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British Standards for Welding
Welding
BSI welding standards cover specifications, procedures and
tests for use by welders, quality controllers and manufacturers.
The safety, reliability and cost effectiveness of welded
products requires the welds to be of adequate quality.
Failing to control welding correctly can result, in the worst
case scenario, catastrophic failure and loss of life, and at
the least, delays, related costs and contractual issues.
Welding is one of the most regulated occupations in the world and welders are subject
to a strict regime of testing and re-testing in accordance with British, European and/or
international standards. A reasonable assurance of competence of welders, together with
ensuring a ‘best practice’ system for quality control, is achieved by adopting appropriate
standards and ensuring welders are qualified, trained and tested appropriately.
Welding standards can help qualify welding procedures, monitor production/site activities,
as well as regulate the personnel for welding coordination and supervision.
BSI publishes standards, guidelines and specifications to help companies meet welding
requirements. These publications cover a wide range of welding disciplines and areas
including welder qualification and procedures, welding equipment, consumables,
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and much more.
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The majority of weld testing and inspection can be separated into There are numerous methods of NDT some of which are simple and
two categories: Destructive Testing and Non-Destructive Testing. others which require specialist operators and expensive equipment
such as x-ray testing. It is also an area of growth and innovation in
Destructive testing is usually a cheaper method of inspection.
the industry.
It is more widely used for testing mass produced parts where
sacrificing one or two components for testing is acceptable.
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General welding – Key standards Gas welding and cutting appliances Qualification of welding personnel and
These general standards are an important – Key standards welding procedures – Key standards
supplement to the more specific welding BS EN ISO 9013 Thermal cutting. To provide a well-defined basis for planning
standards listed under the other categories. Classification of thermal cuts. Geometrical welding operations and to ensure a system
They include standards for quality in arc product specification and quality tolerances for quality control during welding,
welding, aerospace, stud welding and other BS EN ISO 3281 Gas welding equipment. organizations need to issue the relevant
allied processes. Rubber hoses for welding, cutting and welding procedure specifications, and ensure
BS EN 1011 Series – Welding guidelines allied processes that welders are qualified and appropriately
trained and tested. Standards help
BS EN ISO 5817 Welding in steel – quality BS EN 13622 Gas welding equipment.
organizations achieve this.
levels Terminology. Terms used for gas
welding equipment BS EN ISO 15614 Series. Specification and
BS EN ISO 3834 Series – quality for welding
qualification of welding procedures for
metallic materials. Welding procedure tests.
Definitions and symbols for welding Brazing and braze welding – Key standards BS EN 287-1 Qualification test of welders.
– Key standards BS EN ISO 17672 Brazing. Filler materials Fusion welding – Steels
These standards also support many other BS EN 14324 Brazing. Guidance on the BS EN ISO 9606 Series. Qualification test
welding standards providing general application of brazed joints of welders. Fusion welding
definitions, symbols and references, BS EN 13134 Brazing. Procedure approval. BS EN ISO 14731 Welding coordination.
illustrations and vocabulary/glossary
BS EN 13585 Qualification test of brazers Tasks and responsibilities
for the welding standards portfolio.
and brazing operators BS EN ISO 14732 Specification and
BS EN ISO 2553 Welding and allied
qualification of welding procedures
processes. Symbolic representation
for metallic materials. General rules.
on drawings. Welded joints Pipework welding – Key standards
BS 499-1 Welding terms and symbols. BS 4515-1 Specification for welding of steel
Glossary for welding, brazing and pipelines on land and offshore - Carbon and Acceptance levels for flaws in welds
thermal cutting carbon manganese steel pipelines – Key standards
BS EN ISO 4063 Welding and allied BS 4515-2 Specification for welding of steel BS 7910 Guide to methods for assessing the
processes. Nomenclature of processes pipelines on land and offshore - Duplex acceptability of flaws in metallic structures
and reference numbers stainless steel pipelines BS 7608 Code of practice for fatigue design
BS 2633 Specification for Class I arc welding and assessment of steel structures.
