Standards

March - April 2001

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 standards

BS EN publications

BS EN 1123-1: 1999
Requirements, testing, quality control. No current standard is superseded. ISE/8

BS EN 1124:
Pipes and fittings of longitudinally welded stainless steel pipes with spigot and socket for waste water systems.

BS EN 1124-2: 1999
System S - dimensions. No current standard is superseded. ISE/8

BS EN 10095: 1999
Heat resisting steels and nickel alloys. Supersedes BS 1449-2: 1983. ISE/30

BS EN 10228:
Non-destructive testing of steel forgings.

BS EN 10228-1: 1999
Magnetic particle inspection. No current standard is superseded. ISE/73/3

BS EN ISO 11116:
Gas cylinders 17E taper thread for connection of valves to gas cylinders.

BS EN ISO 11116-1: 1999
Specifications. No current standard is superseded. PVE/3/1

BS EN 288:
Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials.

BS EN 288-9: 1999
Welding procedure test for pipeline welding and offshore site butt welding of transmission pipelines. No current standard is superseded. WEE/21/7

BS EN 720:
Transportable gas cylinders - gases and gas mixtures.

BS EN 720-1: 1999
Properties of pure gases. No current standard is superseded. PVE/3/1

BS EN 736:
Valves - terminology.

BS EN 736-3: 1999
Definition of terms. No current standard is superseded. PSE/7/1

BS EN 1123-2: 1999
Dimensions. No current standard is superseded. ISE/8

BS EN 1124-1: 1999
Requirements, testing, quality control. No current standard is superseded. ISE/8

BS EN 1124-3: 1999
System X - dimensions. No current standard is superseded. ISE/8

BS EN 1626: 1999
Cryogenic vessels - valves for cryogenic service. No current standard is superseded. PVE/18

BS EN ISO 14922:
Thermal spraying - quality requirements of thermally sprayed structures

BS EN ISO 14922-1: 1999
Guidance for selection and use. No current standard is superseded. STI/40

BS EN ISO 14922-2: 1999
Comprehensive quality requirements. No current standard is superseded. STI/40

BS EN ISO 14922-3: 1999
Standard quality requirements. No current standard is superseded. STI/40

BS EN ISO 14922-4: 1999
Elementary quality requirements. No current standard is superseded. STI/40

BS EN 10246:
Non-destructive testing of steel tubes.

BS EN 10246-3:
Automatic eddy current testing of seamless and welded (except submerged-arc welded) ferromagnetic steel tubes for the detection of transverse imperfections

BS EN 10246-4:
Automatic full peripheral magnetic transducer/flux leakage testing of seamless ferromagnetic steel tubes for the detection of transverse imperfections

BS EN 10246-5:
Automatic full peripheral magnetic transducer/flux leakage testing of seamless and welded (except submerged-arc welded) ferromagnetic steel tubes for the detection of longitudinal imperfections.

BS EN 10246-6:
Automatic full peripheral ultrasonic testing of seamless steel tubes for the detection of transverse imperfections.

BS EN 10246-8:
Automatic ultrasonic testing of the weld seam of electric welded steel tubes for the detection of longitudinal imperfections.

BS implementations

BS ISO 3183-3: 1999
Pipes of requirement class C. No current standard is superseded. PSE/17/1

Amendments to British Standards

BS 8118-2: 1991
Specification for materials, workmanship and protection. Amendment No.1. AMD 10486

BS 7448:
Fracture mechanics toughness test. ISE/NFE/4

BS 7448-1: 1991
Method for determination of K _lc, critical CTOD and critical J values of metallic materials. Amendment No.1. AMD 10543

BS EN 1435: 1997
Non-destructive examination of welds - radiographic examination of welded joints. Corrigendum No.1 AMD 10616

Updated British Standards

BS 8118-1: 1991
Code of practice for design. Amendment No.1

Withdrawn British Standards

BS 1449-2: 1983
Specification for stainless and heat-resisting steel plate, sheet and strip. Superseded by BS EN 10095: 1999 ISE/10

Obsolete British Standards

BS 5276:
Specification for pressure vessel details (dimensions) PVE/1

BS 5276-4: 1977
Standardised pressure vessels

Draft standards for public comment

99/707166 DC prEN 764-5
Pressure equipment - Part 5: Compliance and inspection documentation of materials. PVE/1

99/707462 DC EN 13530-3
Cryogenic vessels - large transportable vacuum insulated vessels - Part 3: Operational requirements. PVE/18

99/707463 DC EN 13530-2
Cryogenic vessels - large transportable vacuum insulated vessels - Part 2: Design, fabrication, inspection and testing (fixed tank, 'tank vehicles' and demountable tanks). PVE/18

99/707465 DC EN 13530-1
Cryogenic vessels - large transportable vacuum insulated vessels - Part 1: Fundamental requirements. PVE/18

99/708432 DC BS 5500 Annex Z
Guidance on the application of BS 5500 to pressure vessels falling within the scope of the European Pressure Equipment Directive. PVE/1

