BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN287-1:2011Qualificationtestofwelders—Fusionwelding—Part1:SteelsTheEuropeanStandardEN287-1:2011hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.160.01NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWAmd.No.DateCommentsBSEN287-1:2011NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN287-1:2011.ItsupersedesBSEN287-1:2004whichiswithdrawn.ThisstandardwasoriginallydevelopedasprENISO9606-1,buttheISOworkitemwaswithdrawnaftertheenquirystageandthedocumentproceededtoformalvoteasapurelyEuropeanworkitem.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/36,Qualificationofweldingproceduresandwelders,whichhastheresponsibilityto:—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31July2011©BSI31July2011ISBN9780580730429SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to40,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN287-1July2011ICS25.160.01SupersedesEN287-1:2004EnglishVersionQualificationtestofwelders-Fusionwelding-Part1:SteelsEpreuvedequalificationdessoudeurs-Soudageparfusion-Partie1:AciersPrüfungvonSchweißern-Schmelzschweißen-Teil1:StähleThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon16June2011.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCEN-CENELECManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCEN-CENELECManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:AvenueMarnix17,B-1000Brussels©2011CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN287-1:2011:EEN287-1:2011(E)2ContentsPageForeword..............................................................................................................................................................4Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................51Scope......................................................................................................................................................62Normativereferences............................................................................................................................63Termsanddefinitions...........................................................................................................................64Referencenumbers,symbolsandabbreviatedterms.......................................................................84.1General....................................................................................................................................................84.2Referencenumbersofweldingprocesses.........................................................................................84.3Symbolsandabbreviations..................................................................................................................94.3.1Fortestpieces........................................................................................................................................94.3.2Forconsumables...................................................................................................................................94.3.3Forotherwelddeta