of ferritic steel pipework for carrying fluids
Destructive testing of welds
BS 2971 Specification for class II arc welding
– Key standards Welding consumables – Key standards
of carbon steel pipework for carrying fluids
This is usually used for testing mass The standards cover all types of welding
produced parts where sacrificing one or consumables including covered electrodes,
two components for testing is acceptable. Resistance welding & equipment cored wires, solid wires, rods, strips
BS EN ISO 5173 Destructive tests on welds – Key standards and fluxes.
in metallic materials – Bend tests These standards outline methods and quality BS EN ISO 14341 Welding consumables.
BS EN ISO 9015 Parts 1 & 2 Destructive tests requirements for all resistance welding Wire electrodes and weld deposits for gas
on welds in metallic materials – Hardness BS 7670 Steel nuts and bolts for resistance shielded metal arc welding of non alloy and
and micro-hardness testing. projection welding - Specification for welding fine grain steels. Classification
of weld nuts and weld bolts BS EN ISO 14343 Welding consumables.
BS 1140 Specification for resistance spot Wire electrodes, strip electrodes, wires and
Electric arc welding equipment rods for arc welding of stainless and heat
welding of uncoated and coated low
– Key standards resisting steels. Classification
carbon steel
BS EN 60974 Series. Arc welding equipment.
BS EN ISO 2560 Welding consumables.
BS EN 50504 Validation of arc welding Covered electrodes for manual metal arc
equipment welding of non-alloy and fine grain steels.
Classification
BS EN ISO 14175 Welding consumables.
Gases and gas mixtures for fusion welding
and allied processes
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Health & safety - Key standards Pre-fabrication primers for welding Welding thermoplastics & thermoplastic
Welding and allied processes produce – Key standards moulded components – Key standards
airborne particles and gaseous by-products Pre-fabrication primers are usually applied to This is an emerging area of technology and
that can be harmful to our health. Knowledge steel plates and sections prior to fabrication new projects are in the pipeline. Standards
of the quantity and composition of the eg welding/gas cutting. are being developed specifically for the
airborne particles and gases emitted can BE EN ISO 17652-2 Test for shop primers joining of thermoplastic materials using
be useful for occupational hygienists in in relation to welding and allied processes the following welding processes: laser, linear
assessing workplace exposure and vibration, spin, orbital, hot plate, infrared,
determining appropriate control measures. hot gas convection and ultrasonic; and the
The following standards assist in ensuring Welding of steel for concrete reinforcement following staking processes: ultrasonic, heat,
best practice and risk reduction: & stainless steel – Key standards hot air and infrared.
BS EN ISO 15011 Series. Health and safety BS EN ISO 17660 Series. Welding of BS EN 13067 Qualification testing of welders
in welding and allied processes. Laboratory reinforcing steel – welded assemblies
methods for sampling fume and gases Welding of stainless steel – Key standards BS EN 1778 Characteristics for welded
BS EN ISO 10881 Parts 1 & 2 Health and BS EN 1011-3 Arc welding of stainless steels - thermoplastic constructions
safety in welding and allied processes. Recommendations
PD CEN TR 16862 responsibilities,
Sampling of airborne particles and gases knowledge, skills and competence
in the operator’s breathing zone
BS EN 12814 Series. Testing of welded joints
BS EN ISO 15012 Parts 1 & 2 Health and
New work: Welding of thermoplastic
safety in welding and allied processes
moulded components & Specification
of thermal joining processes.
