BS EN 758-1997 Welding consumables — Tubular cored

BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN758:1997Weldingconsumables—Tubularcoredelectrodesformetalarcweldingwithandwithoutagasshieldofnon-alloyandfinegrainsteels—ClassificationTheEuropeanStandardEN758:1997hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.160.20BSEN758:1997ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15June1997©BSI10-1998ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceWEE/39Draftforcomment92/76975DCISBN0580276120CommitteesresponsibleforthisBritishStandardThepreparationofthisBritishStandardwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/39,Weldingconsumables,uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresented:AluminiumFederationAssociationofWeldingDistributorsBritishAssociationforBrazingandSolderingBritishCompressedGasesAssociationBritishConstructionalSteelworkAssociationLtd.BritishIronandSteelProducers’AssociationElectricityAssociationLloyd’sRegisterofShippingMagnesiumIndustryCouncilPowerGenerationContractorsAssociation:PGCA(BEAMALtd.)ProcessPlantAssociationSafetyAssessmentFederationLtd.StainlessSteelWireIndustryAssociationWeldingInstituteWeldingManufacturers’Association(BEAMALtd.)AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsBSEN758:1997©BSI10-1998iContentsPageCommitteesresponsibleInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN7583ListofreferencesInsidebackcoverBSEN758:1997ii©BSI10-1998NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeWEE/39,andistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN758:1997Weldingconsumables—Tubularcoredelectrodesformetalarcweldingwithandwithoutagasshieldofnon-alloyandfinegrainsteels—Classification,publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).ItsupersedesBS7084:1989whichiswithdrawn.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.Cross-referencesPublicationreferredtoCorrespondingBritishStandardEN439:1994BSEN439:1994Weldingconsumables—ShieldinggasesforarcweldingandcuttingEN759:1997BSEN759:1997Weldingconsumables—Technicaldeliveryconditionsforweldingfillermetals—Typeofproduct,dimensions,tolerancesandmarkingENISO13916:1996BSENISO13916:1996Welding—Guidanceonthemeasurementofpreheatingtemperature,interpasstemperatureandpreheatmaintenancetemperatureISO31-0:1992BS5775Specificationforquantities,unitsandsymbolsPart0:1993GeneralprinciplesSummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to10,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN758February1997ICS25.160.20Descriptors:Arcwelding,gasshieldedwelding,weldingelectrodes,unalloyedsteels,fillermetal,classifications,symbolsEnglishversionWeldingconsumables—Tubularcoredelectrodesformetalarcweldingwithandwithoutagasshieldofnon-alloyandfinegrainsteels—ClassificationProduitsconsommablespourlesoudage—Filsfourréspourlesoudageàl’arcavecousansprotectiongazeusedesaciersnonalliésetàgrainsfins—ClassificationSchweißzusätze—FülldrahtelektrodenzumMetall-LichtbogenschweißenmitundohneSchutzgasvonunlegiertenStählenundFeinkornstählen—EinteilungThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1997-01-19.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©1997CopyrightreservedtoCENmembers.Ref.No.EN758:1997EEN758:19972©BSI10-1998ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDS.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyAugust1997,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyAugust1997.AnnexAisinformativeandcontainsadescriptionoftypesofelectrodecore.AnnexBisinformativeandcontainsabibliography.Innormativereferences,referenceismadetoISO3690.ItshouldbenotedthataEuropeanStandardisunderpreparationforthesamesubjectinCEN/TC121/SC3.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizatio