these elements can be included in the metal sheath in the fill composition or both to achieve the desired compositional levels the fill composition used in a cored electrode constituted about 19 21 5 weight percent of the total electrode weight the indium addition to the electrode can typically be in the form of metallic indium when added to the metal sheath and was typically indium oxide included in the fill composition however the indium can be added in other and or additional forms such as but not limited to indium antimonide indium fluoride indium sulfate and or indium sulfide the fill composition used to form the weld beads in fig2 included about 6 13 manganese powder about 3 5 8 5 si about 0 06 0 2 iron sulfide about 0 4 2 indium oxide and about 70 80 iron powder the addition of indium and or one or more indium compounds had no noticeably adverse affect on the quality of the electric arc during the welding process the addition of indium and or one or more indium compounds had no noticeably adverse affect on the quality or properties of the formed weld bead the aws plate welded with the electrode of the present invention yielded a weld bead having a yield strength.