EN 758

758
Tubular Cored Electrodes for Metal
Metaletal-Arc Welding With or Without
Without Shielding
Shielding Gas
Gas of Unalloyed and
Fine Grain
Grain Structural Steels

Example : FCW 11

46

Covered electrode
Table 1/2

Table 7

Table 3

Table 5

Table 6

Table 1

Table 2

Code digits for tensile strength and elongation properties of

multimulti-pass welded joints
Code
Minimum yield
Tensile
Minimum
digits
strength1)
strength
elongation2)
2
2
(N/mm )
(N/mm )
(%)
35
355
440-570
22
38
380
470-600
20
42
420
500-640
20
46
460
530-680
20
50
500
560-720
18

Symbols for tensile strength properties of singlesingle-pass welded joints

1)

2)

Symbols
3T
4T
5T

Minimum yield strength

of base metal
(N/mm2)
355
420
500

Lower yield strength (ReL) will apply. In case the yield strength
is not definitely determined, 0,2% proof stress (Rp0,2) shall be
applied.
Gauge length is equal to five times the test specimen
diameter.

Table 3
Symbols for impact energy of allall-weld metal or
welded joint
Symbols

Temperature for minimum average

impact energy of 47 J (C)

Z
A
0
2
3
4
5
6
7

No requirement
+ 20
0
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70

Minimum Tensile strength

of welded joint (N/mm2)
470
520
600

EN 758
758
Tubular Cored Electrodes for Metal
Metaletal-Arc Welding With or Without
Without Shielding
Shielding Gas
Gas of Unalloyed and
Fine Grain
Grain Structural Steels

Table 4

Table 5
Symbols for chemical composition of
all--weld metal
all

Symbols
No symbol
Mo
MnMo
1Ni
1,5Ni
2Ni
3Ni
Mn1Ni
1NiMo
Z
1)

2)
3)

Symbols for type of filling material

Symbols

Chemical composition 1) 2) 3)
Mn
Ni
Mo
2,0
1,4
0,3-0,6
1,4-2,0
0,3-0,6
1,4
0,6-1,2
1,6
1,2-1,8
1,4
1,8-2,6
1,4
2,6-3,8

R
P
B

Basic

Metal powder
Rutile or Basic
/fluoride
Basic/fluoride
fast-freezing
slag
Basic/fluoride
fast-freezing
slag
other types

1,4-2,0
0,6-1,2
1,4
0,6-1,2
0,3-0,6
any other chemical composition agreed
upon

If not specified : Mo< 0,2 % ; Ni < 0,5 % ; Cr < 0,2 % ;; V< 0,08
%; Nb< 0,05 % ; Cu< 0,3 % and only tubular cored
electrodes to be welded without shielding gas Al<2,0%
Single values shown in the table are maximum values.
The results shall be rounded to the same decimal place as the
specified values using the rules of ISO 31-0 : Appendix B,
Rule A.

Properties
Rutile, slowfreezing slag
Rutile, fastfreezing slag

Y
S

Type of weld
Single and
multipass welding
Single and
multipass welding
Single and
multipass welding
Single and
multipass welding
Single pass
welding

Shielding gas
required
required
required
required
not required

Single and
multipass welding

not required

Single and
multipass welding

not required

Table 6
Symbols for shielding gas
Symbols
M
C
N

Meaning
if specification has been realized with shielding gas EN 439-M2 , without helium
if specification has been realized with shielding gas EN 439-C1 , carbon dioxide
self, shieding tubular cored electrodes

Table 7

Table 8
Code digits for welding positions

Code digits
1
2
3
4
5

Welding positions
All positions
All positions, except vertical-down
Flat butt weld, fillet welds in the flat and
horizontal position
Butt and fillet welds in the flat position
Vertical-down welds and as under digit 3

Symbols for hydrogen content of allall-weld metal

Symbols
H5
H 10
H 15

Hydrogen content ml/100 grams

weld metal max.
5
10
15