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    SPECIFICATION FOR CLASS 2 ARC WELDING OF CARBON STEEL PIPEWORK FOR CARRYING FLUIDS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1991

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Section 1. General
    1. Scope
    2. Information and requirements to be agreed and to be
         documented
    3. Parent metal
    4. Weld metal
    5. Gases for shielding and purging
    6. Equipment
    7. Welding processes
    8. Backing rings
    9. Joint preparations
    10. Proximity of welds
    11. Fusion faces
    12. Assembly for welding
    13. Purging
    14. Damage to parent metal by arc strikes
    15. Inter-run cleaning
    16. Cold pull
    17. Preheating for cutting and welding
    18. Heat treatment after welding
    Section 2. Butt joints
    19. General
    20. All types of butt joint
    21. Gusseted bends
    Section 3. Branches and small bore connections
    22. General
    23. Branches
    Section 4. Sleeve joints and socket-welding fittings
    24. General
    25. Sleeve joint details
    26. Socket joint details
    Section 5. Structural attachments
    27. General
    28. Welding procedure
    Section 6. Flanges
    29. General
    30. Welding neck flanges
    31. Welded-on flanges
    Section 7. Inspection
    32. Requirements for visual examination of completed
         welds
    33. Testing of completed welds
    34. Non-destructive testing
    35. Flaw limitations
    Section 8. Rectification of unacceptable welds
    36. Removal of flaws
    37. Preparation for rewelding
    38. Rewelding
    Section 9. Welding procedures
    39. General
    40. Attachments to thin pipes
    Section 10. Welder approval
    41. General
    42. Attachments to thin pipes
    Appendices
    A. Classes of operating conditions
    B. Grades of steel in British Standards and similar
         grades for pipe in ASTM and DIN standards
    C. Typical joint preparations
    Tables
    1. Methods of making initial root runs in butt joints
    2. Typical limits for bore difference and alignment
         for manual welding
    3. Classes of operating conditions
    4. Grades of steel in British Standards
    5. Grades in ASTM and DIN standards of similar
         weldability to British Standard grades of pipe
    Figures
    1. Segmental bends
    2. Cut-and-shut bend
    3. Sleeve joints
    4. Fillet welds for sleeve joints
    5. Socket joint details
    6. Welding neck flange
    7. Typical butt joint preparations for use with
         backing rings
    8. Typical butt joint preparations for use without
         backing rings
    9. Typical set-on branch without weld preparation
    10. Typical preparation and assembly of set-on branches
         without backing
    11. Typical preparation and assembly of set-on right-
         angle branches with temporary backing
    12. Typical set-in branch without weld preparation
    13. Typical curved or 'easy sweep' branch joint
    14. Typical set-on (shaped) small bore connections
    15. Typical set-in small bore connection
    16. Typical small bore connections for pressures over
         10 bar or for refrigerants or corrosive fluids
    17. Typical 'slip-on' welded-on flange
    18. Typical 'slip-on' hubbed welded-on flange

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    Describes requirements for both shop and site class II arc welding of joints in carbon steel pipework intended to carry fluids. Deals with manual, automatic or semi-automatic arc welding of their combinations, allows joints to be made with an oxy-acetylene root run without a backing ring by agreement between the contracting parties. Only applies where there is adequate access for welding and, when required, non-destructive testing. Includes information and requirements to be agreed and to be documented, classes of operating conditions, grades of steel in British Standards and similar grades for pipe in ASTM and DIN standards, typical joint preparations.

