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  • BS EN 288-4:1992

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    Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedure tests for the arc welding of aluminium and its alloys

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  26-04-2005

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-10-1992

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Foreword of amendment A1
    0 Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Preliminary welding procedure specification (pWPS)
    5 Welding procedure test
    6 Test piece
    6.1 General
    6.2 Shape and dimensions of test pieces
    6.3 Welding of test pieces
    7 Examination and testing
    7.1 Extent of testing
    7.2 Location and cutting of test specimens
    7.3 Non-destructive examination
    7.4 Destructive tests
    7.5 Re-testing
    8 Range of approval
    8.1 General
    8.2 Related to the manufacturer
    8.3 Related to the material
    8.4 Common to all welding processes
    8.5 Specific to processes
    9 Welding Procedure Approval Record (WPAR)
    Annexes
    A (informative) - Welding Procedure Approval Record
         form (WPAR)
    B (informative) - Types of aluminium according to the
         grouping system of table 4

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    Types of test pieces, examination and testing, range of approval, recommended approval record form.

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    Committee WEE/36
    Development Note DRAFT FOR COMMENT 89/700004 DC Supersedes BS 4870: Part 2: 1982 which will remain current until January 1993.
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS EN 729-2:1995 Quality requirements for welding. Fusion welding of metallic materials Comprehensive quality requirements
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    BS 7818:1995 Specification for pedestrian restraint systems in metal
    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
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    EN 30042 : 1994 ARC WELDED JOINTS IN ALUMINIUM AND ITS WELDABLE ALLOYS - GUIDANCE ON QUALITY LEVELS FOR IMPERFECTIONS
    EN 288-1:1992/A1:1997 SPECIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - GENERAL RULES FOR FUSION WELDING
    EN 1321:1996 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds
    EN ISO 6947:2011 Welding and allied processes - Welding positions (ISO 6947:2011)
    EN 895:1995 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Transverse tensile test
    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
    EN 287-2:1992/A1:1997 APPROVAL TESTING OF WELDERS - FUSION WELDING - ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
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    EN 571-1:1997 Non destructive testing - Penetrant testing - Part 1: General principles
    EN 970:1997 Non-destructive examination of fusion welds - Visual examination
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