EUROPEANSTANDARD EN tSO 15612

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EUROPAISCHE August2OO4

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Specificationand qualificationof weldingproceduresfor metallic
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Descriptif et qualification d'un mode op6ratoire de soudage
Anforderung und Qualifizierung von SchweiRverfahren f0r
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Standardschwe iRverfahrens ( lSO 1 56 1 2:2OO4)
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This Europ€an Standard was approved by CEN on 16 January 2004'

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CEN members are bound to compty with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate ths conditions for
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references conceming such national
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This Eurooean Standard exists in three oficial versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
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2 Normativereferences........ ...........5

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3 Terms and definitions ..................6
4 P r elim i n a ry w e l d i n g p ro c e d u re s p eci fi cati on (pW P S ) .,..j ......,... . . . . . . . . . . 6

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5 : Q u a l i f i c a t i o nb y a d o p t i o n o f t h e s t a n d a r d w e l d i n g p r o c e d u r e ..................6

6 Use of a standardwelding procedure ......., ..............7

6. 2 Relat e d to th e u s e r o f a s ta n d a rd wel di ng procedure.............

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6.4 R e l a t e dt o t h e p e r s o n n e l . . , . . . . . . . . . . .........-......7

8 P r e p a r a t i o na n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n . . . - . ............g
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Foreword
'121 'Welding",
This document(EN ISO 15612:2004)has been preparedby TechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC'Welding the
secretariatof which is held by DlN, in with
collaboration Committee
Technical ISO/TC44 and allied
processes".

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ThisEuropeanStandardshaltbe giventhe statusof a nationalstandard,eitherby publicationof an identicaltext or
by endorsement,at the latest by February2005, and conflictingnationalstandardsshall be withdrawn at the latest

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by February2005.

ThisdocumentsupersedesEN 2a8-7:1995-.-

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Standardsare listedin annexZA.
Normativereferencesto International

Accordingto the CEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,the nationalstandardsorganizationsof the following

countriesare bound to implementthis EuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CyPrus,Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,lceland,lreland,ltaly,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,
Netherlands,
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Introduction
ln EN lso 15607,one of the methodsof weldingprocedurequalification
is by adoptionof a standard welding
Drocedure.

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1 Scope
This standardgives the necessaryinformation to explainthe requirementsreferencedin EN lso 15607 about the
ourtifi""tionby-adoptionof a standard welding procedure,and establishesthe conditions'limits and ranges of
use of a welding
standard procedure'
Jr"iitic"tionnecessaryfor the
proceduresbased on welding procedure tests
This standardgives the manufacturerthe possibilityto use welding

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performedby other organisations'
are givenin EN ISO 15607:2003,annex A-
Thisstandardis a part of a seriesof standards,detailsof this series

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or a specification'
The use of this standald .cA![Link] an aPplicationstandard

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2 Normative references
For dated references,
[Link] this_document-
The followingreferenceddocumentsare indispensable document (includingany
the
references, latesteditionof the referenced
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amendments) aPPlies.
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EN [Link] test of welders Fusion welding Parl 1: Steels'

EN 287-2,Approval testing of welders

- Fusion welding - Part 2 : Aluminium and aluminium alloys'
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EN 719, Weldingcoordination- Tasks and responsibilities'

EN 729-1, euality requirements for wetding

- Fusion welding of metallic materials - Part 1: Guidelines for
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selectionand use.

EN 729-2, euatity requirements for welding

- Fusion welding of metallic materials - Paft 2: ComPrehensive
qualityrequirements-

EN 729-3. euality requirements for wetding

- Fusion welding of metallic materials - Paft 3: Standard quality
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requirements.

