SUMMARY OF CHANGES

The 2004 Edition of this Code contains revisions in addition to the 2001 Edition with 2002
and 2003 Addenda. The revisions are identified with the designation 04 in the margin and,
as described in the Foreword, become mandatory six months after the publication date of the
2004 Edition. To invoke these revisions before their mandatory date, use the designation
“2004 Edition” in documentation required by this Code. If you choose not to invoke these
revisions before their mandatory date, use the designation “2001 Edition through the 2003
Addenda” in documentation required by this Code.

Changes given below are identified on the pages by a margin note, 04, placed next to the
affected area.
Page Location Change
iii List of Sections Updated to reflect 04
vii Foreword Editorially revised
123–125 SFA-5.5 In Table 7, last entry in first column
corrected by errata
556 SFA-5.24 In Table 1, all entries in Oxygen
column corrected to read 0.016 by
errata
632 SFA-5.28 In A6.1, first line corrected by errata
646–648 SFA-5.29 In Table 4, under AWS Classification,
All Other Low-Alloy Steel Electrodes,
eleventh entry corrected by errata
721 Mandatory Appendix I Added

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