UDC 621.791.753.5.042.2:669.146 JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL STANDARD Steel Wires and Fluxes for Submerged Arc Welding JIS Z 331 1 > Translated and Published by Japanese Standards Association Printed in Japan 6s‘Translation without guarantee In the event of any doubt arising, the original standard in Japanese is to be evidence Cc ¢UDC 621.791.753.5.042.2:669.146 JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL STANDARD JIs Steel Wires and Fluxes for Submerged Arc Welding Z 3311-1976 1. Scope This Japanese Industrial Standard specifies steel wire, hereinafter referred to as "wire", and flux for use in submerged arc welding of mild steel and 50 kgt/mm? (490N/mm2} high tensile strength steel. 2. Classification 2.1 Wire The wire shall be classified into 7 types as given in Table 1. Table 1. Classification of Wire Classification Symbol Class 1 No. 1 Yswit No.1 yswat Class 2 No. 2 ysw22 No. 3 YSW23 No. 1 YSW31 Class 3 No. 2 YSW32 Class 4 No. 1 yswai Applicable Standards: JIS G 1201-General Rules for Chemical Analysis of Iron and Steel JIS G 1211-Methods for Determination of Carbon in Iron and Steel JIS G 1212-Methods for Determination of Silicon in Iron and Steel JIS G 1213-Methods for Determination of Manganese in Iron and Steel JIS G 1214-Methods for Determination of Phosphorus in Iron and Steel JIS G 1215-Methods for Determination of Sulfur in Iron and Steel JIS G 1253-Method for Photoelectric Emission Spectrochemical Analysis of Iron and Steel JIS G 1256-Method for Fluorescent X-ray Analysis of Iron and Steel G JIS G 3106-Rolled Steel for Welded Structure JIS Z 2241-Method of Tension Test for Metallic Materials JIS Z 2242-Method of Impact Test for Metallic Materials JIS Z 3111-Method of Tension Test for Deposited Metal JIS Z 3112-Method of Impact Test for Deposited Metal2 Z 3311-1976 2.2 Flux The fluxes shall be classified according to the mechanical properties of the deposited metals brought about in their combinations with wire, and shall be of 6 types as given in Table 2. Table 2. Classification of Flux by Mechanical Property of Deposited Metal Yielé point | onsite | Elon Tpact oat Ctasaitication | sympot (1) Heoneth| gation satiner | year ‘Absorbed onorey Gio | MES |g | Atteting'™® | Cam vonctch eS Charpy) ttm) Now | ¥SPatcwx } +20 cuss 4 [Ror | weraawax | 210324) | a1 (492) | 22 Oo | 3.5 (24)mia. No.9 | ¥SRonwe =20 Now t | ¥SPS1OWax +20 cass #5 [Ron 2 | vSrsawee | 0292) | 50(490)] 20° © | 3.5(34)min. No.9 | ¥SFS3Wax | = 20 ‘Note (1) xx indicates kinds of wire combination, and the last digit of the wire symbol shall be filled in hero. . For instance, when satisfying the mechanical property requirement of Type Pa, No. 1 by combining with wire of the symbol YSWil, it shail be Indicaied as YSP41-W11. Reference: The unlts and numerical values in( are in accordance with the Internat System of Units (SI) and are given for reference, Quality 3.1 Wire 3.1.1 The quality of wire shall be uniform throughout the product having smooth surface and have no harmful defects in use. 3.1.2 The wire shall have chemical composition as shown in Table 3. clé ci ce ca4. 5 3 Z 3311-1976 Table 3, Chemical Composition of Wire Classification | Symbot Chemical composition g Si Ma P 5 Class 1 yswit |o.10 max.| 0.05 max. /O¥5" 9°20, |0.030 max. |0.030 max. Over 0.80 No.1} ¥swar [0.19 max.|0.05 max. [O¥27.0"80 Jo.030 max. |0.030 max, Over 0.05 [Over 0.80 Class 2 | No. 2 | ysw22 |0.13 max. | OVE"9°09. |Over 0-80 | Io.039 max. |0.030 max. Over 0.25. [Over 0.80 No. 3 | vswas |o.13 max.| Over 2-25, | Over 0-80. lo.039 max. {0.030 max, | ysw31 [0.15 max.|0,05 max. |O%S75120., |0.030 max. 0.030 max. Ciase 3 > ‘Over 0.05. [Over 1.30 No. 2 | sw2 [0.15 max. |O¥2".9°05, ]OvEr.1-20 | lo.030 max. 0.030 max. | ver 1.) ciass 4 Now | vswat Jo.r7 max. [0.05 max. [2721-89 Jo.030 max. Jo.030 max. | 20 ine). 3.2 Flux The quality of flux shall be uniform throughout the product, smooth in supply at welding and the flux shall provide excellent bead appearance and form. Dimensions and Tolerances ‘The wire diameter and its tolerances shall comply with Table 4. Table 4. Diameter of Wire and Its Tolerances Unit: mm Diameter | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 48 | 6.4 +0.02 40.03 Tolerances | 79°95 0.05 40.05 State of Product 5.1 Wire 5.1.1 The standard mass of one reel of wire shall be as shown in Table 5.4 Z 3311-1976 Table 5. Standard Mass of Wire Unit: ke | Division by dimensions Small Medium Large 5 10 15 Standard ‘neee 6.25 12.5 20 25, 5.1.2 The wire shall be wound without twisting, waving or sharp bending, clearly showing the end of the winding and the unwinding shall be easy and smooth. 5.1.3 The unit quantity of wire shall be coiled, rimmed or spooled or done . in any other winding, and in continuation of one wire. € (1) The standard mass, dimensions and tolerances of a coil of wire shall be as shown in Table 6. (2) The dimensions and tolerances of a spooled wire shall be as shown in Fig. 1. Table 6. Mass, Dimensions and Tolerances of a Coil Standard mass ke | 12.5 | 25 75 Inner diameter mm 300 300 610 Inner diameter 3 0 0 tolerance mm +15 +15 +30 Width mm 65 80 105 . ( Wieth tolerance mm | {2 “a | 2 “ Fig. 1. Dimensions of Spool Unit: mm The two holes are Ff not necessarily required to be on a straight line. | Maximum#2%0.5 Z 3311-1976 5.1.4 ‘The mass, dimensions, and method of winding of wire over 75 kg in mass shall be determined by the agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer. 5.2 Flux 5.2.1 The flux shall be in granular state, and a certain unit quantity shall be contained in a sack or a can and properly packaged. 