EN 729-4, euality requirementsfor welding

- Fusion welding of metallic materials- Part 4: Elementary quality
requrements.
- operators for fusion welding and resistance weld
EN 1418, Welding personnel Approval testing of welding
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settersfor fultymechanized and automaticweldingof metallicmateials'

EN ISO 9606-3, Approval testing of welders

- Fusion welding - ParI 3: Copper and copper alloys
(lsO 9606-3:1999)

EN lso 9606-4, Approval testing of welders

* Fusion welding - Parl 4: Nickel and nickel alloys.
(lsO 9606-4:1999)

EN ISO 9606-5,Approval k-stingof welders

- Fusion welding - Patl 5: Titaniumand titanium alloys, zirconium
and zirconiumalloys (SA 9606-5:2000)
praceduresfar metallic materials - General rules
EN ISO 15607:20A3,Specificationanclqualificationof welding
flso 15607.2003)
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EN lso 15609-1' specification of weldingproceduresfor metallic materiats-

.and.11:.groual Wetding procedure
specification- Paft 1:Arcwelding. (lSO 15609-1:2004)

EN lso '15609-2,specificationa.!d qy.?lt!c1!ig!o! wetdingproceduresfor meta ic materiats-

wetding procedure
specification- Paft 2: Gas welding.(lSO 15609-2:2001)

EN ISo 15609-3,specificationald qualificationof weldingproceduresfor metallic materials-

Welding procedure
specification - Parl 3: Electron beam welding. ltSO TSAOS_S:ZOOI)

EN lso 15609-4,specificationand qualificationof welding proceduresfor metallic materials-

wetding procedure
specification- Paft 4: Laserbeam welding.(lSO 15609_4:2004)

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EN lso 156'14(all parts), specification and qualificationof wetdingproceduresfor metaltic
procedure test. mater4ls - welding

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3 Terms and definitions
F or t he pur pos e s o f th i s E u ro p e a nS ta n d a rd ,theterms and defi ni ti onsgi ven i n E N l so 156o7.2oo3
app ly.

4 Preliminary welding procedure specification (pwps)

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The qualif ic ati o nb y a d o p ti o n o f a s ta n d a rd w el di ng procedureshal l be based on a pW pS
accor ding t o t he
a ppr opr iat epart o f EN ISO 1 5 6 0 9 T h i s p WP S shal l speci fythe rangefor al l the rel evantparameters.
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5 Qualification by adoption of the standard welding procedure

5.1 General
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The qualif ic at i o no f th e w e l d i n g p ro c e d u res hai l be carri edo u t b y a n e x a m i n e ro r a n e x a m i n e r

b o d y a c c o r d i n gt o
E N I S O 1 5 6 0 7 l t s h a l l b e v e r i f i e dt h a t e x a m i n a t i o na n d t e s t i n g h a v e b e e n c a r r i e d o u t i n
a c c o r d a n c ew i t h t h e
a p p r o p r i a t ep a r t o f E N I S O 1 5 6 ' 1 4

A f t er , qualif ic a ti o n ,th e p re l i mi n a ryw e l d i n g procedure speci fi cati onw i l l be consi dered as

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a standar d weldino
pr oc edur es pec i fi c a ti o n .

C h a n g e s o u t s i d et h e r a n g e o f q u a l i f i c a t i o g
niven in the appropriate
p a r t o f E N l s o 1 5 6 ' 1 4a s m o d i f i e di n 5 2 s h a l l
r e q u i r ea n e w q u a l i f i c a t i ow
n e l d i n gp r o c e d u r e .

The welding procedure shall be qualified by the manufacturer and if applicable, verified
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by an examrner or
examinjng body in accordancewith EN ISO 15607.

5.2 Parentmetal

This standard is applicablefor parent material groups defined in Table .1.

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Table 1 - Applicableparent material groups

P a re n t ma te ri a lg ro u p s u s e d fo r the qual i fi cati on R ange of qual i fi cati on

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2 2 . 1- 2 2 2 2 2 . 1- 2 2 . 1
22.2- 22.2
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each group w el ded w i th compati bl e fi l l e r
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" each group w el ded w i th compati bl e fi l l e r
4'1through 47
materi al

e x c l u d i n gt h o s e a l l o y s w h i c h a r e e x t r e m e l ys e n s i t i v et o h o t c r a c k i n g .
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6 Use of a standard welding procedure
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6.1General

A standardweldingprocedurepreparedand documentedin accordancewith clauseI can be used without further

are obseryed
testsprovidingthe followingrequirementsand limitations
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6.2 Related to ihe user of a standard welding procedure

The user of a standardwelding procedureis responsiblefor the appropriateselectionand application of the

standardweldingProcedure.

