本规范规定了金属气体保护焊、钨极气体保护焊和等离子弧焊用锆和锆合金焊条和焊条的分类要求。为每种分类指定的成分代表了最新的技术水平。还包括测试程序、制造、尺寸、长度和包装的额外要求。本规范附有一份指南，作为所用分类系统和锆合金填充金属预期用途的信息来源。

This specification prescribes the requirements for classification of zirconium and zirconium alloy electrodes and rods for gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and plasma arc welding. The compositions specified for each classification represent the latest state-of-the-art. Additional requirements are included for testing procedures, manufacture, sizes, lengths, and packaging. A guide is appended to the specification as a source of information concerning the classification system employed and the intended use of the zirconium-alloy filler metal.