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  • EN 288-4:1992/A1:1997

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    SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - WELDING PROCEDURES FOR THE ARC WELDING OF ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS

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    Superseded date:  01-04-2005

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    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    Foreword
    Foreword to Amendment 1
    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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    Specifies how a welding procedure specification is approved by welding procedure tests. Defines the limits of validity of an approved welding procedure and the conditions for the execution of welding procedure approval tests for practical welding operations. Also includes annexes, tables and diagrams.

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    Committee CEN/TC 121
    Development Note Replaces NFA 89-221
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    DIN 8560-100:1994-06 (Draft) WELDING PERSONNEL; APPROVAL TESTING OF WELDING PERSONNEL FOR FULLY MECHANIZED AND AUTOMATIC WELDING OF METALLIC MATERIALS
    05/30133040 DC : DRAFT APR 2005 BS EN 1866 - MOBILE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
    05/30128654 DC : DRAFT FEB 2005 EN 1775 - GAS SUPPLY - GAS PIPEWORK FOR BUILDINGS - MAXIMUM OPERATING PRESSURE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5 BAR - FUNCTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
    DD ENV 1999-1.1 : DRAFT DEC 2000 EUROCODE 9: DESIGN OF ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES - PART 101: GENERAL RULES - GENERAL RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    I.S. ENV 1999-2:1998 EUROCODE 9: DESIGN OF ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES - PART 2: STRUCTURES SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE
    DIN EN 14197-2:2006-11 CRYOGENIC VESSELS - STATIC NON-VACUUM INSULATED VESSELS - PART 2: DESIGN, FABRICATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING
    DIN EN 13981-1:2003-11 ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - PRODUCTS FOR STRUCTURAL RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR INSPECTION AND DELIVERY - PART 1: EXTRUDED PRODUCTS
    BS EN 288-8:1995 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Approval by a pre-production welding test
    BS EN 12079:1999 Offshore containers. Design, construction, testing, inspection and marking
    BS EN 287-2:1992 Approval testing of welders for fusion welding Aluminium and aluminium alloys
    BS EN 12862:2000 Transportable gas cylinders. Specification for the design and construction of refillable transportable welded aluminium alloy gas cylinders
    DIN EN 729-2:1994-11 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELDING - FUSION WELDING OF METALLIC MATERIALS - PART 2: COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
    EN 1321:1996 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds
    EN 12079 : 1999 OFFSHORE CONTAINERS - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, TESTING, INSPECTION AND MARKING
    EN 12862:2000 Transportable gas cylinders - Specification for the design and construction of refillable transportable welded aluminium alloy gas cylinders
    EN 13458-2:2002/AC:2006 CRYOGENIC VESSELS - STATIC VACUUM INSULATED VESSELS - PART 2: DESIGN, FABRICATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING
    EN 13530-2:2002/AC:2006 CRYOGENIC VESSELS - LARGE TRANSPORTABLE VACUUM-INSULATED VESSELS - PART 2: DESIGN, FABRICATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING
    DIN EN ISO 16330:2004-08 Reciprocating positive displacement pumps and pump units - Technical requirements (ISO 16330:2003)
    DIN EN 1321:1996-12 DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ON WELDS IN METALLIC MATERIALS - MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF WELDS
    04/30050372 DC : DRAFT JUN 2004 EN 13981-3 - ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - PRODUCTS FOR STRUCTURAL RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR INSPECTION AND DELIVERY - PART 3: CASTINGS
    DIN 18799-3:1999-08 LADDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS - PART 3: LADDERS FOR CHIMNEYS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
    DIN EN 13981-2:2004-10 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Products for structural railway applications, Technical conditions for inspection and delivery - Part 2: Plates and sheets
    DIN EN 14396:2004-04 Fixed ladders for manholes