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Radiographic testing - X-ray & Gamma - Infrared thermography - Infrared Eddy current methods - An
Industrial radiography is a method of thermography, thermal imaging, and electromagnetic NDT method based
inspecting materials for hidden flaws thermal video are examples of infrared on the process of inducing electrical
by using the ability of short wavelength imaging science. Thermographic currents into a conductive material and
electromagnetic radiation (high energy cameras detect radiation in the infrared observing the interaction between the
photons) to penetrate various materials. range of the electromagnetic spectrum currents and the material. Suitable for
This method is useful for thin sections and produce images of that radiation, the determination of a wide range of
and is suitable for any material. However called thermograms. conditions of conducting material,
there are health risks involved. Key standards such as defect detection, composition,
Key standards BS ISO 10878 Infrared thermography. hardness, conductivity, permeability etc.
BS EN ISO 17635 Parts 1 & 2 Radiographic Vocabulary in a wide variety of engineering metals.
testing. X & Gamma ray techniques with film Key standards
and digital detectors BS EN ISO 12718 Eddy current testing.
Magnetic particle inspection - Magnetic Vocabulary
BS EN ISO 19232 Series. Image quality
particle inspection (MPI) is a process for
of radiographs BS EN ISO 15548 Series. Equipment for eddy
detecting surface and slightly subsurface
BS EN 16407-1 Radiographic inspection current examination
discontinuities in ferromagnetic
of corrosion and deposits in pipes by materials such as iron, nickel, BS EN ISO 15549 Eddy current testing.
X and gamma rays cobalt, and some of their alloys. General principles
BS EN ISO 10675 Parts 1 & 2 Acceptance Key standards BS EN 1711 2000 Eddy current examination
levels for radiographic testing BS EN ISO 17638 Magnetic particle testing of welds by complex plane analysis.
BS EN ISO 11699 Parts 1 & 2 Industrial BS EN ISO 23278 Magnetic particle testing
radiographic film of welds. Acceptance levels Acoustic emission/ Leak detection -
BS EN ISO 3059 Penetrant & magnetic Acoustic emission (AE) is the sound
Industrial computed tomography (CT) particle testing. Viewing conditions waves produced when a material
scanning is any computer-aided BS EN ISO 9934 Series Magnetic particle undergoes stress (internal change),
tomographic process, usually x-ray testing. General principles; Detection media; as a result of an external force. The
computed tomography, that (like its Equipment (Revision ongoing – publication technique is used, for example, to study
medical imaging counterparts) uses 2015) the formation of cracks during the
irradiation (usually with x-rays) to welding process, as opposed to locating
produce three-dimensional them after the weld has been formed
representations of the scanned object Penetration testing - This method with the more familiar ultrasonic testing
both externally and internally. Industrial is frequently used for the detection technique. It is also valuable for detecting
CT scanning has been used in many of surface breaking flaws in non- cracks forming in pressure vessels and
areas of industry for internal inspection ferromagnetic materials. pipelines transporting liquids under
of components. Some of the key uses Key standards high pressures.
for CT scanning have been flaw BS EN ISO 3452 Series 2013 Penetrant Key standards
detection, failure analysis, metrology, testing. General principles; Testing of BS EN 1330-9 Terminology. Terms used in
assembly analysis and reverse penetrant materials; Reference test acoustic emission testing
engineering applications. blocks; Equipment; Penetrant testing BS EN 15856 Acoustic emission. General
Key standards at temperatures. principles of AE testing for the detection of
BS EN 16016 Parts 1-4: Radiation methods. BS EN ISO 23277 Penetrant testing of welds. corrosion within metallic surrounding filled
Computed tomography: Terminology; Acceptance levels with liquid.
Principle, equipment and samples; BS EN ISO 12706 Penetrant testing. BS EN 15495 Acoustic emission. Examination
Operation and interpretation; Qualification Vocabulary of metallic pressure equipment during proof
BS EN 14784 Parts 1 & 2: Industrial testing.
computed radiography with storage BS EN ISO 18081 Draft for public comment
phosphor imaging plates 2014. Acoustic emission. Leak detection by
means of acoustic emission.
BS EN ISO 18249 Draft for public comment
2014. Acoustic emission testing. Testing of
fibre reinforced polymers. Specific
methodology and general evaluation criteria
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