FSAEAMS2813F-4-TABLE1A-SpoolDimensions,Inch/PoundUnitsDimensionNominalDiameterofSpool4InchesNominalDiameterofSpool8InchesNominalDiameterofSpool12Inches(A)SpoolWidth1-3/4±1/322-1/8±1/324±1/16(B)FlangeOD4812(C)SpindleHoleDiameter0.6302-1/322-1/32(D)PegHolePlacement--1-3/4±1/641-3/4±1/64(E)PegHoleDiameter--7/167/16(F)BarrelODNote1Note1Note1(G)BarrelIDNote2----Note1.Shallbesuchthatswellingormisalignmentofthebarrelandflangeswillnotcauseinterferencewiththespindlehole.Note2.Shallbesuchastopromotesmoothfeedingofthewire.+0116⁄–+014⁄–+014⁄–+0.005-0+1/160–+1/160–+0116⁄–+0116⁄–AMS2813FSAEAMS2813F-5-TABLE1B-SpoolDimensions,SIUnitsDimensionNominalDiameterofSpool102MillimetersNominalDiameterofSpool203MillimetersNominalDiameterofSpool305Millimeters(A)SpoolWidth