AWS A5.12M/A5.

12:2009 (ISO 6848:2004 MOD)

Table 1 — Chemical composition requirements for tungsten electrodes

Chemical composition requirements
Classification Colour code,
symbol Oxide addition Impurities, Tungsten, RGB colour value and
(ISO 6848 mass mass colour samplea
Classification) Principal oxide Mass percent percent percent
Green
EWP bN.A.b
None 0.5 max. 99.5 min. #008000
(WP)

Grey (formerly orange)

EWCe-2
CeO2 1.8 to 2.2 0.5 max. Balance #808080
(WCe 20)

Black
EWLa-1
La2O2 0.8 to 1.2 0.5 max. Balance #000000
(WLa 10)

Gold
EWLa-1.5
La2O2 1.3 to 1.7 0.5 max. Balance #FFD700
(WLa 15)

Blue
EWLa-2
La2O2 1.8 to 2.2 0.5 max. Balance #0000FF
(WLa 20)

Yellow
EWTh-1
ThO2 0.8 to 1.2 0.5 max. Balance #FFFF00
(WTh10)

Red
EWTh-2
ThO2 1.7 to 2.2 0.5 max. Balance #FF0000
(WTh 20)

Violet
(WTh 30) ThO2 2.8 to 3.2 0.5 max. Balance #EE82EE

Brown
EWZr-1
ZrO2 0.15 to 0.50 0.5 max. Balance #A52A2A
(WZr 3)

White
EWZr-8
ZrO2 0.7 to 0.9 0.5 max. Balance #FFFFFF
(WZr 8)

The manufacturer
The manufacturer
must state the The manufacturer may select
EWG must identify all 0.5 max. Balance
nominal quantity any color not already in use.
additions.
of each addition.
NOTE Intentional additions of “doping oxides” other than indicated for a particular electrode classification is prohibited.
a RGB color values and color samples can be found at the following website:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms531197.aspx
b N.A. = Not applicable.

8 Standard sizes and tolerances

8.1 Electrode diameters, lengths and tolerances

Standard electrode diameters, lengths, and tolerances are given in Table 2. Other diameters, lengths, and
tolerances may be as agreed upon between the purchaser and supplier.