May - June 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 British Standards
BS EN publications
BS EN 1044: 1999:
Brazing - filler metals. Supersedes BS 1845: 1984. WEE/19
BS EN 1708:
Welding - basic weld joint details in steel
BS EN 1708-1: 1999
Pressurised components. No current standard is superseded. WEE/-/1
BS EN ISO 11116:
Gas cylinders - 17E taper thread for connection to valves to gas cylinders
BS EN ISO 11116-2: 1999
Inspection gauges. No current standard is superseded. PVE/3/1
BS EN ISO 2566:
Steel - conversion of elongation values
BS EN ISO 2566-1: 1999
Carbon and low alloy steel. Supersedes BS 3894-1: 1965. ISE/NFE/4/1
BS EN ISO 14114: 1999
Gas welding equipment - acetylene manifold systems for welding, cutting and allied processes - general requirements. No current standard is superseded. WEE/18
BS EN ISO 898:
Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel
BS EN ISO 898-1: 1999
Bolts, screws and studs. Supersedes BS EN 20898-1: 1992. FME/9/1
BS EN 12627: 1999
Industrial valves - butt welding ends for steel valves. No current standard is superseded. PSE/7/1
British Standards
BS 5500:
Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels. PVE/1. The following new Enquiry Cases are now available: 5500/106, 5500/124, 5500/126
Amendments to British Standards
BS 5500: 1997
Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels. Amendment No.6 and 10575. PVE/1. This amendment includes Enquiry Cases 5500/106, 5500/124 and 5500/126
BS EN 10083:
Specification for quenched and tempered steels
BS EN 10083-1: 1991
Technical delivery conditions for special steels. Corrigendum No.2. AMD 10670
British Standards proposed for confirmation
BS A 4:
Specification for test pieces and test methods for metallic materials
BS 4A 4: 1966
Metric units
BS 4A 4-1.2: 1967
Tensile tests - elevated temperature - metric units. ACE/56
BS 4A 4-1.3: 1967
Tensile tests - uninterrupted creep and rupture tests - metric units
British Standards proposed for withdrawal
BS 1295: 1987
Code of practice for training in arc welding skills.
No longer required by UK industry. WEE/36
Withdrawn British Standards
BS 1845: 1984
Specification for filler metals for brazing. Superseded by BS EN 1044: 1999. WEE/19
BS 3894:
Method of converting elongation values of steel
BS 3894-1: 1965
Carbon and low alloy steels. ISE/NFE/4. Superseded by BS EN ISO 2566-1: 1999
BS EN 20898:
Mechanical properties of fasteners
BS EN 20898-1: 1992
Bolts, screws and studs. FME/9. Superseded by BS EN ISO 898-1: 1999
New work started
UK
Specification for high kink resistant welding hose (type H) PRI/66/1 Draft British Standard
BS 499-2C
European arc welding symbols in chart form. WEE/1
Guide to the European standards for threaded fasteners in the BS EN series
Guide to the European standards for non-threaded fasteners in the BS EN series
Draft British Standards for public comment
99/711353 DC EN 13625
Non-destructive testing - leak test - guide to the selection of leak test instrumentation. WEE/46
99/711364 DC EN 13554
Non-destructive testing - acoustic emissions - general principles. WEE/46
99/711365 DC EN 13068-3
Non-destructive testing - radioscopic testing - Part 3: General principles of radioscopic testing of metallic materials by X- and gamma rays. WEE/46
99/711400 DC prEN 13622
Gas welding equipment - terminology - terms used for gas welding equipment. WEE/18
99/711485 DC prEN 10314
Method for the derivation of minimum values of proof strength of steel at elevated temperatures. ISE/73/2
99/712041 DC EN ISO 15011-2
Health and safety in welding and allied processes - laboratory method for sampling fume and gases generated by arc welding - Part 2: Determination of emission rates of gases, except ozone. WEE/40
99/712042 DC EN ISO 15011-3
Health and safety in welding and allied processes - laboratory method for sampling fume and gases generated by arc welding - Part 3: Determination of ozone concentration using fixed point measurements. WEE/40
99/712245 DC prEN 10080-1
Steel for reinforcement of concrete - weldable reinforcing steel - Part 1: General requirements. ISE/9
99/712246 DC prEN 10080-2
Steel for reinforcement of concrete - weldable reinforcing steel - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for class A. ISE/9
99/712247 DC prEN 10080-3
Steel for reinforcement of concrete - weldable reinforcing steel - Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for class B. ISE/9
99/712248 DC prEN 10080-4
Steel for reinforcement of concrete - weldable reinforcing steel - Part 4: Technical delivery conditions for class C. ISE/9
99/712249 DC prEN 10080-5
Steel for reinforcement of concrete - weldable reinforcing steel - Part 5: Technical delivery conditions for welded fabric. ISE/9
99/7122450 DC prEN 10080-6
Steel for reinforcement of concrete - weldable reinforcing steel - Part 6: Technical delivery conditions for lattice girders. ISE/9
99/712265 DC ISO/DIS 9809-3
Gas cylinders - refillable seamless stainless steel gas cylinders - design, construction and testing - Part 3: Normalised steel cylinders. PVE/3/3
