March - April 2000
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 5400:
Steel, concrete and composite bridges
BS 5400-6: 1999
Specification for materials and workmanship, steel. Supersedes BS 5400-6: 1980
BS 4515:
Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore
BS 4515-2: 1999
Duplex stainless steel pipelines. WEE/21/7
BS EN Publications
BS EN 144:
Respiratory protective devices - Gas cylinder valves
BS EN 144-2: 1999
Outlet connections. PH/4/6
BS EN 207: 1999
Personal eye-protection - Filters and eye-protectors against laser radiation (laser eye-protectors). Supersedes BS EN 207: 1994. PH/2/3
BS EN 208: 1999
Personal eye-protection - Eye-protectors for adjustment work on lasers and laser systems (laser adjustment eye-protectors). Supersedes BS EN 208: 1994. PH/2/3
BS EN 583:
Non destructive testing - Ultrasonic examination
BS EN 583-1: 1999
General principles. No current standard is superseded. WEE/46
BS EN ISO 3452:
Non-destructive testing - Penetrant testing
BS EN ISO 3452-3: 1999
Reference test blocks. No current standard is superseded. WEE/46
BS EN ISO 3452-4: 1999
Equipment. No current standard is superseded. WEE/46
BS EN 10222:
Steel forgings for pressure purposes
BS EN 10222-3: 1999
Nickel steels with specified low-temperature properties. Together with BS EN 10222-1, -2, -3 and -5 supersedes BS 1503: 1989 which will be withdrawn when all parts are published. ISE/73
BS EN 10222-4: 1999
Weldable fine-grain steels with high proof strength. Together with BS EN 10222-1, -2, -3 and -5 supersedes BS 1503: 1989 which will be withdrawn when all parts are published. ISE/73
BS EN 10268: 1999
Cold-rolled flat products made of high yield strength micro-alloyed steels for cold forming - General delivery conditions. Supersedes BS 1449-1-1.5: 1991 and BS 1449-1.11: 1991. ISE/10
BS EN ISO 11554: 1999
Optics and optical instruments - Lasers and laser-related equipment - Test methods for laser beam power, energy and temporal characteristics. EPL/76
BS EN 1800: 1999
Transportable gas cylinders - Acetylene cylinders - Basic requirements and definitions. PVE/3/7
BS EN 1801: 1999
Transportable gas cylinders - Filling conditions for single acetylene cylinders. PVE/3/7
BS EN 12213: 1999
Cryogenic vessels - Methods for performance evaluation of thermal insulation. PVE/18
BS EN ISO 14920: 1999
Thermal spraying - Spraying and fusing of self-fluxing alloys. STI/40
Amendments to British Standards
BS 5400:
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. B/525/10
BS 5400-10: 1980
Code of practice for fatigue. Amendment No 1 AMD9352
British Standards Proposed for Confirmation
BS 4871:
Specification for approval testing of welders working to approved welding procedures. WEE/36
BS 4871-3: 1985
Arc welding of tube to tube-plate joints in metallic materials. WEE/36
BS 4872:
Specification for approval testing of welders when welding procedure approval is not required
BS 4872-1: 1982
Fusion welding of steel
BS 4872-2: 1976
TIG or MIG welding of aluminium and its alloys
BS MA 12:
Specification of welded steel bollards
BS MA 12-1: 1983
Vertical type
BS MA 12-2: 1983
Cruciform type. SME/32
British Standards Proposed for Withdrawal
BS 4870:
Approval testing of welding procedures
BS 4870-4: 1998
Specification for automatic fusion welding of metallic materials, including welding operator approval. WEE/36
Superseded by BS EN 1418: 1998
Obsolete British Standards
BS 5493: 1977
Code of practice for protective coating of iron and steel structures against corrosion. B/209. Partially superseded by BS EN ISO 14713: 1999
Withdrawn British Standards
BS 3889:
Methods for the non-destructive testing of pipes and tubes
BS 3889-2B: 1966
Eddy current testing of non-ferrous tubes. WEE/46.
Superseded by BS EN 1971: 1999
BS 6061: 1981
Specification for transportable acetylene containers. PVE/3.
