1 Scope
This document specifies the following:
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— requirements for studs and ceramic ferrules for arc stud welding;
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— dimensions, materials and mechanical properties.
Table 1 shows types of studs and the symbols for studs and ceramic ferrules that are covered
by this document.
Table 1
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Types of studs and symbols for studs and ceramic ferrules
| Welding technique | Type of stud a |
Symbol for
studs |
Symbol for
ceramic ferrules |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawn arc stud welding with ceramic ferrule or shielding gas |
Fully-threaded stud | FD | UF |
| Virtually fully-threaded studb | MD | MF | |
| Partially threaded stud | PD | PF | |
| Threaded stud with reduced shaft | RD | RF | |
| Unthreaded stud | UD | UF | |
| Insulation pin/nail | ND | UF | |
| Stud with internal thread | ID | UF | |
| Shear connector | SD | UF/DF | |
| Short-cycle drawn arc stud welding |
Threaded stud with flange | PS | — |
| Unthreaded stud | US | — | |
| Stud with internal thread | IS | — | |
| Stud welding with tip ignition |
Threaded stud | PT | — |
| Unthreaded stud | UT | — | |
| Stud with internal thread | IT | — |