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Specifies the procedure to be used for deposition of a weld metal pad for chemical analysis. This standard applies to deposition of a weld metal pad by use of covered electrodes, wire electrodes for gas shielded metal arc welding, tubular cored electrodes for gas shielded metal arc welding,tubular cored electrodes for gas shielded arc metal welding and for self-shielded metal arcwelding, tubular cored rods for gas tungsten arc welding, and wire-flux combinations for submerged ard welding. This standard is applicable to welding consumables for non-alloy and fine grain steels, high strength steels, creep-resistant steels, stainless and heat-resistant steels, nickel and nickel alloys, and copper and copper alloys.