BS EN 1597-3-1997 Welding consumables Ð Test metho

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1597-3:1997TheEuropeanStandardEN1597-3:1997hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.160.20NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWWeldingconsumablesÐTestmethodsPart3.TestingofpositionalcapabilityofweldingconsumablesinafilletweldThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15November1997©BSI1997ISBN0580286347BSEN1597-3:1997AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN1597-3:1997.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/39whichhastheresponsibilityto:±aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;±presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;±monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled`InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex',orbyusingthe`Find'facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to8,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComiteÂEuropeÂendeNormalisationEuropaÈischesKomiteefuÈrNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1997AllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalmembersRef.No.EN1597-3:1997EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN1597-3NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMJuly1997ICS25.160.20Descriptors:Welding,arcwelding,filletwelds,steels,nickel,nickelalloys,fillers,coveredelectrodes,joining,preparation,testspecimen,tests,visualexamination,welddefectsEnglishversionWeldingconsumablesÐTestmethodsÐPart3:TestingofpositionalcapabilityofweldingconsumablesinafilletweldProduitsconsommablespourlesoudageÐMeÂthodesd'essaiÐPartie3:Evaluationdel'aptitudedesproduitsconsommablesaÁlareÂalisationdesouduresd'angleenpositionSchweiûzusaÈtzeÐPruÈfmethodenÐTeil3:PruÈfungdeEignungfuÈrSchweiûpositionenanKehlnahtschweiûungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1997-06-29.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.Page2EN1597-3:1997©BSI1997ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDS.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyJanuary1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyJanuary1998.ThisstandardconsistsofthefollowingParts:Part1:Testpieceforall-weldmetaltestspecimensinsteel,nickelandnickelalloysPart2:Preparationoftestpieceforsingle-runandtwo-runtechniquetestspecimensinsteelPart3:TestingofpositionalcapabilityofweldingconsumablesinafilletweldAccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword2Introduction31Scope32Normativereferences33Generalrequirements34Testplatematerial35Preparationofthetestpiece36Examinationofthefilletweld37Testreport4Page3EN1597-3:1997©BSI1997IntroductionThisstandarddescribespreparationandassessmentofafilletweldtestpiece.Testconditionsprescribedandresultsrequiredshouldnotbeconsideredtoberequirementsorexpectationsforaprocedurequalification.1ScopeThisstandardspecifiesthepreparationofthetestpieceandtheevaluationofthetestresults.Thepurposeofthisstandardistotestpositionalcapabilityofcoveredelectrodesandtubularcoredelectrodes.Filletweldscanbemadeinhorizontal,verticalup,verticaldownandoverheadposition,asapplicable.NOTE.Ifresultscomplyingwiththerequirementsofthisstandardhavebeenachievedinaprocedurequalificationortypeapprovaltest,theweldingc