This page lists published welding codes, procedures, and specifications.

SMAW ELECTRODE – STAINLESS STEEL: TYPE: CLASSIFICATION: DESCRIPTION: SM-308L. Click here for more details. AWS A5.4 E308L-16. ASME SFA A5.4 E308L-16. JIS Z3221 ES308L-16. BS EN ISO 1600 E 19 9 L R 1 2. SM-308L is a rutile electrode designed for welding type 308L base metal with low or medium carbon content. Excellent for welding 18Cr-8Ni. Composition and other requirements are specified for more than forty classifications of covered stainless steel welding electrodes. These classifications include the 'duplex' stainless steels which previously were not classified. A new designation of electrode coverings, EXXX-17, has been added.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Codes[edit]

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) covers all aspects of design and manufacture of boilers and pressure vessels. All sections contain welding specifications, however most relevant information is contained in the following:

American Welding Society (AWS) Standards[edit]

The American Welding Society (AWS) publishes over 240 AWS-developed codes, recommended practices and guides which are written in accordance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) practices.^[1] The following is a partial list of the more common publications:^{[citation needed]}

American Petroleum Institute (API) Standards[edit]

The American Petroleum Institute (API) oldest and most successful programs is in the development of API standards which started with its first standard in 1924. API maintains over 500 standards covering the oil and gas field.^[2] The following is a partial list specific to welding:

Australian / New Zealand (AS/NZS) Standards[edit]

Standards Australia is the body responsible for the development, maintenance and publication of Australian Standards.^[3] The following is a partial list specific to welding:

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standards[edit]

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is responsible for the development, maintenance and publication of CSA standards.^[4] The following is a partial list specific to welding:

British Standards (BS)[edit]

British Standards are developed, maintained and published by BSI Standards which is UK's National Standards Body.^[5] The following is a partial list of standards specific to welding:

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standards[edit]

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed over 18500 standards and over 1100 new standards are published every year.^[6] The following is a partial list of the standards specific to welding:

Resistance Welding Electrode Classification

European Union (CEN) standards[edit]

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) had issued numerous standards covering welding processes, which unified and replaced former national standards. Of the former national standards, those issued by BSI and DIN were widely used outside their countries of origin. After the Vienna Agreement with ISO, CEN has replaced most of them with equivalent ISO standards (EN ISO series).^[7]

Additional requirements for welding exist in CEN codes and standards for specific products, like EN 12952, EN 12953, EN 13445, EN 13480, etc.

German Standards (DIN and others)[edit]

NA 092 is the Standards Committee for welding and allied processes (NAS) at DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.^[10] The following is a partial list of DIN welding standards:

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

1. ^Actually the ASME code adopts the AWS 5.* series of specifications and renames them as SFA 5.*
2. ^The 2004 version of this CEN standard was introduced in place of ISO 9606-1, which was not accepted by the ISO committee due to reactions by USA and Canada.^[8]

References[edit]

1. ^'American Welding Society - Technical'. American Welding Society. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
2. ^'American Petroleum Institute Standards'. American Petroleum Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
3. ^'Standards Development'. Standards Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
4. ^'About CSA'. Canadian Standards Association. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
5. ^'BSI Standards'. BSI Standards. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
6. ^'ISO Standards'. International Organization for Standardization. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
7. ^'About us'. European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Retrieved 7 November 2011.
8. ^Davis, A.: 'Welder Qualification Standards - Philosophy and Feedback', AWS Welding Journal, July 2003, pp. 14–16. EN ISO 9606-1 was finally published in November 2013 and is gradually introduced in Europe, the deadline for complete replacement being October 2015.
9. ^'EWF Guide to deal with the transition from EN 287-1 to EN ISO 9606-1 as efficiently as possible (EWF-654-13)'(PDF) (PDF). European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF). 2013. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-12-12.
10. ^'NA 092 Welding and allied processes Standards Committee'. DIN. Retrieved 7 November 2011.

Further reading and external links[edit]

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