• AWS D15.1/D15.1M : 2012

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    RAILROAD WELDING SPECIFICATION FOR CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES

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    Superseded date:  28-11-2020

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    Published date:  01-01-2012

    Publisher:  American Welding Society

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    Personnel
    Foreword
    List of Tables
    List of Figures
    1. General Requirements
    2. Normative References
    3. Terms and Definitions
    4. General Information
    5. Requirements for All Welding
    6. Technique and Workmanship
    7. Prequalified Welding Procedure Specifications
       - Joint Design Details
    8. Technique for Prequalified Welding Procedure Specifications
    9. General Requirements for Qualification
    10. Procedure Qualification
    11. Welder Qualification
    12. Welding Operator Qualification
    13. Tack Welder Qualification
    14. Inspection - General Requirements
    15. NDE General Requirements
    16. NDE Methods
    17. Acceptance Criteria
    18. Requirements for Welding Sheet Metal
    19. Welder, Welding Operator, and Tack Welder
        Qualification - Carbon, Low Alloy, and Stainless
        Steel Sheet Metals
    20. Technique and Workmanship for Welding Sheet Metal
    21. Inspection of Welding Procedure Qualification and Equipment
        for Welding Sheet Metal
    22. Weld Details - Sheet Metal
    23. Sheet Metal Weld Quality - Visual Inspection Acceptance
        Criteria
    Annex A (Normative) - Alternate Base Material Specifications (Steel)
    Annex B (Informative) - Filler Metal Classifications
    Annex C (Informative) - Effective Weld Size - Special Cases
    Annex D (Informative) - Sample Report Forms
    Annex E (Informative) - Gage Thickness of Sheet Metal and
            Aluminum Filler Alloy Selection Guide
    Annex F (Informative) - Macroetch Procedures
    Annex G (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation of
            Technical Inquiries
    List of AWS Documents on Railroad Welding

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    Defines the minimum welding requirements applicable to welded structures and cast components used in the railroad industry.

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    Committee D15
    Development Note Supersedes AWS D15.1. (12/2007)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Welding Society
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    AWS D15.2/D15.2M : 2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR THE WELDING OF RAILS AND RELATED RAIL COMPONENTS FOR USE BY RAIL VEHICLES

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    CFR 49(PTS 200-299) : OCT 2017 TRANSPORTATION
    AWS A2.4 : 2012 STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
    AWS A5.10/A5.10M : 2012 WELDING CONSUMABLES - WIRE ELECTRODES, WIRES AND RODS FOR WELDING OF ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM-ALLOYS - CLASSIFICATION
    ASTM A 435/A435M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Steel Plates
    AWS C5.10/C5.10M : 2003 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR SHIELDING GASES FOR WELDING AND CUTTING
    ASME PV CODE 9 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING QUALIFICATIONS - QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING PROCEDURES; WELDERS; BRAZERS; AND WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING OPERATORS
    AWS A5.5/A5.5M : 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
    AWS D17.3/D17.3M : 2016 SPECIFICATION FOR FRICTION STIR WELDING OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
    AWS D1.3/D1.3M : 2008 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE-SHEET STEEL
    AWS C5.4 : 1993 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR STUD WELDING
    AWS D1.2/D1.2M : 2014 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - ALUMINUM
    AWS C5.3 : 2000 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR AIR CARBON ARC GOUGING AND CUTTING
    CSA W47.2 : 2011 CERTIFICATION OF COMPANIES FOR FUSION WELDING OF ALUMINUM
    ISO 9013:2017 Thermal cutting — Classification of thermal cuts — Geometrical product specification and quality tolerances
    AWS A5.01M/A5.01 : 2013 WELDING CONSUMABLES - PROCUREMENT OF FILLER METALS AND FLUXES
    AWS A5.1M/A5.1 : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
    AWS A5.23/A5.23M : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING
    AWS D1.6/D1.6M : 2007 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - STAINLESS STEEL
    AWS A5.17/A5.17M : 1997 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING
    AWS A5.22/A5.22M : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL FLUX CORED AND METAL CORED WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS
    AWS A5.18/A5.18M : 2005 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES AND RODS FOR GAS SHIELDED ARC WELDING
    AWS B2.1/B2.1M : 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION
    AWS A5.9/A5.9M : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR BARE STAINLESS STEEL WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS
    ASME PV CODE 5 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
    ISO 14175:2008 Welding consumables — Gases and gas mixtures for fusion welding and allied processes
    ASME PV CODE 8 SET : 2013 ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE (BPVC) - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS (SET)
    AWS A5.32/A5.32M : 2011 WELDING CONSUMABLES - GASES AND GAS MIXTURES FOR FUSION WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES
    AWS A5.29/A5.29M : 2010 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
    ANSI Z49.1 : 2012 SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
    ASTM E 709 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing
    AWS D1.1/D1.1M : 2015 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE-STEEL
    AWS B4.0:2016 STANDARD METHODS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF WELDS
    AWS B1.10M/B1.10:2016 GUIDE FOR THE NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION OF WELDS
    AWS A3.0M/A3.0 : 2010 STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS INCLUDING TERMS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING, THERMAL CUTTING, AND THERMAL SPRAYING
    AWS D1.5M/D1.5 : 2015 BRIDGE WELDING CODE
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