UNE 36-031-85 specifies the grades and requirements for non-alloy and alloy steel wire rod used to manufacture coated electrodes, wire for welding in shielding gas, and wire for submerged arc welding. The standard covers symbolic and numerical designations, chemical composition, tensile strength, steelmaking requirements, permissible defects, dimensional tolerances, test methods, supply conditions, product identification, and incoming inspection procedures. It was published in December 1985 and includes chemical composition requirements for the covered steel grades.
Application Scope: Steel manufacturers, welding consumable producers, purchasing departments, quality inspectors, laboratories, and organizations specifying or receiving steel wire rod for welding applications.
