käsikaarkeevitusel kasutatav elektrood (lisametall), mis koosneb metallvardast ja seda ümbritsevast räbu ja gaase tekitavast kattest
a composite filler metal electrode consisting of a core of a bare electrode or metal-cored electrode to which a covering sufficient to provide a slag layer on the weld metal has been applied; the covering may contain materials providing such functions as shielding from the atmosphere, deoxidation, and the arc stabilization and can serve as a source of metallic additions to the weld
