Name: AWS B4.0:2016
Brand: AWS

STANDARD METHODS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF WELDS

Published date

01-01-2016

Publisher

American Welding Society

Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Figures
1. Scope
2. Normative References
3. Terms and Definitions
4. Tension Tests
5. Shear Tests
6. Bend Tests
7. Fracture and Notch Toughness Tests
8. Hardness Tests
9. Break Tests (Nick and Fillet Weld)
10. Weldability Testing
11. Process Specific Tests
Annex A (Informative) - Bibliography
Annex B (Informative) - Requesting an Official Interpretation
                        on an AWS Standard
Annex C (Informative) - Recommended Practice for All-Weld-Metal
                        Tensile Testing of Narrow Groove Welds
Annex D (Informative) - Recommended Practice for All-Weld-Metal
                        Tensile Testing of Narrow Groove Pipeline
                        Girth Welds
List of AWS Documents of the Mechanical Testing of Welding

This specification establishes standard methods for mechanical testing of welds.

Committee	B4
DevelopmentNote	Also available in Metric version; See AWS B4.0M. (09/2006) English and Spanish versions to 2007 edition are still available. (09/2016)
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	American Welding Society
Status	Current
Supersedes	MIL STD 418 : LATEST AWS B4.0 : 2007

AWS A5.4 : 92(R2000)	STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING, SPECIFICATION FOR
MIL-E-23765-2 Revision E:1994	ELECTRODES AND RODS - WELDING, BARE, SOLID OR ALLOYED CORED, LOW ALLOY STEEL
AWS A5.28/A5.28M : 2005 : R2015	SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND RODS FOR GAS SHIELDED ARC WELDING
MIL-E-22200-9 Revision B:1982	ELECTRODES, WELDING, MINERAL COVERED, LOW HYDROGEN OR IRON POWDER, LOW HYDROGEN, NICKEL MANGANESE CHROMIUM MOLYBDENUM ALLOY STEEL FOR PRODUCING HY 130 WELDMENTS FOR AS WELDED APPLICATIONS
CSA W59.2 : 1991 : R2008	WELDED ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION
AWS A5.28/A5.28M : 2005 : INC : ERR 1	SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND RODS FOR GAS SHIELDED ARC WELDING
AWS EG3.0 : 1996	TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PERSONNEL: LEVEL 2 - ADVANCEDWELDER, GUIDE FOR THE
AWS A5.2 : 92(R1997)	SPECIFICATIONS FOR CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEEL RODS FOR OXYFUEL GAS WELDING
AWS D10.12M/D10.12:2000	GUIDE FOR WELDING MILD STEEL PIPE
CSA W59.2 : 1991	WELDED ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION
MIL STD 248 : D	WELDING AND BRAZING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION
MIL-E-22200-4 Revision D:1991	ELECTRODES, WELDING, COVERED, COPPER-NICKEL ALLOY
AWS D14.9/D14.9M : 2013	SPECIFICATION FOR THE WELDING OF HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS
AWS D1.7/D1.7M : 2010	GUIDE FOR STRENGTHENING AND REPAIRING EXISTING STRUCTURES
AWS D15.1/D15.1M : 2012	RAILROAD WELDING SPECIFICATION FOR CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES
AWS D1.2/D1.2M : 2014	STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - ALUMINUM
AWS D14.1/D14.1M:2005	SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF INDUSTRIAL AND MILL CRANES AND OTHER MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
AWS D17.1 : 2001	SPECIFICATION FOR FUSION WELDING FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
AWS B2.4 : 2012	SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION FOR THERMOPLASTICS
AWS B5.1 : 2013	SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTORS
AWS D1.5M/D1.5 : 2015	BRIDGE WELDING CODE
AWS DPW : 1999	THE DESIGN AND PLANNING MANUAL FOR COST-EFFECTIVE WELDING
AWS A5.20/A5.20M : 2005	SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
API TR 938-B : 2008	USE OF 9CR-1MO-V (GRADE 91) STEEL IN THE OIL REFINING INDUSTRY
AWS WHC4.09 : 0	MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 9: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WELDING
AWS A5.5/A5.5M : 2014	SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
AWS B2.1/B2.1M : 2014	SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION
MIL-E-24355 Revision B:1982	ELECTRODES, WELDING, BARE, SOLID NICKEL MANGANESE CHROMIUM MOLYBDENUM ALLOY STEEL FOR PRODUCING HY 13O WELDMENTS FOR AS WELDED APPLICATIONS
MIL-E-23765 Revision B:1985	ELECTRODES AND RODS - WELDING, BARE, SOLID AND ALLOYED CORED, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
AWS A5.34/A5.34M : 2013	SPECIFICATION FOR NICKEL-ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
AWS A5.35/A5.35M : 2015	SPECIFICATION FOR COVERED ELECTRODES FOR UNDERWATER WET SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
AWS A5.22/A5.22M : 2012	SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL FLUX CORED AND METAL CORED WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS
AWS B5.5:2011	SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDING EDUCATORS
AWS D14.5 : 1997	SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF PRESSES AND PRESS COMPONENTS
AWS A9.1 : 1992	STANDARD GUIDE FOR DESCRIBING ARC WELDS IN COMPUTERIZED MATERIAL PROPERTY AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION DATABASES
AWS A5.29 : 1998	SPECIFICATION FOR LOW ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
ASME PV CODE 2C : 2017	BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - SPECIFICATIONS FOR WELDING RODS, ELECTRODES, AND FILLER METALS
AWS D14.4/D14.4M : 2012	SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN OF WELDED JOINTS IN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
NAVSEA T9074 BD GIB 010/0300 : 0	BASE MATERIALS FOR CRITICAL APPLICATIONS: REQUIREMENTS FOR LOW ALLOY STEEL PLATE, FORGINGS, CASTINGS, SHAPES, BARS, AND HEADS OF HY-80/100/130 AND HSLA-80/100