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    Committee WEE/21
    Development Note Supersedes 90/71692 DC, 95/706852 DC and BS 2971(1977). (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 806(1993) : 1993 SPECIFICATION FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FERROUS PIPING INSTALLATIONS FOR AND IN CONNECTION WITH LAND BOILERS
    BS 3868(1995) : 1995 SPECIFICATION FOR PREFABRICATED DRAINAGE STACK UNITS IN GALVANIZED STEEL
    BS 5885-2(1987) : 1987 AUTOMATIC GAS BURNERS - SPECIFICATION FOR PACKAGED BURNERS WITH INPUT RATING 7.5 KW UP TO BUT EXCLUDING 60 KW
    BS 1821(1982) : 1982 SPECIFICATION FOR CLASS 1 OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING OF FERRITIC STEEL PIPEWORK FOR CARRYING FLUIDS
    BS 7005:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF CARBON STEEL UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS FOR USE IN VAPOUR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
    BS 7572(1992) : 1992 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THERMALLY INSULATED UNDERGROUND PIPING SYSTEMS
    BS 4677(1984) : 1984 SPECIFICATION FOR ARC WELDING OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PIPEWORK FOR CARRYING FLUIDS
    BS 4433-1(1994) : 1994 DOMESTIC SOLID MINERAL FUEL FIRED BOILERS WITH RATED OUTPUT UP TO 45 KW - DOMESTIC SOLID MINERAL FUEL FIRED BOILERS WITH RATED OUTPUT UP TO 45 KW - SPECIFICATION FOR BOILERS WITH UNDER GRATE ASH REMOVAL
    BS 4433-2(1994) : 1994 DOMESTIC SOLID MINERAL FUEL FIRED BOILERS WITH RATED OUTPUT UP TO 45 KW - SPECIFICATION FOR GRAVITY FEED BOILERS DESIGNED TO BURN SMALL ANTHRACITE
    BS 5306-2(1990) : 1990 FIRE EXTINGUISHING INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT ON PREMISES - SPECIFICATION FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
    BS 5885-1(1988) : 1988 AUTOMATIC GAS BURNERS - SPECIFICATION FOR BURNERS WITH INPUT RATING 60 KW AND ABOVE
    BS 4434(1995) : 1995 SPECIFICATION FOR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF REFRIGERATING APPLIANCES AND SYSTEMS
    BS 534(1990) : 1990 SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL PIPES, JOINTS AND SPECIALS FOR WATER AND SEWAGE
    I.S. 265-1:1994 INSTALLATION OF GAS SERVICE PIPES
    BS 534:1990 SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL PIPES, JOINTS AND SPECIALS FOR WATER AND SEWAGE
    BS 4433-1:1994 DOMESTIC SOLID MINERAL FUEL FIRED BOILERS WITH RATED OUTPUT UP TO 45 KW - DOMESTIC SOLID MINERAL FUEL FIRED BOILERS WITH RATED OUTPUT UP TO 45 KW - SPECIFICATION FOR BOILERS WITH UNDER GRATE ASH REMOVAL
    BS 1821:1982 SPECIFICATION FOR CLASS 1 OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING OF FERRITIC STEEL PIPEWORK FOR CARRYING FLUIDS
    BS 4433-2:1994 DOMESTIC SOLID MINERAL FUEL FIRED BOILERS WITH RATED OUTPUT UP TO 45 KW - SPECIFICATION FOR GRAVITY FEED BOILERS DESIGNED TO BURN SMALL ANTHRACITE

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    BS 2910(1986) : 1986 METHODS FOR RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION OF FUSION WELDED CIRCUMFERENTIAL BUTT JOINTS IN STEEL PIPES
    BS EN 760 : 1996 WELDING CONSUMABLES - FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING - CLASSIFICATION
    BS 4677(1984) : 1984 SPECIFICATION FOR ARC WELDING OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PIPEWORK FOR CARRYING FLUIDS
    BS EN 60974-12:2011 Arc welding equipment Coupling devices for welding cables
    BS EN 439 : 1994 WELDING CONSUMABLES - SHIELDING GASES FOR ARC WELDING AND CUTTING
    BS 4872-1(1982) : 1982 SPECIFICATION FOR APPROVAL TESTING OF WELDERS WHEN WELDING PROCEDURE APPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED - FUSION WELDING OF STEEL
    BS EN 287-1 : 2011 QUALIFICATION TEST OF WELDERS - FUSION WELDING - PART 1: STEELS
    BS 3606(1978) : 1978 SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL TUBES FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS
    BS EN 288-2 : 1992 SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - PART 2: WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION FOR ARC WELDING
    BS 5289(1976) : 1976 CODE OF PRACTICE - VISUAL INSPECTION OF FUSION WELDED JOINTS
    BS 1640-3(1968) : 1968 SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL BUTT WELDING PIPE FITTINGS FOR THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY - WROUGHT CARBON AND FERRITIC ALLOY STEEL FITTINGS - METRIC UNITS
    BS 1821(1982) : 1982 SPECIFICATION FOR CLASS 1 OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING OF FERRITIC STEEL PIPEWORK FOR CARRYING FLUIDS
