November - December 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 an important TWI activity.
New and Revised British Standards
British Standards
BS 6835:
Method for the determination of the rate of fatigue crack growth in metallic materials
BS 6835-1: 1998
Fatigue crack growth rates of 10 -8m per cycle. Supersedes BS 6835: 1988. ISE/NFE/4
BS EN Publications
BS EN 286:
Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air and nitrogen
BS EN 286-1: 1998
Pressure vessels for general purposes. Supersedes BS EN 286-1: 1991. PVE/17
BS EN 1330:
Non-destructive testing - Terminology
BS EN 1330-5: 1998
Terms used in eddy current testing. Supersedes BS 3683-5: 1965. WEE/46
BS 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
BS EN ISO 14918: 1998
Thermal spraying - Approval testing of thermal sprayers (ISO 14918: 1998). STI/40
BS EN 1330-1: 1998
List of general terms. No current standard is superseded. WEE/46
BS EN 1330-2: 1998
Terms common to the non-destructive testing methods. No current standard is superseded. WEE/46
BS EN ISO 6520:
Welding and allied processes. Classification of imperfections to metallic materials.
BS EN ISO 6520-1: 1998
Fusion welding. Supersedes BS EN 26520: 1992. WEE/1
BS EN ISO 13918: 1998
Welding - Studs and ceramic ferrules for arc stud welding. No current standard is superseded. WEE/-/1
BS EN ISO 14555: 1998
Welding - Arc stud welding of metallic materials. No current standard is superseded. WEE/-/1
BS EN 60974:
Arc welding equipment
BS EN 60974-1: 1998
Welding power sources. Supersedes BS 638-10: 1990. WEE/6
Amendments to British Standards
BS EN 10149:
Specification for hot-rolled flat products made of high yield strength steels for cold forming
BS EN 10149-3: 1996
Delivery conditions for normalised rolled steels. Amendment No.1 AMD 10105 ISE/10
British Standards Reviewed and Confirmed
BS 1640:
Specification for steel butt-welding pipe fittings for the petroleum industry.
BS 1640-2: 1962
Wrought and cast austenitic chromium-nickel steel fittings.
BS 1640-4: 1968
Wrought and cast austenitic chromium-nickel steel fittings. Metric units.
BS 1724: 1990
Specification for bronze welding by gas. WEE/19
BS 3799: 1974
Specification for steel pipe fittings, screwed and socket welding for the petroleum industry. ISE/19
BS 5245: 1975
Specification for phosphoric acid based flux for soft soldered joints in stainless steel. ISE/8
Withdrawn British Standards
BS 3683:
Glossary of terms used in non-destructive testing.
BS 3683-5: 1965
Eddy current flaw detection. Superseded by BS EN 1330-5: 1998. WEE/46
BS 6835: 1998
Method for determination of the rate of fatigue crack growth in metallic materials. Superseded by BS 6835-1: 1998. ISE/NFE/4
BS 638:
Arc welding power sources, equipment and accessories. WEE/6
BS 638-10: 1990
Specification for safety requirements for arc welding equipment: Welding power sources. Superseded by BS EN 60974-1: 1998
BS EN 26520: 1992
Classification of imperfection in metallic fusion welds, with explanations. Superseded by BS EN ISO 6520-1: 1998. WEE/1
New Work Started
UK
BS 5500
Unfired fusion welded pressure vessels. Fifth edition January 1991. ENQ 126. Will provide Enquiry Case 126 to BS 5500.
European
Brazing - Guidelines on application of brazing. CEN/TC 121/SC 8 through WEE/19
Non-destructive testing - X-ray power diffraction (XRPD) - General principles.
Non-destructive testing - X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) - Instruments.
Non-destructive testing - X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) - Procedures.
Non-destructive testing - X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) - Terminology. CEN/TC 138 through WEE/46
International
ISO 9018
Welding - Welding cruciform and lapped joints in metallic materials - Tensile strength. ISO/TC 44/SC 5 through WEE/2
Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Etchants for macroscopic and microscopic examination. ISO/TC 44/SC 5 through WEE/2
Non-destructive examination of welds - Visual examinations. ISO/TC 44/SC 5 through WEE/46
Draft British Standards for Public Comment
98/714199 DC
Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels - (Draft amendment 6 to BS 5500: 1997). PVE/1
98/714895 DC
prEN 13371 Cryogenic vessels - Couplings for cryogenic service. PVE/18
98/716463 DC
Copper and copper alloys - Rod and wire for welding and braze welding. NFE/34/1
98/716481 DC
prEN 764-2 Pressure and equipment - Part 2: Quantities, symbols and units. PVE/1
98/716482 DC
prEN 764-3 Pressure equipment - Part 3: Definitions and parties involved. PVE/1
98/716648 DC
ISO/CD 3999-2 Apparatus for industrial gamma radiography - Self-propelled intratubular apparatus (pipeline crawler) - Specifications for performance, design and tests. NCE/2
Draft International Standards
prEN 1802
Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and testing of seamless aluminium alloy gas cylinders. PVE/3/7
prEN 1803
Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection of welded carbon steel gas cylinders (excluding LPG). PVE/3/7
prEN 1968
Transportable gas cylinders - Periodic inspection and testing of seamless steel gas cylinders. PVE/3/7
CEN European Standards/Reports/Publications
EN 207: 1998
Personal eye protection - Filters and eye-protectors against laser radiation (laser eye protectors). PH/2
EN 208: 1998
Personal eye protection - Eye-protectors for adjustment work on lasers and laser systems (laser adjustment eye-protectors). PH/2
EN 1330
Non-destructive testing - Terminology.
EN 1330-1: 1998
List of general terms.
EN 1330-2: 1998
Terms common to the non-destructive testing methods. WEE/46
EN 12345: 1998
Welding - Multilingual terms for welded joints with illustrations. WEE/1
EN 60974:
Arc welding equipment.
EN 60974-1: 1998 (IEC 60974-1: 1998)
Welding power sources. WEE/6
International Publications
DIN 928: 1998
Square weld nuts.
DIN 929: 1998
Hexagon weld nuts.
DIN 977: 1998
Hexagon weld nuts with flange.
IEC 60974-1: 1998
Arc welding equipment - Part 1: Welding power sources. WEE/6
ISO 9012: 1998 (Edition 2)
Gas welding equipment - Air aspirated hand blowpipes - Specification and tests. WEE/18
ASME B31.1: 1998
Power piping.
ASME Nuclear
Supplement 1: 1998.
ADM HP2/1: 1998
Procedure qualification testing for joining processes, procedure qualification testing for welded joints.
ADM HP5/3: 1998
Manufacture and testing of joints - Non-destructive testing of welded joints.
ADM W2: 1998
Austenitic steels.
ISO 3821: 1998 (Edition 3)
Gas welding equipment - Rubber hoses for welding, cutting and allied processes. WEE/18
ISO 6520-1: 1998
Welding and allied processes - Clarification of geometric imperfections in metallic materials - Part 1: Fusion welding. WEE/1
ISO 14555: 1998
Welding - Arc stud welding of metallic materials. WEE/-/1
ISO 14918: 1998
Thermal spraying - Approval testing of thermal sprayers. STI/40
