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Welding Standards that we use
Australian / New Zealand (AS/NZS) Standards
Standards Australia is the body responsible for the development, maintenance and publication of Australian Standards. The following is a partial list specific to welding:
Standard Number
Description
AS/NZS 1554.1
Structural steel welding – Welding of steel structures
AS/NZS 1554.2
Structural steel welding – Stud welding (steel studs to steel)
AS/NZS 1554.3
Structural steel welding – Welding of reinforcing steel
AS/NZS 1554.7
Structural steel welding – Welding of sheet steel structures
AS/NZS 3992
Pressure equipment – Welding and brazing qualification
AS/NZS 4855
Welding consumables – Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Codes
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) covers all aspects of design and manufacture of boilers and pressure vessels. All sections contain welding specifications, however most relevant information is contained in the following:
Code
Description
AS/NZS 3992
Pressure equipment – Welding and brazing qualification
ASME BPVC Section I
Rules for Construction of Power Boilers
ASME BPVC Section II
Part C: Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals.[1]
ASME BPVC Section III
Rules for Constructions of Nuclear Facility Components-Subsection NCA-General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2
ASME BPVC Section IV
Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers
ASME BPVC Section V
Nondestructive Examination
ASME BPVC Section VIII
Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels Division 1 and Division 2
ASME BPVC Section IX
Welding and Brazing Qualifications
ASME B16.25
Buttwelding ends
ASME B31.1
Power Piping
ASME B31.3
Process Piping
American Welding Society (AWS) Standards
The American Welding Society (AWS) publishes over 240 AWS-developed codes, recommended practices and guides which are written in accordance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) practices.[2] The following is a partial list of the more common publications: Standard Number Title
Standard Number
Description
AWS A2.4
Standard symbols for welding, brazing, and non-destructive examination
AWS A3.0
Standard welding terms and definitions
AWS A5.1
Specification for carbon steel electrodes for shielded metal arc welding
AWS A5.18
Specification for carbon steel electrodes and rods for gas shielded arc welding
AWS B1.10
Guide for the non destructive examination of welds
AWS B2.1
Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification
AWS D1.1
Structural welding (steel)
AWS D1.3
Structural welding (sheet steel)
AWS D1.4
Structural welding (reinforcing steel)
AWS D1.5
Bridge welding
AWS D1.6
Structural welding (stainless steel)
AWS D1.7
Structural welding (strengthening and repair)
AWS D10.11
Root pass welding for pipe
AWS D10.12
Pipe welding (mild steel)
AWS D10.18
Pipe welding (stainless steel)
AWS D16.4
Robotic arc welder operator qualification
AWS D17.1
Aerospace fusion welding
AWS D17.2
Aerospace resistance welding
AWS D18.1
Hygienic tube welding (stainless steel)
AWS D18.2
Stainless steel tube discoloration guide
AWS D18.3
Hygienic equipment welding
British Standards (BS)
British Standards are developed, maintained and published by BSI Standards which is UK’s National Standards Body.[6]
The following is a partial list of standards specific to welding:
Standard Number
Description
BS 499-1
Welding terms and symbols. Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal cutting
BS 499-2C
Welding terms and symbols. European arc welding symbols in chart form
BS 2633
Specification for Class I arc welding of ferritic steel pipework for carrying fluids
BS 2971
Secification for class II arc welding of carbon steel pipework for carrying fluids
BS 4515-1
Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore – Part 1: Carbon and carbon manganese steel pipelines
BS 4515-2
Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore. Duplex stainless steel pipelines
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed over 18500 standards and over 1100 new standards are published every year.[7] The following is a partial list of the standards specific to welding:
Standard Number
Description
ISO 2553
Welded, brazed and soldered joints – symbolic representation on drawings (1992)
ISO 2560
Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of non-alloy and fine grain steels. Classification
ISO 3580
Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of creep-resisting steels – Code of symbols for identification
ISO 3581
Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of stainless and other similar high alloy steels – Code of symbols for identification
ISO 3834
Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials, five parts
ISO 6947
Welds. Working positions. Definitions of angles of slope and rotation
ISO 9606
Qualification test of welders — Fusion welding, parts 1 to 5
ISO 13847
Petroleum and natural gas industries – Pipeline transportation systems – Welding of pipelines
ISO 13916
Welding – Guidance on the measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and preheat maintenance temperature
ISO 13918
Welding – Studs and ceramic ferrules for arc stud welding