NF EN ISO 15612
Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Qualification by adoption of a standard welding procedure
ISO 15612:2004 gives the information necessary to explain the requirements referenced in ISO 15607 about qualification by adoption of a standard welding procedure, and establishes the conditions, limits and ranges of qualification necessary for the use of a standard welding procedure.This International Standard gives the manufacturer the possibility of using welding procedures based on welding procedure tests performed by other organisations.The use of ISO 15612:2004 can be restricted by an application standard or a specification.
ISO 15612:2004 gives the information necessary to explain the requirements referenced in ISO 15607 about qualification by adoption of a standard welding procedure, and establishes the conditions, limits and ranges of qualification necessary for the use of a standard welding procedure.
This International Standard gives the manufacturer the possibility of using welding procedures based on welding procedure tests performed by other organisations.
The use of ISO 15612:2004 can be restricted by an application standard or a specification.
Le présent document définit les conditions de qualification d'un mode opératoire de soudage standard ainsi que les conditions, les limites et les domaines de validité nécessaires à l'utilisation des modes opératoires de soudage standard.
This document: — specifies how a user can follow a standard welding procedure specification (SWPS) based on welding procedure qualification tests performed by a different organization; — specifies the range for the use of SWPSs in accordance with ISO 15607; — specifies the requirements for qualification of welding procedures to be issued as SWPSs; and — specifies the requirements for organizations adopting SWPSs. The use of this document can be restricted by an application standard or a specification. This document is applicable to welding of steels and aluminium and its alloys (see 4.1). All new standard welding procedure qualifications are to be carried out in accordance with this document from the date of its issue. However, this document does not invalidate previous standard welding procedure qualifications made to former standards, specifications or previous editions of this document
- Avant-propos3
- Introduction4
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1Domaine d'application 4
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2Références normatives 4
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3Termes et définitions 5
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4Descriptif du mode opératoire de soudage préliminaire (DMOS-P) 5
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5Qualification par adoption d'un mode opératoire de soudage standard 5
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5.1Généralités 5
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5.2Métal de base 5
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6Utilisation du mode opératoire de soudage standard 6
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6.1Généralités 6
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6.2Par rapport à l'utilisateur du mode opératoire de soudage standard 6
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6.3Par rapport au matériel de soudage 6
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6.4Par rapport au personnel 7
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7Validité 7
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8Préparation et documentation 7
- Annexe ZA (normative) Références normatives aux publications internationales avec leurs publications européennes correspondantes8
- Bibliographie9
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