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  • BS EN 287-2:1992

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    Approval testing of welders for fusion welding Aluminium and aluminium alloys

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  17-12-2004

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-05-1992

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Foreword of amendment A1
    0 Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    3.1 General
    3.2 Welder
    3.3 Examiner or test body
    3.4 Welding procedure specification (WPS)
    3.5 Heat treatment
    3.6 Range of approval
    3.7 Test piece
    3.8 Test specimen
    3.9 Test
    4 Symbols and abbreviations
    4.1 General
    4.2 Test piece
    4.3 Filler metal
    4.4 Miscellaneous
    5 Essential variables for approval testing
    5.1 General
    5.2 Welding processes
    5.3 Joint types (butt and fillet welds)
    5.4 Material groups
    5.5 Filler metal and shielding gas
    5.6 Dimensions
    5.7 Welding positions
    6 Range of approval for the welder
    6.1 General
    6.2 Welding process
    6.3 Joint types
    6.4 Material groups
    6.5 Filler metal and shielding gas
    6.6 Dimensions
    6.7 Welding positions
    7 Examination and testing
    7.1 Supervision
    7.2 Shapes and dimensions of test pieces
    7.3 Welding conditions
    7.4 Test methods
    7.5 Test piece and test specimens
    8 Acceptance requirements for test pieces
    9 Re-tests
    10 Period of validity
    10.1 Initial approval
    10.2 Prolongation
    11 Certification
    12 Designation
    Annexes
    A (informative) - Welder Approval Test Certificate
    B (informative) - Manufacturer's Welding Procedure
          Specification (WPS)
    C (informative) - Job knowledge

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    Essential variables, range of approval, examination and testing, acceptance requirements, re-tests, period of validity. Annexes on steel groups, welders test certificate, procedure specification and job knowledge.

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    Committee WEE/36
    Development Note DRAFT FOR COMMENT 89/700006 DC
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6779-3:1994 Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of combined metal and concrete construction
    BS 7905-2:2000 Lifting equipment for performance, broadcast and similar applications Specification for design and manufacture of aluminium and steel trusses and towers
    PD 5500:2000 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
    BS EN 729-2:1995 Quality requirements for welding. Fusion welding of metallic materials Comprehensive quality requirements
    DEFSTAN 95-28/1(1997) : 1997 SPROCKET RINGS
    DEFSTAN 03-16/3(2004) : 2004 GUIDE TO SURFACING BY WELDING AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSES
    05/30113263 DC : DRAFT FEB 2005 BS 7775 - SPECIFICATION FOR PENSTOCKS
    DEFSTAN 95-26/2(2002) : 2002 SPECIALISED ARMOUR QUALITY STEEL CASTINGS
    DEFSTAN 95-26/1(1997) : 1997 SPECIALIZED ARMOUR-QUALITY STEEL CASTINGS
    BS EN 286-2:1992 Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air or nitrogen Specification for pressure vessels for air braking and auxiliary systems for motor vehicles and their trailers
    BS EN 288-8:1995 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Approval by a pre-production welding test
    BS 7775:2005 Penstocks for use in water and other liquid flow applications. Specification
    BS PD5500(2009) : 2009 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
    PD 5500:2003 Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels
    BS PD5500(2006) : 2006 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
    BS 2633:1987 Specification for Class I arc welding of ferritic steel pipework for carrying fluids
    BS 4434:1995 Specification for safety and environmental aspects in the design, construction and installation of refrigerating appliances and systems
    BS 6779-1:1998 Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for vehicle containment parapets of metal construction
    DEFSTAN 03-34/2(2000) : 2000 ARC WELDING OF FERROUS ARMOUR
    BS 853-2:1996 Specification for vessels for use in heating systems Tubular heat exchangers and storage vessels for building and industrial services
    BS 9124:2008 Specification for steel and aluminium access cover systems with over 1 m clear opening
    BS 7818:1995 Specification for pedestrian restraint systems in metal
    BS EN 729-3:1995 Quality requirements for welding. Fusion welding of metallic materials Standard quality requirements
    BS EN 729-4:1995 Quality requirements for welding. Fusion welding of metallic materials Elementary quality requirements
    EN 288-8 : 1995 SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - PART 8: APPROVAL BY A PRE-PRODUCTION WELDING TEST
    07/30151811 DC : 0 BS 9124 - SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL AND ALUMINIUM ACCESS COVER SYSTEMS WITH OVER 1M CLEAR OPENING
    DEFSTAN 03-16/2(1995) : 1995 GUIDE TO SURFACING BY WELDING AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSES
    BS 7777-2:1993 Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Specification for the design and construction of single, double and full containment metal tanks for the storage of liquefied gas at temperatures down to -165°C
    BS EN 286-4:1995 Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air or nitrogen Aluminium alloy pressure vessels designed for air braking equipment and auxiliary pneumatic equipment for railway rolling stock

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    EN 30042 : 1994 ARC WELDED JOINTS IN ALUMINIUM AND ITS WELDABLE ALLOYS - GUIDANCE ON QUALITY LEVELS FOR IMPERFECTIONS
    EN 1321:1996 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds
    EN 288-4:1992/A1:1997 SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - WELDING PROCEDURES FOR THE ARC WELDING OF ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS
    EN 910 : 1996 DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ON WELDS IN METALLIC MATERIALS - BEND TESTS
    EN 288-2:1992/A1:1997 SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - PART 2: WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION FOR ARC WELDING
    ISO 857:1990 Welding, brazing and soldering processes — Vocabulary
    ISO 4063:2009 Welding and allied processes — Nomenclature of processes and reference numbers
    EN 571-1:1997 Non destructive testing - Penetrant testing - Part 1: General principles
    EN 26520 : 1991 CLASSIFICATION OF IMPERFECTIONS IN METALLIC FUSION WELDS, WITH EXPLANATIONS
    EN 1435:1997/A2:2003 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF WELDS - RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING OF WELDED JOINTS
    ISO 6947:2011 Welding and allied processes Welding positions
    EN 1320:1996 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Fracture test
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