BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

26847:1994
ISO 6847:1985
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Covered electrodes for

manual metal arc
welding —
Deposition of a weld
metal pad for chemical
analysis

The European Standard EN 6847:1994 has the status of a

British Standard

UDC 621.791.042.4:543.05
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Cooperating organizations
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The European Committee for Standardization (CEN), under whose supervision

this European Standard was prepared, comprises the national standards
organizations of the following countries:

Austria Oesterreichisches Normungsinstitut

Belgium Institut belge de normalisation
Denmark Dansk Standardiseringsraad
Finland Suomen Standardisoimisliito, r.y.
France Association française de normalisation
Germany Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.
Greece Hellenic Organization for Standardization
Iceland Technological Institute of Iceland
Ireland National Standards Authority of Ireland
Italy Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione
Luxembourg Inspection du Travail et des Mines
Netherlands Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut
Norway Norges Standardiseringsforbund
Portugal Instituto Portuguès da Qualidade
Spain Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación
Sweden Standardiseringskommissionen i Sverige
Switzerland Association suisse de normalisation
United Kingdom British Standards Institution

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Welding
Standards Policy Committee,
was published under the
authority of the Standards
Board and comes
into effect on
15 May 1994
Amendments issued since publication
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Amd. No. Date Comments
The following BSI references
relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference WEE/39
Draft announced in
BSI News, May 1993

ISBN 0 580 22300 0

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Contents
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Page
Cooperating organizations Inside front cover
National foreword ii
Foreword 2
1 Scope and field of application 3
2 Backing plate 3
3 Conditions of deposition 3
4 Weld pad size 4
5 Sampling 4
6 Analysis of weld pad 4
National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible Inside back cover
Figure — Sampling method 4
Table 1 3
Table 2 4
Table 3 4

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National foreword
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This British Standard has been prepared under the direction of the Welding
Standards Policy Committee and is the English language version of
EN 26847:1994 Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding — Deposition of
a weld metal pad for chemical analysis, published by the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN) which endorses ISO 6847:1985 Covered electrodes for
manual metal arc welding — Deposition of a weld metal pad for chemical analysis
published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
EN 26847:1994 was produced as a result of international discussion in which the
UK took an active part.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
the EN title page, pages 2 to 4, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.

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NORME EUROPÉENNE
February 1994
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
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UDC 621.791.042.4:543.05

Descriptors: Welding, electric welding, arc welding, covered electrodes, weld metal, chemical analysis

English version

Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding —

Deposition of a weld metal pad for chemical analysis
(ISO 6847:1985)

Electrodes enrobées pour soudage manuel Umhüllte Stabelektroden für das

l’arc — Exécution d’un dépot de métal fondu Lichtbogenhandschweißen — Auftragung von
en vue de l’analyse chimique Schweißgut zur Bestimmung der chemischen
(ISO 6847:1985) Zusammemsetzung
(ISO 6847:1985)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1994-02-04. CEN members

are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any
CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French,
German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
United Kingdom.

CEN
European Committee for Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels

