BS EN 729-2-1995 Quality requirements for welding

BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN729-2:1995Qualityrequirementsforwelding—Fusionweldingofmetallicmaterials—Part2:ComprehensivequalityrequirementsTheEuropeanStandardEN729-2:1994hasthestatusofaBritishStandardUDC621.791.5:669:658.562BSEN729-2:1995ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15January1995©BSI12-1998ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceWEE/-/1/6Draftforcomment92/75857DCISBN0580231321CooperatingorganizationsTheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN),underwhosesupervisionthisEuropeanStandardwasprepared,comprisesthenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountries:AustriaOesterreichischesNormungsinstitutBelgiumInstitutbelgedenormalisationDenmarkDanskStandardFinlandSuomenStandardisoimisliito,r.y.FranceAssociationfrançaisedenormalisationGermanyDeutschesInstitutfürNormunge.V.GreeceHellenicOrganizationforStandardizationIcelandTechnologicalInstituteofIcelandIrelandNationalStandardsAuthorityofIrelandItalyEnteNazionaleItalianodiUnificazioneLuxembourgInspectionduTravailetdesMinesNetherlandsNederlandsNormalisatie-instituutNorwayNorgesStandardiseringsforbundPortugalInstitutoPortuguèsdaQualidadeSpainAsociaciónEspañoladeNormalizaciónyCertificaciónSwedenStandardiseringskommissioneniSverigeSwitzerlandAssociationsuissedenormalisationUnitedKingdomBritishStandardsInstitutionAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsBSEN729-2:1995©BSI12-1998iContentsPageCooperatingorganizationsInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN729-23NationalannexNA(informative)CommitteesresponsibleInsidebackcoverNationalannexNB(informative)Cross-referencesInsidebackcoverBSEN729-2:1995ii©BSI12-1998NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoardandistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN729-2:1994Qualityrequirementsforwelding—Fusionweldingofmetallicmaterials—Part2:Comprehensivequalityrequirements,publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).EN729-2wasproducedastheresultofinternationaldiscussioninwhichtheUKtookanactivepart.TherehaspreviouslybeennodirectBritishStandardequivalenttothisstandard.ApplicationStandardsmayrequestthemanufacturertocomplywithoneofthePartsofEN729.Itisassumedthattheexecutionoftheprovisionsofthisdocumentisentrustedtosuitablyqualifiedandexperiencedpersons.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to8,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN729-2September1994UDC621.791.5:669:658.562Descriptors:Welding,fusionwelding,weldedconstructions,metalproducts,quality,qualityassurance,manufacturingEnglishversionQualityrequirementsforwelding—Fusionweldingofmetallicmaterials—Part2:ComprehensivequalityrequirementsExigencesdequalitéensoudage—Soudageparfusiondesmatériauxmétalliques—Partie2:ExigencesdequalitécomplèteSchweitßtechnischeQualitätsanforderungen—SchmelzschweißenmetallischerWerkstoffe—Teil2:UmfassendeQualitätsanforderungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1994-09-06.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration:Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1994CopyrightreservedtoCENmembersRef.No.EN729-2:1994EEN729-2:19942©BSI12-1998ForewordThisEuropeanStandardwaspreparedbytheTechnicalCommittee121,Welding,ofwhichthesecretariatisheldbyDS.CEN/TC121decidedtosubmitthisfinaldrafttotheformalvotebyitsresolution173/1993.Theresultwaspositive.EN729iscomposedofthefourfollowingparts:—EN729-1,Qualityrequirementsforwelding—Fusionweldingofmetallicmaterials—Part1:Guidelinesforselectionanduse;—EN729-2,Qualityrequirementsforwelding—Fusionweldingofmetallicmaterials—Part2:Comprehensivequalityrequirements;—EN729-3,Qualityrequirementsforwelding—Fusionweldingofmetallicmaterials—Part3:Standardqualityrequirements;—EN729-4,Qualityre