fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ɐn ˈeɪt ˌɛmˈɛm daɪˈæmɪɾɚɹ ᵻlˈɛktɹoʊd wɪl nˈiːd ɐbˌaʊt sˈɪksti fˈaɪv ˈæmps tə wˈɛld ɐ mˈaɪld stˈiːl ʃˈiːt ʌv θˈɪknəs θɹˈiː.fˈaɪv ˌɛmˈɛm ænd ˈeɪɾi ˈæmps tə wˈɛld ɐ ʃˈiːt ʌv sˈɪks ˌɛmˈɛm θˈɪknəs.
For example, an 8 mm diameter electrode will need about 65 amps to weld a mild steel sheet of thickness 3.5 mm and 80 Amps to weld a sheet of 6 mm thickness.