SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright©2008SAEInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofSAE.TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:Tel:877-606-7323(insideUSAandCanada)Tel:724-776-4970(outsideUSA)Fax:724-776-0790Email:CustomerService@sae.orgSAEWEBADDRESS::877-606-7323(insideUSAandCanada)or724-776-4970(outsideUSA),:(Alloyname)WELDINGWIREWIRESPECIFICATIONNUMBERSIZEQUANTITYORWEIGHTHEATNUMBER(IfApplicable)MANUFACTURER'SIDENTIFICATION3.1.1.1BarCodeMarkingWhenspecified,allrequiredidentificationshallbebarcodemarkedonenvelopesorunitcontainersbyamethodacceptabletopurchaser.3.1.2TabMarkingEachlengthofwireshallhaveapplied,between1/2to1inch(12.7to25mm)fromoneend,aplasticlabelbearingthespecificationnumber,includingtype,classand/orgradedesignation,andtheprefixindicatingthesourceofthespecification.WhenwireisorderedtoanAMSspecificationinconjunctionwithotherspecifications,thewiremaybesolelyidentifiedwiththeAMSspecification.Revisionlettersarenotnecessary.Thelabelmaybeeitherpressure-sensitiveadhesivetypeorheat-shrinkabletubinginaccordancewithAS478.Imprintsonthelabelshallbelegible,fade-proof,andresistanttooils,solvents,shippinghazards,andtemperaturesupto120°F(49°C).3.1.3SpecificationNumberMarkingWhenspecifiedinlieuof3.1.2tabmarking,eachlengthofwireshallbemarked,byamethodspecifiedbypurchaserinaccordancewithAS478,withthespecificationnumber,includingtype,classand/orgradeofdesignation,andtheprefixindicatingthesourceofthespecification.WhenwireisorderedtoanAMSspecificationinconjunctionwithotherspecifications,thewiremaybesolelyidentifiedwiththeAMSspecification.Revisionlettersarenotnecessary.Themarkingmethodusedshallbefade-proofandresistanttooils,solvents,shippinghazards,andtemperaturesupto120°F(49°C).3.2SpooledWireWireshallnotbemarkedbuttheouterfaceofoneorbothflangesofeachspoolshallbepermanentlyandlegiblymarkedwithapressuresensitivelabelincludingnotlessthanthefollowinginformation;ifonlyoneflangeofeachspoolismarked,themarkingshallbeontheflangeofthespoolwhichwillfacetheoperatorwhenthespoolisinstalledonaweldingmachineandremovedinaclockwisefashion.(AlloyName)WELDINGWIREWIRESPECIFICATIONNUMBERSIZEQUANTITYORWEIGHTHEATNUMBER(IfApplicable)MANUFACTURER'SIDENTIFICATION3.2.1Whenspecified,allrequiredidentificationmaybebarcodedonenvelopesorunitcontainersbyamethodacceptabletopurchaser.4.QUALITYASSURANCEPROVISIONSNotapplicable.SAEAMS2816W-3-5.PREPARATIONFORDELIVERYNotapplicable.6.ACKNOWLEDGMENTAvendorshallmentionthisspecificationnumberanditsrevisionletterinallquotationsandwhenacknowledgingpurchaseorders.7.REJECTIONSWirenotidentifiedinaccordancewiththisspecification,orwithmodificationsauthorizedbypurchaser,willbesubjecttorejection.8.NOTES8.1Achangebar(l)locatedintheleftmarginisfortheconvenienceoftheuserinlocatingareaswheretechnicalrevisions,noteditorialchanges,havebeenmadetothepreviousissueofthisspecification.An(R)symboltotheleftofthedocumenttitleindicatesacompleterevisionofthespecification,includingtechnicalrevisions.Changebarsand(R)arenotusedinoriginalpublications,norinspecificationsthatcontaineditorialchangesonly.8.2Tabmarkingiscommonlyreferredtoasflagtagging.8.3TermsusedinAMSareclarifiedinARP1917.8.4Dimensionsandpropertiesininch/poundunitsandtheFahrenheittemperaturesarepr