BS EN 1597-2-1997 Welding consumables Ð Test metho

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1597-2:1997TheEuropeanStandardEN1597-2:1997hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.160.20NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWWeldingconsumablesÐTestmethodsPart2.Preparationoftestpieceforsingle-runandtwo-runtechniquetestspecimensinsteelThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15November1997©BSI1997ISBN0580286339BSEN1597-2:1997AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN1597-2:1997.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/39,Weldingconsumables,whichhastheresponsibilityto:±aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;±presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;±monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled`InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex',orbyusingthe`Find'facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to6,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComiteÂEuropeÂendeNormalisationEuropaÈischesKomiteefuÈrNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1997CENÐAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalmembersRef.No.EN1597-2:1997EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN1597-2NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMJuly1997ICS25.160.20Descriptors:Welding,arcwelding,submergedarcwelding,buttwelds,steels,fillers,joining,preparation,testspecimen,tests,determination,mechanicalstrength,flexuralstrength,classificationsEnglishversionWeldingconsumablesÐTestmethodsÐPart2:Preparationoftestpieceforsingle-runandtwo-runtechniquetestspecimensinsteelProduitsconsommablespourlesoudageÐMeÂthodesd'essaiÐPartie2:PreÂparationdel'assemblaged'essaipourlareÂalisationd'eÂprouvettesdesoudageenuneoudeuxpasses,enacierSchweiûzusaÈtzeÐPruÈfmethodenÐTeil2:VorbereitungeinesPruÈfstuÈcksfuÈrdiePruÈfungvonEinlagen-undLage/Gegenlage-ProbenanStahlThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1997-06-29.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.Page2EN1597-2:1997©BSI1997ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,theSecretariatofwhichisheldbyDS.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyJanuary1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyJanuary1998.ThisstandardconsistsofthefollowingParts:Part1:Testpieceforall-weldmetaltestspecimensinsteel,nickelandnickelalloys;Part2:Preparationoftestpieceforsingle-runandtwo-runtechniquetestspecimensinsteel;Part3:Classificationtestingofpositionalcapabilityofweldingconsumablesinafilletweld.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword2Introduction31Scope32Normativereferences33Generalrequirements34Testplatematerial35Preparationofthetestpiece36Weldingconditions37Heattreatment38Positionofspecimens,specimendimensionsandtesting49Retests610Testreport6Page3EN1597-2:1997©BSI1997IntroductionConsumablesforboththesubmergedarcweldingandmetalarcweldingwithtubularcoredelectrodescanbesuitableforweldingbythesingleortworuntechniqueandthemethodsfortestingandclassificationarespecified.Whenaweldingconsumableisofferedforusebythesetechniques,itshouldbenotedthatall-weldmetaltestpiecesmaynotberequiredbytheconsumableclassificationstandard.Testconditionsprescribedandresultsrequiredshouldnotbeconsideredto