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1.1 This specification prescribes requirements for standard sizes and packages of welding filler metals and their physical attributes, such as product appearance and identification. 1.2 This specification applies to covered electrodes with both solid and tubular core wires; bare solid and tubular wires on spools, coils, and drums, or in straight lengths; and solid and sintered strip electrodes. It applies to all fusion welding processes, except brazing, braze welding, and thermal spraying, or granular metallic or mineral products, such as submerged arc fluxes, or other such products used in fusion welding processes. 1.3 Safety and health issues and concerns are beyond the scope of this standard and are, therefore, not fully addressed herein. Safety and health information is available from other sources, including, but not limited to, ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, and applicable federal and state regulations. 1.4 This specification makes use of both U.S. Customary Units and the International System of Units (SI). The measurements are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other without combining in any way. The specification with the designation A5.02 uses U.S. Customary Units. The specification A5.02M uses SI Units. The latter are shown within brackets [ ] or in appropriate columns in tables and figures. Standard dimensions based on either system may be used for sizing of filler metal or packaging.

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