    BS 7084(1989) : 1989 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON AND CARBON MANGANESE STEEL TUBULAR CORED WELDING ELECTRODES
    BS 638(1966) : AMD 4717 SPECIFICATION FOR ARC WELDING PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
    BS 2633(1987) : 1987 SPECIFICATION FOR CLASS 1 ARC WELDING OF FERRITIC STEEL PIPEWORK FOR CARRYING FLUIDS
    BS 1560-3.1(1989) : 1989 CIRCULAR FLANGES FOR PIPES, VALVES & FITTINGS (CLASS DESIGNATED) - STEEL, CAST IRON AND COPPER ALLOY FLANGES - SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL FLANGES
    BS 3059-1(1987) : 1987 STEEL BOILER AND SUPERHEATER TUBES - SPECIFICATION FOR LOW TENSILE CARBON STEEL TUBES WITHOUT SPECIFIED ELEVATED TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES
    BS 2640(1982) : 1982 SPECIFICATION FOR CLASS 2 OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING OF CARBON STEEL PIPEWORK FOR CARRYING FLUIDS
    BS 1965-1(1963) : 1963 SPECIFICATION FOR BUTT-WELDING PIPE FITTINGS FOR PRESSURE PURPOSES - CARBON STEEL
    BS 4204(1989) : 1989 SPECIFICATION FOR FLASH WELDING OF STEEL TUBES FOR PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
    BS 3601(1987) : 1987 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL PIPES AND TUBES WITH SPECIFIED ROOM TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES FOR PRESSURE PURPOSES
    BS 3602-1(1987) : 1987 STEEL PIPES AND TUBES FOR PRESSURE PURPOSES: CARBON AND CARBON MANGANESE STEEL WITH SPECIFIED ELEVATED TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES - SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLESS AND ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WELDED INCLUDING WELDED TUBES
    BS EN 60974-11:2010 (published 2010-11) Arc welding equipment Electrode holders
    BS 6084:1981 (published 1981-04) Method of test for comparison of prefabrication primers by porosity rating in arc welding
    BS 4871-1(1982) : 1982 SPECIFICATION FOR APPROVAL TESTING OF WELDERS WORKING TO APPROVED WELDING PROCEDURES - FUSION WELDING OF STEEL
    BS 3059-2(1990) : AMD 8707 STEEL BOILER AND SUPERHEATER TUBES - SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON, ALLOY AND AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL TUBES WITH SPECIFIED ELEVATED TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES
    BS 6693-2(1986) : 1986 DIFFUSIBLE HYDROGEN - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN IN MANUAL METAL ARC WELD METAL
    BS 4870-1(1981) : 1981 SPECIFICATION FOR APPROVAL TESTING OF WELDING PROCEDURES - FUSION WELDING OF STEEL
    BS EN 288-3 : 1992 SPECIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - PART 3: WELDING PROCEDURE TESTS FOR THE ARC WELDING OF STEELS
    BS EN 499 : 1995 WELDING CONSUMABLES - COVERED ELECTRODES FOR MANUAL METAL ARC WELDING OF NON ALLOY AND FINE GRAIN STEELS - CLASSIFICATION
    BS 3799(1974) : 1974 SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL PIPE FITTINGS, SCREWED AND SOCKET-WELDING FOR THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
    BS EN 756 : 2004 WELDING CONSUMABLES - SOLID WIRES, SOLID WIRE-FLUX AND TUBULAR CORED ELECTRODE-FLUX COMBINATIONS FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING OF NON ALLOY AND FINE GRAIN STEELS - CLASSIFICATION
    BS 3603(1991) : 1991 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL PIPES AND TUBES WITH SPECIFIED LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES FOR PRESSURE PURPOSES
    BS 1387(1985) : 1985 SPECIFICATION FOR SCREWED AND SOCKETED STEEL TUBES AND TUBULARS AND FOR PLAIN END STEEL TUBES SUITABLE FOR WELDING OR FOR SCREWING TO BS 21 PIPE THREADS
    BS EN 50078 : 1994 TORCHES AND GUNS FOR ARC WELDING
    BS 4504-1(1969) : 1969 SPECIFICATION FOR FLANGES AND BOLTING FOR PIPES, VALVES AND FITTINGS - METRIC SERIES - FERROUS
    BS EN ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems. Fundamentals and vocabulary
    BS EN 288-1 : 1992 SPECIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURES FOR METALLIC MATERIALS - GENERAL RULES FOR FUSION WELDING
    BS 3602-2(1991) : 1991 STEEL PIPES AND TUBES FOR PRESSURE PURPOSES: CARBON AND CARBON MANGANESE STEEL WITH SPECIFIED ELEVATED TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES - SPECIFICATION FOR LONGITUDINALLY ARC WELDED TUBES
    BS 3923-1(1986) : 1986 METHODS FOR ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION OF WELDS - METHODS FOR MANUAL EXAMINATION OF FUSION WELDS IN FERRITIC STEELS
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