Name: AWS F2.3M : 2011
Brand: AWS

AWS F2.3M : 2011

Superseded

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SPECIFICATION FOR USE AND PERFORMANCE OF TRANSPARENT WELDING CURTAINS AND SCREENS

Superseded date

29-04-2023

Published date

01-01-2011

Publisher

American Welding Society

Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
1. Scope and Purpose
2. Normative References
3. Terms and Definitions
4. Compliance
5. General Requirements
6. Requirements for the Use of Transparent
    Welding Curtains/Screens
7. Performance Requirements
8. Precautions
9. Marking
10. Maintenance
11. Selection and Use
12. Flammability Test
13. Large Area Viewing
Annex A (Informative) - Calculation of Luminous
        Transmittance, T[L]
Annex B (Informative) - Calculation of Blue Light
        Transmittance, T[B]
Annex C (Informative) - Measurement of Spectral
        Transmittance
Annex D (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation
        of Technical Inquiries

Defines reasonable and adequate means, ways, and methods for the testing, selection, and safe use of transparent welding curtains and screens. Pertains to transparent welding curtains and screens used for all welding and cutting operations or processes where harmful sparks, spatter, and radiation are emitted, and excludes those sources that emit x-rays, gamma rays, particulate radiation (such as alpha and beta radiation), laser light, or electron beams.

DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	American Welding Society
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	AWS F2.3M:2019
Supersedes	AWS F2.3M : 0

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