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BS 3019-1:1984

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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TIG welding Specification for TIG welding of aluminium, magnesium and their alloys

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-11-2000

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-09-1984

Foreword
Committees responsible
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Information and requirements to be agreed and
    documented
4 Details of welding procedure
5 Parent metal
6 Welding consumables
7 Equipment
8 Welding details
9 Preparation of joint faces
10 Assembly for welding
11 Alignment of butt joints
12 Fit-up of parts joined by fillet welds
13 Tack welds
14 Temporary attachments
15 Protection from the weather
16 Preheating
17 Stray arcing on work
18 Inter-run cleaning
19 Approval and testing of welding procedures
20 Approval and testing of welders
21 Identification
22 Peening of weldments
23 Removal of temporary attachments
24 Inspection and testing
25 Quality of welds
26 Correction of faulty welds
27 Post-weld heat treatment
Appendices
A Comparison of aluminium alloy designation systems
B Guidance on selection of filler metal
C Guidance on use of tungsten electrodes
D Guidance on the use and maintenance of welding
    equipment
E Recommended joint details, welding conditions and
    joint preparation
F Guidance on back gouging
Tables
1 Parent metals (aluminium)
2 Parent metals (magnesium)
3 Filler rods and wires (aluminium)
4 Filler rods and wires (magnesium)
5 Aluminium alloy designations
6a Groupings used in table 6b
6b Selection of filler wires and rods (aluminium)
7 Selection of filler wires and rods (magnesium)
8 Electrode sizes and currents
9 Recommended joint details and typical welding
    conditions for butt joints
10 Recommended joint details and typical welding
    conditions for tee butt joints with butt welds
11 Recommended joint details and typical welding
    conditions for corner joints
12 Recommended joint details and typical welding
    conditions for tee joints with fillet welds
13 Recommended joint details and typical welding
    conditions for lap joints with fillet welds
14 Butt welds in hollow sections
Figures
1 Typical argon consumption for manual a.c. welding in
    workshop conditions
2 Temporary backing
3 Butt joints of unequal cross-section
4 Typical details for branch connections for circular
    structural hollow sections: butt welds
5 Typical details for branch connections for
    rectangular structural hollow sections: butt welds
6 Typical details for branch connections for circular
    structural hollow sections: fillet welds
7 Typical details for branch connections for
    rectangular structural hollow sections: fillet welds
8 Narrow chisel
9 Wide chisel
10 'C' chisel

Specifies parent metals, consumables, preparation for welding and welding details. Appendices give guidance on selection of filler metal, use of tungsten electrodes, welding equipment and recommended joint details.

Committee
WEE/36
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
46
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
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