NAVSEA FILLER MATERIALS FOR CRITICAL APPLICATIONS: REQUIREMENTS FOR FLUX-CORED WELDING ELECTRODES, BARE WELDING ELECTRODES AND FLUXES, AND COVERED WELDING ELECTRODES FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL APPLICATIONS

Purpose: This document is intended to replace military specifications for welding filler
materials for low-alloy steels used for structural applications in combatant surface ships and
submarines. It combines in one publication all requirements for manufacturing, testing, and quality
assurance of flux-cored electrodes, bare electrodes and fluxes and covered electrodes used for
welding HY-80/100/130 steels and HSLA-80/100 steels. It includes updated requirements based on
recent experience in surface ship and submarine construction, operation, and maintenance. This
document is intended to update and replace MIL-E-24403/2C, MIL-E-23765/2E and MIL-E-
22200/10C for the electrode types included in this publication.