99/708582 DC prEN 12952-16
Water tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 16: Requirements for fluidised bed and grate firing systems for solid fuels for the boiler. PVE/2

99/709710 DC EN ISO 9934-2
Non destructive testing - magnetic particle testing - Part 2: Detection media. WEE/46

99/709737 DC EN 13648-1
Cryogenic vessels - safety devices for protection against excessive pressure - Part 1: Safety valves for cryogenic service. PVE/18

99/709738 DC EN 13648-2
Cryogenic vessels - safety devices for protection against excessive pressure - Part 2: Bursting disc safety devices for cryogenic service. PVE/18

99/709740 DC prEN 10253-2
Butt welding pipe fittings - Part 2: Wrought carbon and ferritic alloy steels with specific inspection requirements. PVE/2

99/709763 DC prEN 12952-9
Water tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 9: Requirements for firing systems for pulverised solid fuel for the boiler. PVE/2

prEN 12863
Transportable gas cylinders - periodic inspection and maintenance of dissolved acetylene cylinders.

99/122131 DC prEN 12814-4
Testing of welded joints of thermoplastics semi-finished products - Part 4: Peel tests. PRI/80

99/122132 DC prEN 12814-8
Testing of welded joints of thermoplastics semi-finished products - Part 8: Requirements. PRI/80

99/706403 DC prEN 13445-3
Unfired pressure vessels - Part 3: Design. PVE/1

99/708518 DC
Draft BS 7570 Validation of arc welding equipment. WEE/6

99/710619 DC prEN 13616
Overfill prevention devices for static tanks for liquid petroleum fuels. PVE/21/3

99/710678 DC
Alternative material selection and its effects on design and testing of tanks to BS 7777. PVE/15

99/710773 DC prEN ISO 10692-1
Gas cylinders - gas cylinder valve connections for use in the microelectronics industry - Part 1: Outlet connections for single gases (ISO/DIS 10692-1). PVE/3/1

EN ISO 9454-2
Soft soldering fluxes - classification and requirements - Part 2: Performance requirements

EN ISO 9455-10
Soft soldering fluxes - test methods - Part 10: Flux efficacy test, solder spread method. NFE.27/4

CEN European standards/reports/publications

EN 10274: 1999
Metallic materials - drop weight tear test. ISE/NFE/4

EN 10275: 1999
Metallic materials - tube ring hydraulic pressure test. ISE/NFE/4

EN 12627: 1999
Industrial valves - butt welding ends for steel valves. PSE/7

PD CR 13576: 1999
Implementation of EN 729 on quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials. No current standard is superseded. WEE/47

EN 1800:
Transportable gas cylinders - acetylene cylinders - basic requirements and definitions. Corrigendum: 1999 to EN 1800: 1998. PVE/3/7

EN 1801:
Transportable gas cylinders - filling conditions for single acetylene cylinders. Corrigendum: 1999 to EN 1801: 1998. PVE/3/7

EN 1975:
Transportable gas cylinders - specification for the design and construction of refillable transportable seamless aluminium and aluminium alloy gas cylinders of capacity from 0.5 litre up to 150 litres. Corrigendum: 1999 to EN 1975: 1999. PVE/3/3

ENV 1993:
Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures.

ENV 1993-6: 1999
Crane supporting structures. B/525/31

CENELEC documents

IEC 62081: May 1999

Technical specification arc welding equipment - installation and use

International publications

ISO 9809:
Gas cylinders - refillable seamless steel gas cylinders - design, construction and testing

ISO 9809-1: 1999
Quenched and tempered steel cylinders with tensile strength less than 100MPa. PVE/3/3. Will not be implemented as a BS. The related (but not identical) European standard EN 1964-1 is currently being implemented as BS EN 1964-1: 1999

ISO 10297: 1999
Gas cylinders - refillable gas cylinder valves - specification and type testing. PVE/3/1. Will not be implemented.

ISO 10721:
Steel structures.

ISO 10721-2: 1999
Fabrication and erection. B/521

ISO 3573: 1999 (Edition 3)
Hot-rolled carbon steel sheet of commercial and drawing qualities. ISE/10

ISO 3574: 1999 (Edition 3)
Cold-reduced carbon steel sheet of commercial and drawing qualities. ISE/10

ISO 7866:
Gas cylinders - refillable seamless aluminium alloy gas cylinders - design, construction and testing. PVE/3/3

ISO 14922:
Thermal spraying - quality requirements of thermally sprayed structures. STI/40

ISO 14922-1: 1999
Guidance for selection and use. To be implemented as BS EN ISO 14922-1.

ISO 14922-2: 1999
Comprehensive quality requirements. To be implemented as BS EN ISO 14922-2.

ISO 14922-3: 1999
Standard quality requirements. To be implemented as BS EN ISO 14922-3.

ISO 14922-4: 1999
Elementary quality requirements. To be implemented as BS EN ISO 14922-4.