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| BS EN 1600:1997 | Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of stainless and heat resisting steels. Classification. (Superseded by BS EN ISO 3581:2012)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.19. |
| BS EN 13445-3 A5 | Unfired pressure vessels. Part 3: Design. (Draft British Standard 12/30261735 DC; BSI Committee PVE/1)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.32. |
| BS EN 13445-4 A2 | Unfired pressure vessels. Part 4: Fabrication. (Draft British Standard 12/30257107 DC; BSI Committee PVE/1)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.30. |
| BS EN 62739-1 | Test method for erosion of wave soldering equipment using molten lead-free solder alloy. Part 1: Erosion test method for metal materials without surface processing. (Draft British Standard 12/30250506 DC; BSI Committee EPL/501; comments by 10 July 2012)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.29. |
| BS EN ISO 5579 | Nondestructive testing. Radiographic testing of metallic materials using film and X- or gamma rays. Basic rules. (Draft British Standard 12/30256426 DC; BSI Committee WEE/46; Comments by 18 May 2012)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.30. |
| BS EN ISO 15609-5:2001 | Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding procedure specification. Resistance welding. Corrigendum 1
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.17. |
| BS ISO 12110-1 | Metallic materials. Fatigue testing. Variable amplitude fatigue testing. Part 1: General principles, test method and reporting. (Draft British Standard 12/30213801 DC; BSI Committee ISE/101/6)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.27. |
| BS ISO 12110-2 | Metallic materials. Fatigue testing. Variable amplitude fatigue testing. Part 1: Cycle counting and related data reduction methods. (Draft British Standard 12/30213804 DC; BSI Committee ISE/101/6)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.27. |
| EN 12493:2008 + A1:2012 | LPG equipment and accessories. Welded steel tanks for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Road tankers design and manufacture
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.33. |
| EN 15339-1 | Thermal spraying. Safety requirements for thermal spraying equipment. Part 1: General requirements. (New work started; BSI Committee STI/40)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.22. |
| EN 15339-3 | Thermal spraying. Safety requirements for thermal spraying equipment. Part 3: Torches for thermal spraying and their connection and supply units. (New work started; BSI Committee STI/40)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.22. |
| EN 15339-4 | Thermal spraying. Safety requirements for thermal spraying equipment. Part 4: Gas and liquid fuel supply. (New work started; BSI Committee STI/40)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.22. |
| EN 15339-5 | Thermal spraying. Safety requirements for thermal spraying equipment. Part 5: Powder and wire feed units. (New work started; BSI Committee STI/40)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.22. |
| CEN/TR 15339-6 | Thermal spraying. Safety requirements for thermal spraying equipment. Part 6: Spray booth. Handling system. Dust collection. Exhaust system. Filter. (New work started; BSI Committee STI/40)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.22. |
| ISO 9013 | Thermal cutting. Classification of thermal cuts. Geometrical product specification and quality tolerances. (New work started; will supersede BS EN ISO 9013:2002; BSI Committee WEE/18)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.24. |
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New/revised standards
| BS EN 1708-3:2012 | Welding. Basic weld joint details in steel. Clad, buttered and lined pressurised components
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.6. |
| BS EN ISO 3581:2012 | Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of stainless and heat resisting steels. Classification. (Supersedes BS EN 1600:1997; identical to ISO 3581:2003 + Cor.1:2008 + Amd.1:2011)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.8. |
| BS EN 12953-1:2012 | Shell boilers. Part 1: General. (Supersedes 2002 edition)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.10. |
| BS EN 12953-2:2012 | Shell boilers. Part 2: Materials for pressure parts of boilers and accessories. (Supersedes 2002 edition)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.10. |
| CEN/TR 16332:2012 | Nondestructive testing. Interpretation of EN ISO/IEC 17024 for NDT personnel certification application
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.33. |
| ISO 3690:2012 | Welding and allied processes. Determination of hydrogen content in arc weld metal. (Will become as British Standard)
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.39. |
| ISO 16810:2012 | Nondestructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. General principles
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.40. |
| ISO 16811:2012 | Nondestructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. Sensitivity and range setting
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.40. |
| ISO 16823:2012 | Nondestructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. Transmission technique
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.40. |
| ISO 16826:2012 | Nondestructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. Examination for discontinuities perpendicular to the surface
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.40. |
| ISO 16827:2012 | Nondestructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. Characterisation and sizing of discontinuities
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.40. |
| ISO 16828:2012 | Nondestructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. Time-of-flight diffraction technique as a method for detection and sizing of discontinuities
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.40. |
| ISO 16831:2012 | Nondestructive testing. Ultrasonic testing. Characterisation and verification of ultrasonic thickness measuring equipment
[BSI] Update Standards. May 2012. p.40. |
