BS EN 876-1995 destructive tests on welds in metal

BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN876:1995Destructivetestsonweldsinmetallicmaterials—LongitudinaltensiletestonweldmetalinfusionweldedjointsTheEuropeanStandardEN876:1995hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.160.40BSEN876:1995ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15December1995©BSI07-1999ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceWEE/2Draftforcomment92/82868DCISBN0580253228CommitteesresponsibleforthisBritishStandardThepreparationofthisBritishStandardwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/2,Weldingtests,uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresented:AluminiumFederationAssociationofConsultingScientistsBritishConstructionalSteelworkAssociationLtd.BritishIronandSteelProducers’AssociationElectricityAssociationHealthandSafetyExecutiveInstitutionofStructuralEngineersLloyd’sRegisterofShippingMinistryofDefencePowerGenerationContractors’Association—PGCA(BEAMALtd.)TWIWeldingManufacturers’Association(BEAMALtd.)AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsBSEN876:1995©BSI07-1999iContentsPageCommitteesresponsibleInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN8763ListofreferencesInsidebackcoverBSEN876:1995ii©BSI07-1999NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeWEE/2andistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN876:1995Destructivetestsonweldsinmetallicmaterials—LongitudinaltensiletestonweldmetalinfusionweldedjointspublishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).EN876wasproducedasaresultofinternationaldiscussionsinwhichtheUnitedKingdomtookanactivepart.EN876:1995supersedestestsdetailedinBS709:1983whichwillbeamended.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.Cross-referencePublicationreferredtoCorrespondingBritishStandardEN10002-1BSEN10002TensiletestingofmetallicmaterialsPart1:1990MethodoftestatambienttemperatureSummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to6,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN876August1995ICS25.160.40Descriptors:Welding,fusionwelding,weldedjoints,buttjoints,weldmetal,destructivetests,tensiontests,testsspecimen,dimensionsEnglishversionDestructivetestsonweldsinmetallicmaterials—LongitudinaltensiletestonweldmetalinfusionweldedjointsEssaisdestructifsdessouduressurmatériauxmétalliques—EssaidetractionlongitudinaledumétalfondudesassemblagessoudésparfusionZerstörendePrüfungvonSchweißverbindungenanmetallischenWerkstoffen—LängszugversuchanSchweißgutinSchmelzschweißverbindungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1995-07-14.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1995AllrightsofreproductionandcommunicationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedinallcountriestoCENanditsmembersRef.No.EN876:1995EEN876:1995©BSI07-19992ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbytheTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,ofwhichthesecretariatisheldbyDS.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyFebruary1996,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyFebruary1996.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword21Scope32Normativereference33Principle34Denominationsandsymbols35Removaloftestspecimens35.1Removal35.2Marking35.3Heattreatmentand/orageing35.4Extraction36Machiningoftestspecimens46.1Location46.2Dimensions46.3Surfacequality47Conditionsoftesting48Testresults58.1General58.2Examinationoffracturesurfaces59Testreport5AnnexA(informative)Testreport6Figure1—Examplesoflocationoftestspecimens—longitudinalplanesection3Figure2—Examplesoflocationoftests