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BS 3451:1973

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Methods of testing fusion welds in aluminium and aluminium alloys
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

03-01-2004

Language(s)

English

Published date

10-22-1973

Co-operating organizations
Foreword
Methods
1 General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Recommended non-destructive tests
1.4 Recommended destructive tests
2 Non-destructive tests
2.1 Visual examination
2.2 Radiographic examination
3 Destructive tests
3.1 Separation of test specimens
3.2 Transverse tensile test
3.3 Macroscopic examination
3.4 Side bend test (for material of thickness 10 mm and
     over)
3.5 Transverse and longitudinal bend tests
3.6 Fracture test (for material of thickness 2 mm
     and over)
3.7 Fillet weld fracture test (for material of
     thickness 3 mm and over
Appendices
A Metallurgical aspects of testing welds in aluminium
B Suggested method of preparing etched specimens
Tables
1 Deleted
2 Deleted
3 Deleted
Figures
1 Maximum X-ray tube voltage
2 Deleted
3 Deleted
4 Deleted
5 Deleted
6 Deleted
7 Deleted
8 Deleted
9 Deleted
10 Deleted
11 Deleted
12 Deleted
13 Alternative forms of fillet weld fracture test
     specimen
14 Weld zones in non-heat-treatable alloys
15 Weld zones in heat-treatable alloys

Object of test, preparation, method of testing, reporting of results for visual examination aided by penetrant methods, radiography, transverse tensile test, examination of cross sections (macro-examination), bend tests, nick-break test, fracture test for fillet welds. Notes on metallurgical aspects of testing welds in aluminium and methods for preparing etched specimens given in appendices.

Committee
WEE/2
DevelopmentNote
BS AMD 8910 deletes text covered by BS EN 895: 1995
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

BS 8118-2(1991) : 1991 STRUCTURAL USE OF ALUMINIUM - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP AND PROTECTION
PD 5500:2000 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
DEFSTAN 02-706/1(2000) : 2000 WELDING AND FABRICATION OF SHIP'S STRUCTURE
BS PD5500(2009) : 2009 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
PD 5500:2003 Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels
BS PD5500(2006) : 2006 SPECIFICATION FOR UNFIRED FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS
BS 4872-2:1976 Specification for approval testing of welders when welding procedure approval is not required TIG or MIG welding of aluminium and its alloys
BS CP118(1969) : 1969 AMD 1129 THE STRUCTURAL USE OF ALUMINIUM
BS 7777-2:1993 Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Specification for the design and construction of single, double and full containment metal tanks for the storage of liquefied gas at temperatures down to -165°C

BS EN 895:1995 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Transverse tensile test
BS 499-3(1965) : LATEST WELDING TERMS AND SYMBOLS - TERMINOLOGY OF AND ABBREVIATIONS FOR FUSION WELD IMPERFECTIONS AS REVEALED BY RADIOGRAPHY
BS 499-1:1991 Welding terms and symbols Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal cutting
BS EN 1320:1997 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Fracture tests
BS EN 910:1996 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Bend tests
BS EN 1321:1997 Destructive test on welds in metallic materials. Macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds

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