    BS EN ISO 13535:2001 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Drilling and production equipment. Hoisting equipment Hoisting equipment
    BS EN 288-6:1995 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Approval related to previous experience
    BS EN 14197-2 : 2003 CRYOGENIC VESSELS - STATIC NON-VACUUM INSULATED VESSELS - PART 2: DESIGN, FABRICATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING
    DIN EN 1866:1998-11 MOBILE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
    DIN EN 729-3:1994-11 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELDING - FUSION WELDING OF METALLIC MATERIALS - PART 3: STANDARD QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
    DIN EN 1418:1998-01 WELDING PERSONNEL - APPROVAL TESTING OF WELDING OPERATORS FOR FUSION WELDING AND RESISTANCE WELD SETTERS FOR FULLY MECHANIZED AND AUTOMATIC WELDING OF METALLIC MATERIALS
    95/713574 DC : DRAFT OCT 1995 PREN 288-13 - SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - PART 13: WELDING PROCEDURE TESTS FOR THE ARC WELDING OF ALUMINIUM AND COMBINATIONS OF CAST TO WROUGHT MATERIAL
    DIN EN 1866:2006-03 MOBILE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
    10/30234613 DC : DRAFT NOV 2010 BS EN 14420-4 - HOSE FITTINGS WITH CLAMP UNITS - PART 4: FLANGE CONNECTIONS
    04/30125241 DC : DRAFT NOV 2004 EN 15085-4 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - WELDING OF RAILWAY VEHICLES AND COMPONENTS - PART 4: PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS
    05/30114218 DC : DRAFT FEB 2005 EN 13480-8 - METALLIC INDUSTRIAL PIPING - PART 8: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOY PIPING
    PREN 14420-4 : DRAFT 2010 HOSE FITTINGS WITH CLAMP UNITS - PART 4: FLANGE CONNECTIONS
    BS EN 1866:2005 Mobile fire extinguishers
    BS EN 40-6:2002 Lighting columns Requirements for aluminium lighting columns
    BS EN 1321:1997 Destructive test on welds in metallic materials. Macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds
    EN 1011-4:2000/A1:2003 WELDING - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WELDING OF METALLIC MATERIALS - PART 4: ARC WELDING OF ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
    UNI EN 13458-2 : 2004 CRYOGENIC VESSELS - STATIC VACUUM INSULATED VESSELS - PART 2: DESIGN, FABRICATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING
    UNI EN 12862 : 2002 TRANSPORTABLE GAS CYLINDERS - SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF REFILLABLE TRANSPORTABLE WELDED ALUMINIUM ALLOY GAS CYLINDERS
    UNI EN 13530-2 : 2004 CRYOGENIC VESSELS - LARGE TRANSPORTABLE VACUUM INSULATED VESSELS - PART 2: DESIGN, FABRICATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING
    04/30050376 DC : DRAFT AUG 2004 EN 13981-4 - ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS - PRODUCTS FOR STRUCTURAL RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR INSPECTION AND DELIVERY - PART 4: FORGINGS
    DD ENV 1999-2:2000 Eurocode 9. Design of aluminium structures Structures susceptible to fatigue
    I.S. ENV 1999-1-1:1998 EUROCODE 9: DESIGN OF ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL RULES - GENERAL RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    BS EN 288-5:1995 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Approval by using approved welding consumables for arc welding
    BS EN 288-7:1995 Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials Approval by a standard welding procedure for arc welding
    BS EN ISO 16330:2003 Reciprocating positive displacement pumps and pump units. Technical requirements
    BS EN 13458-2:2002 Cryogenic vessels. Static vacuum insulated vessels Design, fabrication, inspection and testing
    ISO 13535:2000 Petroleum and natural gas industries Drilling and production equipment Hoisting equipment
    BS EN 13981-2:2004 Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Products for structural railway applications. Technical conditions for inspection and delivery Plates and sheets
    BS EN 14396:2004 Fixed ladders for manholes
    BS EN 13530-2:2002 Cryogenic vessels. Large transportable vacuum insulated vessels Design, fabrication, inspection and testing
    ISO 16330:2003 Reciprocating positive displacement pumps and pump units Technical requirements
    BS EN 1418:1998 Welding personnel. Approval testing of welding operators for fusion welding and resistance weld setters for fully mechanized and automatic welding of metallic materials
    EN 13981-2:2004 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Products for structural railway applications - Technical conditions for inspection and delivery - Part 2: Plates and sheets
