March - April 1999
TWI has representatives on many national and international standards committees for welding and joining. Their expert contribution to the work of these committees, and assistance to Industrial Members on standards issues is animportant TWI activity.
British Publications
New and Revised British Standards
BS EN 1011:
Welding - Recommendations for welding of metallic materials
BS EN 1011-1: 1998
General guidance for arc welding WEE/17. No current standard is superseded.
BS EN 1289: 1998
Non-destructive examination of welds - Penetrant testing of welds - Acceptance levels WEE/46. No current standard is superseded.
BS EN 1290: 1998
Non-destructive examination of welds - Magnetic particle examination of welds. No current standard is superseded. WEE/46
BS EN 1291: 1998
Non-destructive examination of welds - Magnetic particle testing of welds - Acceptance levels. No current standard is superseded. WEE/46
BS EN 1442: 1998
Transportable refillable welded steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - Design and construction PVE/19
BS EN ISO 2503: 1998
Gas welding equipment - Pressure regulators for gas cylinders used in welding, cutting and allied processes up to 300bar (ISO 2503: 1998). Supersedes BS 7650: 1993 and BS EN 585: 1995 WEE/18
BS EN 12517: 1998
Non-destructive examination of welds - Radiographic examination of welded joints - Acceptance levels. No current standard is superseded WEE/46
British Standard Implementations
BS ISO 3057: 198
Non-destructive testing - Metallographic replica techniques of surface examination. Supersedes BS 5166: 1974 WEE/46
BS ISO 3058: 1998
Non-destructive testing - Aids to visual inspection - Selection of low-power magnifiers. Supersedes BS 5165: 1974 WEE/46
Amendments to British Standards
BS 1113 1998
Specification for design and manufacture of water-tube steam generating plant (including superheaters, reheaters and steel tube economisers). Corrigendum No.1 AMD 10055 PVE/2
BS 5169: 1992
Specification for fusion welded steel air receivers. Amendment No.3 AMD 10003 PVE/17
BS EN 50199: 1996
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Product standard for arc welding equipment. Amendment No.1 AMD 9997 WEE/6
BS EN 287:
Approval testing of welders for fusion welding
BS EN 287-2: 1992
Aluminium and its alloys. Corrigendum No.1 AMD 10027 WEE/36
BS EN 288:
Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials
BS EN 288-3: 1992
Welding procedures tests for the arc welding of steels. Corrigendum No.1 AMD 10026 WEE/36
BS EN 10113:
Hot-rolled products in weldable fine grain structural steels
BS EN 10113-2 1993
Delivery conditions for normalised rolled steels. Corrigendum No.1 AMD 10056 ISE/12
Withdrawn British Standards
BS 5165: 1974
Guide to the selection of low-power magnifiers used for visual inspection. Superseded by BS ISO 3058: 1998 WEE/46
BS 5166: 1974
Methods for metallographic replica techniques of surface examination. Superseded by BS ISO 3057: 1998 WEE/46
BS 7650: 1993
Specification for pressure regulators used in welding, cutting and allied processes with compressed gases up to 300 bar. Superseded by BS EN ISO 2503: 1998 WEE/18
BS EN 585: 1995
Gas welding equipment - Pressure regulators for gas cylinders used in welding, cutting and allied processes up to 200 bar. Superseded by BS EN ISO 2503: 1998 WEE/18
New Work Started
BS 5500
Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels. Will provide third annual amendment. PVE/1
BS 1113
Specification for design and manufacture of water-tube steam generating plant (including super-heaters, reheaters and steel tube economisers). Will amend BS 1113. PVE/2
BS 806
Specification for design and construction of ferrous piping installations for and in connection with land boilers. Will provide Enquiry Case 9 - Steel 91. PVE/10
BS 5500
Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels. Enquiry case 123 weld metal for 9% nickel vessels. Will provide Enquiry case 123 to BS 5500 PVE/1
Draft British Standards for Public Comment
98/706287 DC prEN 13175
Specification and testing for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank valves. PVE/19
98/706626 DC prEN 13185
Non-destructive testing - Leak test - Tracer gas method. WEE/46
98/706627 DC prEN 13192
Non-destructive testing - Leak test - Calibration of gaseous reference leaks. WEE/46
98/706629 DC prEN 12668/2
Non-destructive testing - Characterisation and verification of ultrasonic examination equipment - Part 2: Probes. WEE/46
98/706644 DC prEN 13184
Non-destructive testing - Leak test - Pressure change method. WEE/46
prEN 12245
Transportable gas cylinders - Fully wrapped composite cylinders. PVE/3/3
prEN 12257
Transportable gas cylinders - Seamless, hoop wrapped composite cylinders. PVE/3/3
98/706788 DC prEN 10293-1
Steel castings for structural and general engineering uses - Part 1: General ISE/6
98/706789 DC prEN 10293-2
Steel castings for structural and general engineering uses - Part 2: Steel castings for structural uses ISE/6
98/706790 DC prEN 10293-3
Steel castings for structural and general engineering uses - Part 3: Steel castings for general engineering uses ISE/6
98/706825 DC prEN 10297-1
Seamless steel tubes for mechanical and engineering purposes - Technical delivery conditions - Part 1: Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes ISE/8
98/706826 DC prEN 10296-1
Welded steel tubes for mechanical and general engineering purposes - Technical delivery conditions - Part 1: Non-alloy and alloy steel tubes ISE/8
98/706830 DC prEN 10295
Heat resistant steel castings ISE/6
98/706863 DC ISO/DIS 13251
Austenitic manganese steel castings ISE/6
98/706892 DC prEN 15609-2
Specification and approval of welding procedure for metallic materials - Welding procedure specification - Part 2: Gas welding (ISO/DIS 15609-2) WEE/36
98/708312 DC ISO/DIS 10464
Gas cylinders - Refillable welded steel cylinders for LPG - Periodic requalification. PVE/19
Draft International Standards
98/706811 ISO/DIS 12709
Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic inspection - Detection and evaluation of discontinuities by the immersed pulse-Echo ultrasonic method WEE/46
98/706812 ISO/DIS 12710
Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic inspection - Evaluation of electronic characteristics of instruments WEE/46
CEN European Standards/Reports/Publications
EN 1518: 1998
Non-destructive testing - Leak testing - Characterisation of mass spectrometer leak detectors WEE/46
EN 1737: 1998
Determination of shear strength of welded joints of reinforcement mats or cages for prefabricated components made of autoclaved aerated concrete or lightweight aggregate concrete with open structure B/523
EN 10228-2: 1998
Non-destructive testing of steel forgings - Part 2: Penetrant testing ISE/73/3
International Publications
ISO 2503: 1998 (Edition 2)
Gas welding equipment - Pressure regulators for gas cylinders used on welding, cutting and allied processes up to 300 bar. WEE/18
ISO 3057: 1998 (Edition 2)
Non-destructive testing - Metallographic replica techniques of surface examination. WEE/46
ISO 3058: 1998 (Edition 2)
Non-destructive testing - Aids to visual inspection - Selection of low-power magnifiers. WEE/46
ISO 9692-2: 1998
Welding and allied processes - Joint preparations - Part 2: Submerged arc welding of steels. WEE/1
DIN 28084:
Welded and loose support rings for use with process engineering vessels.
DIN 28084-1: 1996
Calculation of design strength
DIN 28084-2: 1996
Design features, dimensions and maximum working loads
DIN 28084-3: 1996
Dimensions and maximum working loads of rings for unalloyed and stainless steel mixing vessels.
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