# ISO 2401:1972 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 2401:1972, item title is Covered electrodes — Determination of the efficiency, metal recovery and deposition coefficient; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 2401:2018; withdrawn / published date is 1972-05-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 2401:1972 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Covered electrodes — Determination of the efficiency, metal recovery and deposition coefficient _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 2401:2018 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1972-05-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 7297,IS,,ISO 2401:1972,"Covered electrodes — Determination of the efficiency, metal recovery and deposition coefficient","Électrodes enrobées — Détermination de l'efficacité, du rendement du métal et du coefficient de dépôt",1972-05-01,1,['25.160.20'],ISO/TC 44/SC 3,9599,,[72414],"['en','fr']",3,"

Refers to carbon steel and low alloy high tensile steel covered electrodes in the sizes 3,15 to 6,3 mm. For the practical use of ISO 2401, the precision of measurement specified is sufficient because of the inherent variation in characteristics of individual electrodes.

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