99/123153 DC
Adhesives - guidelines for surface preparation of metal and plastics prior to adhesive bonding. PRI/52
99/123154 DC
Adhesives - mechanical bonding of structural adhesively-bonded joints subject to short term and long term exposure at specified conditions of temperature. PRI/52
99/713234 DC ISO/CD 16528
Boilers and pressure vessels - specification for internationally harmonised codes and standards. PVE/-/1
99/713260 DC EN ISO 14329
Welding - destructive testing of welds - failure types and geometric measurements for resistance spot, seam and projection welds. WEE/2
99/713273 DC ISO/DIS 7539-6
Corrosion of metals and alloys - stress corrosion testing - Part 6: Preparation and use of pre-cracked specimens. ISE/NFE/8
Draft International Standards
EN ISO 5183-1
Resistance welding equipment - electrode adaptors, male taper 1:10 - Part 1: Conical fixing taper 1:10 (ISO 5183: 1998) A revision. WEE/26
CEN/European Standards/Reports/Publications
EN 1964:
Transportable gas cylinders - specification for the design and construction of refillable transportable seamless steel gas cylinders of water capacities from 0.5 litre up to and including 150 litres
EN 1964-1:
Cylinders made of seamless steel with an Rm value of less than 1100MPa. Corrigendum: 1999 to EN 1964: 1999. PVE/3/3
EN 10160: 1999
Ultrasonic testing of steel flat product of thickness equal or greater than 6mm (reflection method). ISE/73/2
EN 1440:
Transportable refillable welded steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - periodic requalification. Corrigendum: 1999 to EN 1440: 1996. PVE/19
EN 1442:
Transportable refillable welded steel cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) - design and construction. Corrigendum: 1999 to EN 1442: 1998. PVE/19
EN 1779: 1999
Non-destructive testing - leak testing - criteria for method and technique selection. WEE/46
EN 10228:
Non-destructive testing of steel forgings
EN 10228-4: 1999
Ultrasonic testing of austenitic and austenitic ferritic stainless steel forgings. ISE/73/3
EN 12534: 1999
Welding consumables - wire electrodes, wires, rods and deposits for gas shielded metal arc welding of high strength steels - classification. WEE/39
International Publications
ISO 4960: 1999
Cold-reduced carbon steel strip with a carbon content over 0.25%. ISE/10
ISO 5952: 1998
Continuously hot-rolled steel sheet of structural quality with improved atmospheric corrosion resistance
ISO 9327-1
Steel forgings and rolled or forged bars for pressure purposes - technical delivery conditions. ISE/73/3
ISO 9327-2: 1999
Non-alloy and alloy (Mo, Cr and CrMo) steels with specified elevated temperature properties
ISO 9327-3: 1999
Nickel steels with specified low temperature properties
ISO 9327-4: 1999
Weldable fine grain steels with high proof strength
ISO 9327-5: 1999
Stainless steels
ISO 11114:
Transportable gas cylinders - compatibility of cylinder and valve materials with gas contents
ISO 11114-1: 1997
Metallic materials. Corrected and reprinted version BS EN ISO 11114-2: 1998 already incorporates the corrections included in this reprinted ISO standard. PVE/3/1
ISO 11114-3: 1997
Autogenous ignition test in oxygen atmosphere. Corrected and reprinted version BS EN ISO 11114-3: 1998 already incorporates the corrections included in the reprinted ISO standard. PVE/3/1
ISO 12005: 1999
Lasers and laser-related equipment - test methods for laser beam parameters - polarisation. It is intended that this standard will be adopted as BS EN ISO 12005. EPL/76
ISO 12714: 1999
Non-destructive testing - acoustic emission inspection - secondary calibration of acoustic emission sensors. WEE/46
ISO 14114: 1999
Gas welding equipment - acetylene manifold systems for welding, cutting and allied processes - general requirements. WEE/18. Will be implemented as BS EN ISO 14114: 1999
ISO 783: 1999 (Edition 2)
Metallic materials - tensile testing at elevated temperature. ISE/NFE/4/1.
Will not be implemented as a British Standard because of existing European standard
ISO 898: (Edition 3)
Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel. FME/9
ISO 898-1: 1999
Bolts, screws and studs. FME/9
ISO 6508:
Metallic materials - Rockwell hardness test
ISO 6508-3: 1999
Calibration of reference blocks (scales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, N, T). ISE/NFE/4/5
ISO 11130: 1999
Corrosion of metals and alloys - alternate immersion test in salt solution. ISE/NFE/8
ISO 11670: 1999
Lasers and laser-related equipment - test methods for laser beam parameters - beam positional stability. CPW/172
ISO 12715: 1999
Ultrasonic non-destructive testing - reference blocks and test procedures for the characterisation of contact search unit beam profiles. WEE/46
ISO 14916: 1999
Thermal spraying - determination of tensile adhesive strength. STI/40
ISO 14917: 1999
Thermal spraying terminology, classification. STI/40.
Not to be implemented as a British Standard as it conflicts with BS EN 657: 1994
