# ISO 3581:1976 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 3581:1976, item title is Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of stainless and other similar high alloy steels — Code of symbols for identification; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 3581:2003; withdrawn / published date is 1976-02-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 3581:1976 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of stainless and other similar high alloy steels — Code of symbols for identification _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 3581:2003
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1976-02-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 8988,IS,,ISO 3581:1976,Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of stainless and other similar high alloy steels — Code of symbols for identification,Électrodes enrobées pour le soudage manuel à l'arc des aciers inoxydables et autres aciers similaires fortement alliés — Code de symbolisation pour l'identification,1976-02-01,1,['25.160.20'],ISO/TC 44/SC 3,9599,,[29860],"['en','fr']",5,<p>Establishes a code for identification of covered electrodes by means of symbols related to the chemical composition of the deposited weld metal and type of covering. The purpose of the codification is to facilitate mutual understanding among people dealing with welding in the various countries by identifying

## 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Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).