MIL-E-23765-1 Revision E:1985	ELECTRODES AND RODS - WELDING, BARE, SOLID AND ALLOYED CORED, ORDINARY STRENGTH AND LOW ALLOY STEEL
MIL-STD-1688 Revision A:1990	FABRICATION, WELDING, AND INSPECTION OF HY-80/100 SUBMARINE APPLICATIONS
AWS D10.6 : 1991	GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING OF TITANIUM PIPING AND TUBING, RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR
CSA W59.2 : 1991 : R2013	WELDED ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION
AWS D18.1 : 1999	SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL TUBE AND PIPE SYSTEMS IN SANITARY (HYGIENIC) APPLICATIONS
AWS A5.17/A5.17M : 1997	SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING
MIL-STD-792 Revision F:2006	IDENTIFICATION MARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE COMPONENTS
AWS B2.1 : 2005	SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION
AWS D14.7/D14.7M : 2005	RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR SURFACING AND RECONDITIONING OF INDUSTRIAL MILL ROLLS
AWS B5.4 : 2005	SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDER TEST FACILITIES
AWS C5.7 : 2000	RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR ELECTROGAS WELDING
NASA MSFC SPEC 504 : 1990	WELDING, ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
NASA MSFC SPEC 3679 : 2012	PROCESS SPECIFICATION - WELDING AEROSPACE HARDWARE
NASA MSFC SPEC 560 : 1988	THE FUSION WELDING OF STEEL, CORROSION AND HEAT RESISTANT ALLOYS
NASA STD 5006 : 2015	GENERAL FUSION WELDING REQUIREMENTS FOR AEROSPACE MATERIALS
NASA PRC 0014 : 2012	PROCESS SPECIFICATION FOR FRICTION STIR WELDING
AWS A5.6/A5.6M : 2008	SPECIFICATION FOR COPPER AND COPPER-ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
MIL-DTL-24403-1 Revision F:2008	ELECTRODES - WELDING, FLUX CORED, ORDINARY STRENGTH AND LOW ALLOY STEEL
AWS A5.1M/A5.1 : 2012	SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
MIL-STD-2149 Revision A:1990	STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR EXPLOSION TESTING FERROUS AND NON FERROUS METALLIC MATERIALS AND WELDMENTS
MIL-DTL-22200-1 Revision H:2008	ELECTRODES, WELDING, MINERAL COVERED, IRON-POWDER, LOW-HYDROGEN MEDIUM AND HIGH TENSILE STEEL, AS-WELDED OR STRESS-RELIEVED WELD APPLICATION
MIL-E-22200 Revision G:1989	ELECTRODES, WELDING, COVERED: GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
MIL-E-22200-2 Revision D:1986	ELECTRODE, WELDING COVERED (AUSTENITIC CHROMIUM NICKEL STEEL, FOR CORROSIVE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE SERVICES)
MIL-E-22200-5 Revision C:1984	ELECTRODES, WELDING, MINERAL COVERED, IRON-POWDER, LOW-HYDROGEN, LOW-ALLOY STEEL FOR HARDENING AND TEMPERING HEAT TREATMENT APPLICATIONS ONLY
MIL-DTL-70951 Revision A:2007	PALLET, FIELD ARTILLERY PROJECTILE
MIL-E-24403 Revision A:1981	ELECTRODES - WELDING, FLUX CORED, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
MIL-E-21562 Revision E:1989	ELECTRODES AND RODS - WELDING, BARE, NICKEL ALLOY
AISC 341 : 2016	SEISMIC PROVISIONS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS
AWS A5.1 : 91(R1999)	SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
AWS A5.23/A5.23M : 2011	SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING
AWS EG4.0 : 1996	GUIDE FOR THE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PERSONNEL: LEVEL 3, EXPERT WELDER
AWS D1.6 : 1999 ERRATA 1999	STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - STAINLESS STEEL
AWS D14.1 : 1997	SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING INDUSTRIAL AND MILL CRANES AND OTHER MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
AWS A5.3/A5.3M : 1999	SPECIFICATION FOR ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM-ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
AWS D14.5/D14.5M:2009	SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF PRESSES AND PRESS COMPONENTS
CSA W59.2 : 1991(R2008)	WELDED ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION
MIL-E-22200-11 Revision A:1989	ELECTRODES, WELDING, MINERAL-COVERED, IRON POWDER, LOW HYDROGEN, FOR PRODUCING HY-130 WELDMENTS TO BE HEAT-TREATED
DOD-STD-2185 Base Document:1986	REQUIREMENTS FOR REPAIR AND STRAIGHTENING OF BRONZE NAVAL SHIP PROPELLERS
AWS D18.1/D18.1M : 2009	SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL TUBE AND PIPE SYSTEMS IN SANITARY (HYGIENIC) APPLICATIONS
AWS D1.9/D1.9M:2015	STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - TITANIUM
AWS A5.25 : 1991	SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR ELECTROSLAG WELDING
AWS A5.26 : 1991	SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR ELECTROGAS WELDING
AWS A5.4/A5.4M : 2012	SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
AWS A5.29/A5.29M : 2010	SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
AWS D3.6M : 2010	UNDERWATER WELDING CODE
AWS C6.2/C6.2M : 2006	SPECIFICATION FOR FRICTION WELDING OF METALS
AWS D3.9 : 2010	SPECIFICATION FOR CLASSIFICATION OF WELD-THROUGH PAINT PRIMERS
AWS D14.3 : 1994	WELDING EARTHMOVING AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, SPECIFICATION FOR,
AWS D10.6/D10.6M : 2000	RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING OF TITANIUM PIPING AND TUBING
AWS A5.20 : 1995	SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
AWS A5.20/A5.20M : 2005 : R2015	SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
AWS B2.3/B2.3M : 2012	SPECIFICATION FOR SOLDERING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION
AWS A5.9 : 93(R1999)	BARE STAINLESS STEEL WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS, SPECIFICATION FOR
AWS A5.3 : 1991	SPECIFICATION FOR ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING

