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    STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS INCLUDING TERMS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING, THERMAL CUTTING, AND THERMAL SPRAYING

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    Superseded date:  13-12-2021

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    Published date:  01-01-2010

    Publisher:  American Welding Society

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    Personnel
    Foreword
    List of Tables
    List of Figures
    1. Scope
    2. Normative References
    3. Terms and Definitions
    4. Glossary
    Annex A (Normative) - Process, Classifications, and
            Designations
    Annex B (Normative) - Figures
    Annex C (Informative) - Principles of A3.0M/A3.0 Style
    Annex D (Informative) - Modifications to A3.0M/A3.0
            from A3.0:2001
    Annex E (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation of
            Technical Inquiries
    List of AWS Documents on Arc Welding and Cutting

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    Defines standard terms and definitions to aid in the communication of information related to welding, adhesive bonding, brazing, soldering, thermal cutting, and thermal spraying.

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    Committee A2
    Development Note Supersedes AWS A3.0. (02/2010) Also available in Spanish edition, See AWS A3.0M/A3.0 SPANISH. (01/2015)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Welding Society
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    AWS A2.4 : 2012 STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
    AWS C1.1M/C1.1 : 2012 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR RESISTANCE WELDING
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    AWS G2.1M/G2.1 : 2002 GUIDE FOR THE JOINING OF WROUGHT NICKEL-BASED ALLOYS
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    ANSI Z49.1 : 2012 SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
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    AWS A5.8/A5.8M : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR FILLER METALS FOR BRAZING AND BRAZE WELDING
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    AWS WI : 2015 WELDING INSPECTION HANDBOOK, FOURTH EDITION
    AWS A5.32/A5.32M : 2011 WELDING CONSUMABLES - GASES AND GAS MIXTURES FOR FUSION WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES
    AWS WHC4.01 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 1: CARBON AND LOW-ALLOY STEELS
    AWS A2.4 SPANISH : 2012 STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
    ASME PV CODE 2C : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - SPECIFICATIONS FOR WELDING RODS, ELECTRODES, AND FILLER METALS
    ASME B31.8S : 2016 MANAGING SYSTEM INTEGRITY OF GAS PIPELINES
    ASME PCC 2 : 2015 REPAIR OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND PIPING
    ASME B31.8 : 2016 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
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    BS EN ISO 6947:2011 WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES - WELDING POSITIONS
    API 577 : 2013 WELDING PROCESSES, INSPECTION, AND METALLURGY
    AWS D8.8M : 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE WELD QUALITY - ARC WELDING OF STEEL
    SAE AMS 2685 : 2017 WELDING, TUNGSTEN ARC, INERT GAS, (GTAW METHOD)
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    ASTM F 3187 : 2016 Standard Guide for Directed Energy Deposition of Metals
    CSA W117.2 : 2012 : INC : UPD 2 : 2014 SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
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    AWS D8.14M : 2008 SPECIFICATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE WELD QUALITY - ARC WELDING OF ALUMINUM
    AWS B1.11M/B1.11 : 2015 GUIDE FOR THE VISUAL EXAMINATION OF WELDS
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    AWS G2.3M/G2.3 : 2012 GUIDE FOR THE JOINING OF SOLID SOLUTION AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELS
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    AWS C3.8M/C3.8 : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR THE ULTRASONIC PULSE-ECHO EXAMINATION OF BRAZED JOINTS
    AWS C3.11M/C3.11 : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR TORCH SOLDERING
    AWS WHC4.08 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 8: CAST IRONS
    API 2X : 2004 : R2015 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ULTRASONIC AND MAGNETIC EXAMINATION OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURAL FABRICATION AND GUIDELINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF TECHNICIANS
    AWS A5.23/A5.23M : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING
    AWS WHC4.05 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 5: STAINLESS AND HEAT-RESISTANT STEELS
    ISO 6947:2011 Welding and allied processes Welding positions
    EN ISO 6947:2011 Welding and allied processes - Welding positions (ISO 6947:2011)
    AWS D18.3/D18.3M : 2015 SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF TANKS, VESSELS & OTHER EQUIPMENT IN SANITARY (HYGIENIC) APPLICATIONS
    API 582 : 2016 WELDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CHEMICAL, OIL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES
    API 2X : 2004 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ULTRASONIC AND MAGNETIC EXAMINATION OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURAL FABRICATION AND GUIDELINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF TECHNICIANS
    API 582 REDLINE : 2009 WELDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CHEMICAL, OIL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES
    AWS D1.9/D1.9M : 2015 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - TITANIUM
    W55.3-08 (R2018) Certification of companies for resistance welding of steel and aluminum
    API 577 CHINESE : 2013 WELDING PROCESSES, INSPECTION AND METALLURGY
    AWS WHC4.02 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 2: HIGH-ALLOY STEELS
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    AWS A9.5 : 2013 GUIDE FOR VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION IN COMPUTATION WELD MECHANICS
    AWS C3.5M/C3.5 : 2016 SPECIFICATION FOR INDUCTION BRAZING
    AWS WHC4.07 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 7: SURFACING MATERIALS
    AWS J1.1M/J1.1 : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR RESISTANCE WELDING CONTROLS
    AWS WHC2.14 : 0 WELDING PROCESSES - PART 1, WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 14: OXYGEN CUTTING
    AWS A4.5M/A4.5 : 2012 STANDARD METHODS FOR CLASSIFICATION TESTING OF POSITIONAL CAPACITY AND ROOT PENETRATION OF WELDING CONSUMABLES IN A FILLET WELD
    AWS A5.16/A5.16M : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR TITANIUM AND TITANIUM-ALLOY WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS
    AWS D8.9M : 2012 TEST METHODS FOR EVALUATING THE RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING BEHAVIOR OF AUTOMOTIVE SHEET STEEL MATERIALS
    AWS B2.3/B2.3M : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR SOLDERING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION
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