Title: Identify types of electrodes.
Course: Agricultural Fabrication and Emerging Technologies (18404) > Section: Performing Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Operations

Identification may include

- basic applications for general production rods such as
  - E6010
  - E6011
  - E6013
  - E7014
  - E7018
  - E7024
- explanation of the AWS classification system for welding rods.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What does the term tensile strength mean?
- What number(s) reveal(s) the tensile strength of a weld made by an electrode (in thousands of pounds per square inch)?
- Which number represents the welding positions? What is the number for each position?
- What does the final number of the electrode indicate?
- Why are there multiple types of rods available?
- Which electrodes require direct current with reverse polarity?
- Which electrodes can be welded with an alternating current machine?
- What materials are used in the flux coating of an electrode?