API STD 1104:2013	WELDING OF PIPELINES AND RELATED FACILITIES
AWS A2.4 : 2012	STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
ISO 15653:2010	Metallic materials Method of test for the determination of quasistatic fracture toughness of welds
ASTM E 384 : 2017 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Materials
ASTM E 83 : 2016 : REDLINE	Standard Practice for Verification and Classification of Extensometer Systems
AWS A1.1 : 2016	METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE FOR THE WELDING INDUSTRY
ASME B46.1 : 2009	SURFACE TEXTURE (SURFACE ROUGHNESS, WAVINESS, AND LAY)
ASTM B 557 : 2015 : REDLINE	Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
ASTM E 10 : 2017-05	TEST METHOD FOR BRINELL HARDNESS OF METALLIC MATERIALS
ASTM E 110 : 2014 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Rockwell and Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials by Portable Hardness Testers
AWS A4.3 : 1993	DETERMINATION OF THE DIFFUSIBLE HYDROGEN CONTENT OF MARTENSITIC, BAINITIC, AND FERRITIC STEEL WELD METAL PRODUCED BY ARC WELDING
BS 7363:1990	Method for bead-on-plate (BOP) test for welds
AWS D10.12 : 1989	WELDING LOW CARBON STEEL PIPE, RECOMMENDED PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR
API 1107 : 1991	PIPELINE MAINTENANCE WELDING PRACTICES
ASTM E 8 : 2004	Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
AWS WHB.2.8 : 1991	WELDING PROCESSES, WELDING HANDBOOK, 8TH EDITION, VOL.2
AWS A3.0M/A3.0 : 2010	STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS INCLUDING TERMS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING, THERMAL CUTTING, AND THERMAL SPRAYING