    EN 287-2:1992/A1:1997 APPROVAL TESTING OF WELDERS - FUSION WELDING - ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
    EN ISO 16330 : 2003 RECIPROCATING POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS AND PUMP UNITS - TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
    EN 1418:1997 Welding personnel - Approval testing of welding operators for fusion welding and resistance weld setters for fully mechanized and automatic welding of metallic materials
    EN 288-8 : 1995 SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - PART 8: APPROVAL BY A PRE-PRODUCTION WELDING TEST
    EN 288-6 : 1994 SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - APPROVAL RELATED TO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
    EN ISO 13535:2000 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Drilling and production equipment - Hoisting equipment (ISO 13535:2000)
    EN 40-6:2002 Lighting columns - Part 6: Requirements for aluminium lighting columns
    EN 13981-1:2003 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Products for structural railway applications - Technical conditions for inspection and delivery - Part 1: Extruded products
    EN 286-1:1998/A2:2005 SIMPLE UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS DESIGNED TO CONTAIN AIR OR NITROGEN - PART 1: PRESSURE VESSELS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
    EN 1866:2005 Mobile fire extinguishers
    EN 14197-2:2003/AC:2006 CRYOGENIC VESSELS - STATIC NON-VACUUM INSULATED VESSELS - PART 2: DESIGN, FABRICATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING
    ENV 1999-1-1 : 1998 EUROCODE 9: DESIGN OF ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL RULES - GENERAL RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    EN 729-2 : 1994 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELDING - FUSION WELDING OF METALLIC MATERIALS - COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
    EN 729-3 : 1994 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR WELDING - FUSION WELDING OF METALLIC MATERIALS - STANDARD QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
    EN 14396:2004 Fixed ladders for manholes
    EN 286-4:1994 Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air or nitrogen - Part 4: Aluminium alloy pressure vessels designed for air braking equipment and auxiliary pneumatic equipment for railway rolling stock
    I.S. EN 1866:2006 MOBILE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
    DIN 8563-108 : DRAFT 92 QUALITY ASSURANCE OF WELDED STRUCTURES; SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS; PART 8: APPROVAL BY APRE-PRODUCTION WELDING TEST
    03/119783 DC : DRAFT DEC 2003 BS EN 13445-8 - UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS - PART 8: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESSURE VESSELS OF ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
    DIN 8563-107 : DRAFT 92 QUALITY ASSURANCE OF WELDED STRUCTURES; SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS; PART 7: APPROVAL BY ASTANDARD WELDING PROCEDURE FOR ARC WELDING
    DIN EN 14396 E : 2004 FIXED FOR LADDERS FOR MANHOLES
    BS EN 1251-2:2000 Cryogenic vessels. Transportable vacuum insulated vessels of not more than 1000 litres volume Design, fabrication, inspection and testing
    BS EN 286-1 : 1998 SIMPLE UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS DESIGNED TO CONTAIN AIR OR NITROGEN - PART 1: PRESSURE VESSELS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
    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
    BS EN 1011-4:2000 Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials Arc welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys
    EN 1251-2:2000/AC:2006 CRYOGENIC VESSELS - TRANSPORTABLE VACUUM INSULATED VESSELS OF NOT MORE THAN 1000 LITRES VOLUME - PART 2: DESIGN, FABRICATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING

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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
    EN 515:2017 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Wrought products - Temper designations
    EN 24063 : 1992 WELDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING AND BRAZE WELDING OF METALS - NOMENCLATURE OF PROCESSES AND REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION ON DRAWINGS
    EN 571-1:1997 Non destructive testing - Penetrant testing - Part 1: General principles
    EN 970:1997 Non-destructive examination of fusion welds - Visual examination
    EN 573-3:2013 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical composition and form of wrought products - Part 3: Chemical composition and form of products
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