© 1994 Copyright reserved to CEN members

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Foreword
This European Standard based on the International
Standard Covered electrodes for manual metal arc
welding — Deposition of a weld metal pad for
chemical analysis (ISO 6847:1985) has been
submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure in
accordance with resolution BTS 2 C48/1992 taken
by BTS 2 “Engineering”.
The result of the Unique Acceptance Procedure was
positive.
This European Standard shall be given the status of
a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by
August 1994, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 1994.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal
Regulations, the following countries are bound to
implement this European Standard: Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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1 Scope and field of application
This International Standard defines the procedure
to be used for depositing weld metal by fusing
covered metal electrodes with diameters ranging
from 1,6 to 6,3 mm, and specifies the procedure for
the chemical analysis of the weld pad thus obtained,
whatever the nature of the deposited metal.
This analysis may be carried out either on chips
taken by milling or using spectrographic methods.
The method of deposition specified in this
International Standard shall be referred to in case
of dispute.
NOTE It may possibly be extended to electrodes with diameters
greater than 6,3 mm.
2 Backing plate
2.1 Nature
The backing plate shall be made from steel having a
composition similar to that of the deposited metal or
from a weldable carbon-manganese structural steel
with a carbon content of less than 0,20 % (m/m).
2.2 Dimensions
The minimum dimensions of the backing plate are
given in Table 1.
Table 1
Electrode diameter Plate size (min.)
mm mm
1,6 – 2 – 2,5 – 3,2 – 4 – 5 55 × 55 × 10
6,3 65 × 65 × 10
2.3 Surface condition
The surface of the backing plate onto which the weld
metal is to be deposited shall be previously cleaned
by grinding in order to remove any remaining rust,
scale, grease or paint.
3 Conditions of deposition
3.1 Type of current and polarity
The weld metal shall be deposited using the type of
current (and, if appropriate, the polarity) indicated
by the manufacturer for the electrodes concerned.
If the manufacturer leaves the choice between
alternating current (a.c.) and direct current (d.c.),
alternating current shall be chosen.
3.2 Welding position
The weld metal shall be deposited in the flat
position.
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3.3 Welding equipment
The welding equipment shall have characteristics in
conformity with the instructions for use of the
electrodes. The open-circuit voltage of a.c. welding
equipment shall not be less than that specified by
the manufacturer when the electrodes are used on
a.c.
3.4 Electrode melting
If the electrodes have to be dried, baking shall be
carried out in accordance with the method specified
by the manufacturer.
The electrode shall be entirely melted except for the
usual stub of 40 to 50 mm, including the bare
section.
The arc length shall always be maintained as short
as possible inasmuch as it remains stable without
visible extinguishing. The width of each bead shall
range from 1,5 to 2,5 times the diameter of the
electrode core. It shall be obtained without weaving,
at normal welding speed.
The current intensity shall be equal to the mean
value recommended for welding in the flat position
or, if not specified, it shall correspond to 70 % of the
maximum current value indicated by the
manufacturer.
3.5 Deposition of weld metal
After each pass, the deposited metal shall be cooled
by immersion in 10 l of water for about 30 s, the
depth of immersion being at least 10 cm.
The slag shall be removed after the execution of
each pass.
The following layer shall be deposited after drying.
After each cooling operation, the test piece shall be
placed in front of the welder in the opposite direction
so as to make the end of deposition of the previous
layer coincide with the beginning of deposition of the
following layer.
The metal shall be deposited in successive layers by
juxtaposing rectilinear layers, the width and length
of which are defined in this International Standard.
The building-up shall continue until the weld pad
size indicated in clause 4 is obtained.
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4 Weld pad size Table 3

The minimum dimensions of the weld pad, made up Minimum milling
Electrode diameter distance A from
of at least eight layers, are given in Table 2. the plate surface
Table 2 mm mm
Electrode diameter Weld pad minimum 1,6 – 2 and 2,5 8
dimensions
mm mm 3,2 – 4 and 5 10
1,6 – 2 and 2,5 30 × 30 × 13 6,3 12
3,2 – 4 and 5 40 × 40 × 16
6 Analysis of weld pad
6,3 55 × 55 × 20
6.1 The chip sampling for the analysis shall be
carried out by dry milling slantwise in relation to
5 Sampling the plate surface, so as to obtain, in a minimum
The surface oxide film shall be removed by grinding time, a sampling of all the upper layers of the weld
or milling the sampling zone. pad over their whole length.
The minimum milling distance (dimension A in 6.2 If spectral methods are used for analyses, the
the Figure or at least four layers) from the plate plane obtained by machining the weld pad shall be
surface, as a function of the diameter of the used, in accordance with the specifications laid
electrode core, shall be in accordance with the down in clause 5. At least three impacts shall be
values indicated in Table 3. performed, distributed on a diagonal of the inclined
plane. The results shall correspond to the averaged
value of the three impact readings.

Figure — Sampling method

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National annex NA (informative)

Committees responsible
The United Kingdom participation in the preparation of this European Standard was entrusted by the
Welding Standards Policy Committee (WEE/-) to Technical Committee WEE/39 upon which the following
bodies were represented:

Aluminium Federation
Associated Offices Technical Committee
Association of Welding Distributors
British Association for Brazing and Soldering
British Compressed Gases Association
British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd.
British Steel Industry
Electricity Association
Engineering Equipment and Materials Users’ Association
Lloyds Register of Shipping
Magnesium Industry Council
Power Generation Contractors’ Association (BEAMA Ltd.)
Process Plant Association
Stainless Steel Wire Industry Association
Welding Institute
Welding Manufacturers’ Association (BEAMA Ltd.)
Coopted member

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