5.2.2 As acrule, the unit quantity of flux shall be determined by the manu- facturer. 6. Tests 6.1 General Tests 6.1.1 The test plate shall be in accordance with Type 1 (either one of A to C) of JIS G 3106. 6.1.2 The diameter of the test wire shall be either 4.0 mm or 4.8 mm. 6.1.3 The test flux shall be dried prior to testing under conditions recommended by the manufacturer. 6.2 Analysis Test The chemical analysis test for components of wire shall be done by the methods specified in either one of the following: JIS G 1201 JIS G 1211 JIS G 1212 JIS G 1213 JIS G 1214 JIS G 1215 JIS G 1253 JIS G 1256 6.3 Tensile Strength Test and Impact Test on Deposited Metals 6.3.1 The test pieces for these purposes shall be the No. A1 of JIS Z 3111 and the No. 4 of JIS Z 3112. 6.3.2 The dimensions of the test plate shall be as shown in Fig. 2. The test plate shall be tack-welded first. Welding shall be done at flat position at the room temperature of 15°C or higher.6 ‘Z 3311-1976 1€ Fig. 2. Dimensions of Test Plate and Sampling Positions of Test Pieces Unit: mm le Approx. 499 ( De- 3 3 xx 53 EE q aS << | an’ (De~ |_| _|tetea 1 | T Es =) Section AA’ | Approx. pprox. 200 |[7é{ | Approx. 200 Section BB’ 6.3.3 Welding shall be done under conditions given in Table 7. Table 7. Welding Conditions Wire Welding | Welding | Welding | Interpass Buta diameter | current | voltage | spoed. | temperature | Pal-up mm A v em/mm °C a 4.0 Change of welding or rete | 26t038 | 30t050 | 150415 direction at 4.8 each pass7 Z 3311-1976 6.3.4 Welding shall be started at room temperature, but when the interpass temperature rises over 165°C, the test plate shall be cooled in the ambient air to 150 + 15°C before restarting welding. 6.3.5 The number of passes shall be totally 7 to 10, one or two passes for the initial layer and two passes thereafter until the final layer, where three passes may be done. 6.3.6 In the case the procedures specified in 6.3.4 need to be suspended, the test plate shall be cooled in the ambient air to the room temperature. At restart of welding, the test plate shall be preheated by any adequate process to 150 + 15°C. 6.3.7 One tension test piece and three impact test pieces of the deposited metal shall be taken out of the welded test material as given in Fig. 2. The welded test material and the test pieces taken therefrom shall not be heat-treated. 6.3.8 The tension test and the impact test shall be performed in conformity with JIS Z 2241 and JIS Z 2242, respectively. 6.3-9 The tension test pieces of the deposited metal may be performed on dehydrogenation at a temperature of 250°C or lower for a period not longer than 16 hours. 7. Inspection 7.1. The wire shall have the appearance, dimensions and results of chemical analysis complying with specifications of 3. and 4. 7.2 The flux shall meet the specification of 3.2, and the results of tension test and impact test of the deposited metal shall meet the requirements as indicated in Table 2. 7.3. The state of the product and its packaging shall comply with the specifications of 5. and 8. 8. Packaging ‘The wire and flux shall be properly packaged in order to prevent injuries or moisture absorption during transport and storage. 9. Designation of the Products ‘The products shall be designated by the following procedures. Example of wire ysw 11 —————._ 44.8 mm ——_____._ 25 kg Type of wire Dia. of wire Mass Example of flux YSF 41- wi peek its Type of flux8. Z 3311-1976 10. Marking 10.1 type or colored with indication according to Table 8 on one end of the wire. Table 8. Color Indication on Wire End The coiled wire products shall be stamped clearly with their symbols of ype ofl yswit | yswa1 | yswee | ysw23 | ysws1 | yswse | yswat T Color | Black | Green | Red Purple | White Blue | Yellow ! 10.2 The coiled, rimmed or spooled wire products shall be indications at least as listed in the following. 10.2.1 Marking on the Wire (1) (2) (3) (4) Type of wire Diameter of wire Manufacture No. Name of manufacturer or its abbreviation 10.2.2 Marking on Packages a) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Type of wire Diameter of wire Manufacture No. Year and month of manufacture Mass (net mass) Name of manufacturer or its abbreviation marked with 10-3 The flux package shall bear at least the following indications. (a) (2) (3) (4) (5) Type of flux Manufacture No. Year and month of manufacture Mass (net mass) Name of manufacturer or its abbreviation € ¢Z 3311-1976 Edition 2 Japanese Text Established by Minister of International Trade and Industry Date of Establishment: 1964-09-01 Date of Revision: 1976-12-01 Date of Public Notice in Official Gazette: 1977-01-04 Investigated by: Japanese Industrial Standards Committee Technical Committee on Core Wire for Submerged Are Welding Divisional Council on Welding ‘This English translation is published by: Japaneso Standards Association 1-24, Akasaka 4, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107 Japan © JSA, 1978 Printed i Tokyo by Hohbunshe ConL,