本规范规定了气体保护金属电弧、气体保护钨极电弧和等离子弧焊接用铜和铜合金焊条和焊条的分类要求。分类基于填充金属的化学成分。额外要求包括制造、尺寸、长度和包装。本规范附有一份指南，作为有关所用分类系统和电极预期用途的信息来源。本规范使用美国惯用单位和国际单位制（SI）。 由于这些系统并不等同，因此每个系统必须独立使用。

This specification prescribes the requirements for classifications of copper and copper-alloy electrodes and rods for gas shielded metal arc, gas shielded tungsten arc, and plasma arc welding. Classification is based on chemical composition of the filler metal. Additional requirements are included for manufacture, sizes, lengths and packaging. A guide is appended to the specification as a source of information concerning the classification system employed and intended use of the electrodes. This specification makes use of both U.S. Customary Units and the International System of Units (SI). Since these are not equivalent, each system must be used independently of the other.