Superseded by BS EN 1800: 1999
New Work Started
European
Welding -
Test for shop primers in relation to weldability
Part 2:
Welding properties of shop primers
Part 3:
Thermal cutting
Part 4:
Emission of fumes and gases. CEN/TC 121 through WEE/42
Railway applications - Track - Welding of rails Part 1: Flash butt welding. CEN/TC 256/SC 1 through RAE/2/-/1
International
Non-destructive testing - Terminology on leak testing ISO/TC 135 through WEE/46
Draft British Standards for Public Comment
99/701075 DC
EN ISO 13847 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation systems - Field and shop welding of pipelines (ISO 13847). WEE/21/7
99/701076 DC prEN 10217-7
Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes - Technical delivery conditions - Part 7: Stainless steel tubes. ISE/73/1
99/701077 DC prEN 10216-5
Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes - Technical delivery conditions - Part 5: Stainless steel tubes. ISE/73/1
99/701097 DC prEN 10307
Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic testing of austenitic and austenitic-ferritic stainless steels flat products of thickness equal to or greater than 6mm (reflection method). ISE/72
99/701100 DC prEN 10306
Iron and steel - Ultrasonic testing of broad flanged beams with parallel flanges and IPE beams. ISE/72
99/701101 DC prEN 10308
Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic testing of steel bars. ISE/72
99/703619 DC Draft BS EN 962: 1996/AMD 1
Transportable gas cylinders - Valve protection caps and valve guards for industrial and medical gas cylinders - Design, construction and tests. PVE/3/1
99/703868 DC EN 13458-1
Cryogenic vessels - Static vacuum insulated vessels - Part 1: Fundamental requirements. PVE/18
99/703869 DC EN 13458-2
Static vacuum insulated vessels - Part 2: Design, fabrication, inspection and testing. PVE/18
99/703870 DC EN 13458-3
Cryogenic vessels - Static vacuum insulated vessels - Part 3: Operational requirements. PVE/18
99/703907 DC ISO/DIS 13769
Gas cylinders - Stampmarking. PVE/3/7
99/703940 DC prEN 13479-1
Welding consumables - Test methods and quality requirements for conformity evaluation of consumables - Part 1: Primary methods and evaluation. WEE/39
99/704033 DC prEN ISO 4126-4
Safety devices for the protection against excessive pressure Part 4: Pilot operated safety valves (ISO/DIS 4126-4: 1999). PVE/12
CEN European Standards/Reports/Publications
EN 1123:
Pipes and fittings of longitudinally welded hot-dip galvanized steel pipes with spigot and socket for waste water systems. ISE/8
EN 1123-1: 1999
Requirements, testing, quality control
EN 1123-2: 1999
Dimensions
EN 1124:
Pipes and fittings of longitudinally welded stainless steel pipes with spigot and socket for waste water systems. ISE/8
EN 1124-1: 1999
Requirements, testing, quality control
EN 1124-2: 1999
System S; Dimensions
EN 1124-3: 1999
System X; Dimensions
EN 1964-1: 1999
Transportable gas cylinders - Specification for the design and construction of refillable transportable seamless steel gas cylinders of water capacities from 0.5 litres up to and including 150 litres - Part 1: Cylinders made of seamless steel with an R m value of less than 1100 MPa. PVE/3/3
EN ISO 14920: 1999
Thermal spraying - Spraying and fusing of self-fluxing alloys. STI/40
EN 1975: 1999
Transportable gas cylinders - Specification for the design and construction of refillable transportable seamless aluminium and aluminium alloy gas cylinders of capacity from 0.5 litres up to and including 150 litres. PVE/3/3
EN 12737: 1999
Metallic materials - Determination of plane strain fracture toughness. B/524
DIN 8527: 1997
Fluxes for soldering heavy metals - Part 1: Requirements and testing
ISO Standards
ISO 857:
Welding and allied processes - Vocabulary. WEE/1
ISO 857-1: 1998
Metal welding processes
ISO 3452:
Non-destructive testing - Penetrant testing. WEE/46
ISO 3452-3: 1998
Reference test blocks.
Will not be implemented as a British Standard as it is identical to BS EN ISO 3452-3: 1999
ISO 3452-4: 1998
Equipment.
Will not be implemented as a British Standard as it is identical to BS EN ISO 3452-4: 1999
ISO 13918: 1998
Welding - Studs and ceramic ferrules for arc stud welding. WEE/-/1.
Will be implemented as BS EN ISO 13918: 1998
ISO 1461: 1999 (Edition 2)
Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles - Specifications and test methods. STI/34
ISO 2919: 1999 (Edition 2)
Radiation protection - Sealed radioactive sources - General requirements and classification. NCE/2
ISO 14590: 1999
Cold-reduced steel sheet of high tensile strength and low yield point with improved formability. ISE/10
ISO 14920: 1999
Thermal spraying - Spraying and fusing of self-fluxing alloys. STI/40
ISO/IEC Guide 21: 1999 (Edition 2)
Adoption of International Standards as regional or national standards.
ASME Standards
ASME B16.47:
Large diameter steel flanges NPS 26 through NPS 60.
Addenda: 1998 to ASME B16.47
Japanese Standards
IS B2311: Errata
Steel butt-welding pipe fittings for ordinary use
JIS B2313: Errata
Steel plate butt-welding pipe fittings
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