# ISO 2560:1973 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 2560:1973, item title is Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of mild steel and low alloy steel — Code of symbols for identification; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 2560:2002; withdrawn / published date is 1973-03-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 2560:1973 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of mild steel and low alloy steel — Code of symbols for identification _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 2560:2002
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1973-03-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 7515,IS,,ISO 2560:1973,Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of mild steel and low alloy steel — Code of symbols for identification,Électrodes enrobées pour le soudage manuel à l'arc des aciers doux et des aciers faiblement alliés — Code de symbolisation pour l'identification,1973-03-01,1,['25.160.20'],ISO/TC 44,9599,,[35626],"['en','fr']",7,"<p>Specifies a code for the identification of electrodes by means of symbols related to covering composition and to weld metal characteristics. The purpose of this codification is to facilitate international understanding among weldors, welding technicians, ets., by specifying electrodes according to certain comparable rules.</p>"

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).