The use of a standardwelding procedurerequiresweldingcoordinationin accordancewith EN 719 and that the

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part of EN 729.
in accordancewiththe appropriate
userfulfilsqualityrequirements

6 . 3 R e l a t e dt o t h e w e l d i n g e q u i p m e n t

The standardwelding procedureis qualifiedfor use in productionwith welding power sources and we lding
equipmenthavingelectricaland mechanicalcharacteristics which are capableof achievingthose used in preparing
of the standardweldingprocedureas specifiedin the weldingprocedurespecification
the test weld for qualification
WPS

The equipmentusedduringproductionshallpermiicontrolof all essentialweldingparameters.

6 . 4 R e l a t e dt o t h e P e r s o n n e l

A standardweldingprocedureshall only be used by welders or welding operatorsfor mechanizedequipment

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7 Validity
A standardweldingprocedureremainsvalid untilit is withdrarrvn
or revised.

8 Preparation and documentation

The standardweldingprocedureshallbe issuedas a specification c-overing
rangesfor all relevantparameters.
restrictions,e.g equipmentperformanceor environmentalconditions,shaii be stated, as appropriate. Any
specification shall be in the formatof a weldingprocedure The
qualification
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The new WPS shall be signed and dated by the manufacturer

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and, if applicable,verified by an examtner or
examiningbody. Any amendmentsor revisionsshallbe re-qualified. All recoidson whichthe quilitrcationis based
shall be traceabletothe originalsourceduringthe entireperiodof its use,_

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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normativereferencesto internationalpublications with their relevant

Europeanpublications

This European standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other

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[Link] normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publicationsare listed [Link] dated references,subsequentamendmentsto or revisions of any

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of thesepublications applyto this EuropeanSlandardonly when incorporaledin it by amendment or
[Link] undated i6terences lqq latest edition of ihe publication referred to applies (inclug1ng

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indicated by (mod ), the
NOTE \Nhere an International Publication has been modified by common modificatjons,
relevant EN/HD aPPlies-

Publication Year Title EN Year

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lso 9606-1 Approval testing of welders E N 287-1
F u s i o nw e l d i n g- P a r t 1 : S t e e l s

We l d i n g c o ordi nati on- Tasks and EN 719

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l s o 14 7 3 1
re s p o n s i b il i ti es

Qu a l i ty re q ui rements for w el di ng - E N 729-1

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tso 3834-1
F u s i o n w e ldi ng of metal l i cmateri al s
- P a rt 1 : Gui del i nesfor sel ecti on
and use

tso 3834-2 Qu a l i ty re q ui rements for w el di ng - E N 729-2

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F u s i o n w e ldi ng of metal l i cmateri al s

Part 2'. ComPrehensive qualitY
re q u i re ments

tso 3834-3 Q u a l i ty re qui rementsfor w el di ng - E N 729-3

F u s i o n w e l di ng of metal l i cmateri al s
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Pa rt 3: S tandards qual i tY
re q u i re ments

lso 3834-4 Qu a l i ty re qui rementsfor w el di ng - E N 729-4

F u s i o n w e l d i n g o f m e t a l l i cm a t e r i a l s
P a rt 4' . E l ementarY qual i tY
requirements

lso 14732 Welding personnel - APProval E N ' 14'81

te s ti n g o f w el di ng oP erators for
fu s i o n w e l di ng and of resi stance
weld setters for fullY mechanized
and automaticwelding of metallic
materials

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Bibliography

CR ISO 15608, Welding - Guidelines for a metallic mateild grouping system(lSO/TR 15608:2000)

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