Name: AWS B2.4 : 2012
Brand: AWS

AWS B2.4 : 2012

Superseded

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SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION FOR THERMOPLASTICS

Superseded date

09-05-2023

Published date

01-01-2012

Publisher

American Welding Society

Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Figures
1. Scope and General Provisions
2. Normative References
3. Terms and Definitions
4. Procedure Qualification
5. Performance Qualification
6. Examination Structure
Annex A (Informative) - Recommended Hot Gas
Welding Conditions
Annex B (Informative) - Sample PQTR and WPS
Annex C (Informative) - Guidelines for Preparation of
Technical Inquiries

Defines the requirements for qualification for welding thermoplastic materials. Also addresses requirements for procedure and performance qualifications.

Committee	B2
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	American Welding Society
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	AWS B2.4:2023
Supersedes	AWS B2.4 : 2006

AWS G1.1M/G1.1 : 2006	GUIDE TO ULTRASONIC ASSEMBLY OF THERMOPLASTICS
ASME BPE : 2016	BIOPROCESSING EQUIPMENT
AWS G1.6 : 2006	SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF PLASTICS WELDING INSPECTORS FOR HOT GAS, HOT GAS EXTRUSION, AND HEATED TOOL BUTT THERMOPLASTIC WELDS

ASME B31.3:2016	PROCESS PIPING
ASTM D 2855 : 2015 : REDLINE	Standard Practice for the Two-Step (Primer and Solvent Cement) Method of Joining Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) or Chlorinated Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Pipe and Piping Components with Tapered Sockets
EN 12814-1:1999/AC:2003	TESTING OF WELDED JOINTS OF THERMOPLASTICS SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS - PART 1: BEND TEST
ISO 13954:1997	Plastics pipes and fittings Peel decohesion test for polyethylene (PE) electrofusion assemblies of nominal outside diameter greater than or equal to 90 mm
ISO 13955:1997	Plastics pipes and fittings Crushing decohesion test for polyethylene (PE) electrofusion assemblies
EN 13067:2012	Plastics welding personnel - Qualification testing of welders - Thermoplastics welded assemblies
ASTM C 904 : 2001	Standard Terminology Relating to Chemical-Resistant Nonmetallic Materials
AWS G1.10M:2016	GUIDE FOR THE EVALUATION OF THERMOPLASTIC WELDS
AWS B4.0:2016	STANDARD METHODS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF WELDS
AWS A3.0M/A3.0 : 2010	STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS INCLUDING TERMS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING, THERMAL CUTTING, AND THERMAL SPRAYING
ASTM C 1147 : 2014 : REDLINE	Standard Practice for Determining the Short Term Tensile Weld Strength of Chemical-Resistant Thermoplastics