|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1600:1997TheEuropeanStandardEN1600:1997hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.160.20NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWWeldingconsumablesÐCoveredelectrodesformanualmetalarcweldingofstainlessandheatresistingsteelsÐClassificationLicensedCopy:LondonSouthBankUniversity,LondonSouthBankUniversity,SunJul0903:10:16BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15December1997©BSI1997ISBN0580289206BSEN1600:1997AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN1600:1997.ItsupersedesBS2926:1984,whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/39,Weldingconsumables,whichhastheresponsibilityto:±aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;±presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;±monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled`InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex',orbyusingthe`Find'facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to8,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.LicensedCopy:LondonSouthBankUniversity,LondonSouthBankUniversity,SunJul0903:10:16BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSICENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComiteÂEuropeÂendeNormalisationEuropaÈischesKomiteefuÈrNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1997CENÐAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN1600:1997EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN1600NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMAugust1997ICS25.160.20Descriptors:Welding,manualarcwelding,weldingelectrodes,coveredelectrodes,stainlesssteels,weldmetal,fillermetal,heatresistantmaterials,characteristics,chemicalcomposition,mechanicalproperties,classifications,symbols,mechanicaltests,designationEnglishversionWeldingconsumablesÐCoveredelectrodesformanualmetalarcweldingofstainlessandheatresistingsteelsÐClassificationProduitsconsommablespourlesoudageÐElectrodesenrobeÂespourlesoudagemanuelaÁl'arcdesaciersinoxydablesetreÂsistantauxtempeÂratureseÂleveÂesÐClassificationSchweiûzusaÈtzeÐUmhuÈllteStabelektrodenzumLichtbogenhandschweiûenvonnichtrostendenundhitzebestaÈndigenStaÈhlenÐEinteilungThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1997-07-24.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.LicensedCopy:LondonSouthBankUniversity,LondonSouthBankUniversity,SunJul0903:10:16BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIPage2EN1600:1997©BSI1997ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDS.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyFebruary1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyFebruary1998.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword2Introduction31Scope32Normativereferences33Classification34Symbolsandrequirements34.1Symbolfortheproduct/process34.2Symbolforthechemicalcompositionofall-weldmetal34.3Symbolfortypeofelectrodecovering74.4Symbolfortheweldmetalrecoveryandtypeofcurrent74.5Symbolforweldingposition75Mechanicaltests75.1General75.2Preheatingandinterpasstemperatures75.3Passsequence76Chemicalanalysis77Technicaldeliveryconditions88Designation8AnnexesA(informative)Descriptionoftypesofelectrodecovering8B(informative)Bibliography8LicensedCopy:Lo