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  • AWS A3.0M/A3.0 : 2010

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    STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS INCLUDING TERMS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING, THERMAL CUTTING, AND THERMAL SPRAYING

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    Superseded date:  13-12-2021

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    Published date:  01-01-2010

    Publisher:  American Welding Society

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    Personnel
    Foreword
    List of Tables
    List of Figures
    1. Scope
    2. Normative References
    3. Terms and Definitions
    4. Glossary
    Annex A (Normative) - Process, Classifications, and
            Designations
    Annex B (Normative) - Figures
    Annex C (Informative) - Principles of A3.0M/A3.0 Style
    Annex D (Informative) - Modifications to A3.0M/A3.0
            from A3.0:2001
    Annex E (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation of
            Technical Inquiries
    List of AWS Documents on Arc Welding and Cutting

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    Defines standard terms and definitions to aid in the communication of information related to welding, adhesive bonding, brazing, soldering, thermal cutting, and thermal spraying.

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    Committee A2
    Development Note Supersedes AWS A3.0. (02/2010) Also available in Spanish edition, See AWS A3.0M/A3.0 SPANISH. (01/2015)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Welding Society
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    AWS A2.4 : 2012 STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
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    AWS D17.3/D17.3M : 2016 SPECIFICATION FOR FRICTION STIR WELDING OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
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    AWS D17.2/D17.2M : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR RESISTANCE WELDING FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
    AWS WI : 2015 WELDING INSPECTION HANDBOOK, FOURTH EDITION
    AWS A5.32/A5.32M : 2011 WELDING CONSUMABLES - GASES AND GAS MIXTURES FOR FUSION WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES
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    AWS A2.4 SPANISH : 2012 STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
    ASME PV CODE 2C : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - SPECIFICATIONS FOR WELDING RODS, ELECTRODES, AND FILLER METALS
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    ASME PCC 2 : 2015 REPAIR OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND PIPING
    ASME B31.8 : 2016 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
    ASME B31.3:2016 PROCESS PIPING
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    BS EN ISO 6947:2011 Welding and allied processes. Welding positions
    API 577 : 2013 WELDING PROCESSES, INSPECTION, AND METALLURGY
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    SAE AMS 2685 : 2017 WELDING, TUNGSTEN ARC, INERT GAS, (GTAW METHOD)
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    ASTM F 3187 : 2016 Standard Guide for Directed Energy Deposition of Metals
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    AWS B1.11M/B1.11 : 2015 GUIDE FOR THE VISUAL EXAMINATION OF WELDS
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    AWS C4.5M:2012 UNIFORM DESIGNATION SYSTEM FOR OXYFUEL NOZZLES
    AWS C7.3 : 2016 PROCESS SPECIFICATION FOR ELECTRON BEAM WELDING
    AWS C3.8M/C3.8 : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR THE ULTRASONIC PULSE-ECHO EXAMINATION OF BRAZED JOINTS
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    AWS WHC4.08 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 8: CAST IRONS
    API 2X : 2004 : R2015 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ULTRASONIC AND MAGNETIC EXAMINATION OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURAL FABRICATION AND GUIDELINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF TECHNICIANS
    AWS A5.23/A5.23M : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING
    AWS WHC4.05 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 5: STAINLESS AND HEAT-RESISTANT STEELS
    ISO 6947:2011 Welding and allied processes Welding positions
    EN ISO 6947:2011 Welding and allied processes - Welding positions (ISO 6947:2011)
    AWS D18.3/D18.3M : 2015 SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF TANKS, VESSELS & OTHER EQUIPMENT IN SANITARY (HYGIENIC) APPLICATIONS
    API 582 : 2016 WELDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CHEMICAL, OIL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES
    API 2X : 2004 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ULTRASONIC AND MAGNETIC EXAMINATION OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURAL FABRICATION AND GUIDELINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF TECHNICIANS
    API 582 REDLINE : 2009 WELDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CHEMICAL, OIL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES
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    API 577 CHINESE : 2013 WELDING PROCESSES, INSPECTION AND METALLURGY
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    AWS A9.5 : 2013 GUIDE FOR VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION IN COMPUTATION WELD MECHANICS
    AWS C3.5M/C3.5 : 2016 SPECIFICATION FOR INDUCTION BRAZING
    AWS WHC4.07 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 7: SURFACING MATERIALS
    AWS J1.1M/J1.1 : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR RESISTANCE WELDING CONTROLS
    AWS WHC2.14 : 0 WELDING PROCESSES - PART 1, WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 14: OXYGEN CUTTING
    AWS A4.5M/A4.5 : 2012 STANDARD METHODS FOR CLASSIFICATION TESTING OF POSITIONAL CAPACITY AND ROOT PENETRATION OF WELDING CONSUMABLES IN A FILLET WELD
    AWS A5.16/A5.16M : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR TITANIUM AND TITANIUM-ALLOY WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS
    AWS D8.9M : 2012 TEST METHODS FOR EVALUATING THE RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING BEHAVIOR OF AUTOMOTIVE SHEET STEEL MATERIALS
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    ASME B31.12 : 2014 HYDROGEN PIPING AND PIPELINES
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