BS 709-1983 Methods of destructive testing fusion

BRITISHSTANDARDBS709:1983IncorporatingAmendmentNos.1,2and3MethodsofDestructivetestingfusionweldedjointsweldmetalinsteelICS25.160.40LicensedCopy:UniversityofEdinburghEducationalUseOnly,UniversityofEdinburgh,15January2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS709:1983ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheWeldingStandardsCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheBoardofBSIandcomesintoeffecton31March1983©BSI04-1999FirstpublishedNovember1936FirstrevisionMay1940SecondrevisionJuly1964ThirdrevisionOctober1971FourthrevisionMarch1983ISBN058013153XCommitteesresponsibleforthisBritishStandardThisBritishStandardwaspublishedunderthedirectionoftheWeldingStandardsCommitteeWEE/-.ItspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/2uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresented:AluminiumFederationAssociatedOfficesTechnicalCommitteeBritishCompressedGasesAssociationBritishConstructionalSteelworkAssociationBritishRailwaysBoardBritishSteelIndustryElectricitySupplyIndustryinEnglandandWalesHealthandSafetyExecutiveInstitutionofStructuralEngineersMinistryofDefenceWater-tubeBoilermakers’AssociationWeldingManufacturers’AssociationAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateofissueComments8909December19959146July19969378March1997IndicatedbyasidelineinthemarginLicensedCopy:UniversityofEdinburghEducationalUseOnly,UniversityofEdinburgh,15January2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS709:1983©BSI04-1999iContentsPageCommitteesresponsibleInsidefrontcoverForewordii1Scope12Definitions13Separationoftestspecimen14Heattreatment15Tensiletests15.1Transversetensiletest15.2Cruciformtest25.3All-weldtensiletest26Bendtests36.1Textdeleted6.2Textdeleted7Fracturetest38Filletweldfracturetest39Macroscopicexamination410Testforhardnessacrossweldedjoint411CharpyV-notchimpacttest412Intercrystallinecorrosiontest413Fracturetoughnesstest(Klc/CTODtest)5AppendixASuggestedmethodsofpreparingetchedspecimens7AppendixBVickershardnesstestreportforweldedjoints8Figure1—Deleted1Figure2—Deleted1Figure3—Deleted1Figure4—Deleted1Figure5—Deleted1Figure6—Cruciformtestpiece,specimensandmethodoftesting2Figure7—Deleted2Figure8—Deleted2Figure9—Deleted3Figure10—Deleted3Figure11—Deleted3Figure12—Deleted3Figure13—Deleted3Figure14—Deleted3Figure15—Deleted3Figure16—Deleted3Figure17—Deleted3Figure18—Alternativeformsoffilletweldtestpieceandspecimens4Figure19—Deleted4Figure20—Deleted4Figure21—Deleted4Figure22—Klc/CTODtestconfiguration6Table1—Deleted1Table2—Deleted2Table3—Deleted4Table4—Deleted4PublicationsreferredtoInsidebackcoverLicensedCopy:UniversityofEdinburghEducationalUseOnly,UniversityofEdinburgh,15January2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS709:1983ii©BSI04-1999ForewordThisrevisionofBS709:1971hasbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheWeldingStandardsCommittee.Itretainsthegeneralpatternofthe1971editionbuthasbeenmodifiedtotakeintoaccountdevelopmentsintheinternationalfield.Thiseditionintroducesanintercrystallinecorrosiontest,afracturetoughnesstestandatestofhardnessgradientacrossaweld.BS709:1971iswithdrawn.Thestandardcoversonlyroutineapprovaltestsnormallyrequiredbyapplicationstandards.Testsforthesusceptibilitytolamellartearing,re-heatcrackingandfatiguearethereforenotincluded.Standardsrelatingtoweldedconstructionsinvariousbranchesofengineeringgenerallyincluderequirementsforcertainweldingteststobeconducted,primarilyfortheapprovalofweldingproceduresandoperators.Thereisseldomanytechnicalreasonfordivergencefromstandardprocedurestobefollowedforsuchweldingtestsandtherearebothpracticalandeconomicadvantagestobegainedinstandardization.Themainpurposeofthisstandardistodescribetestproceduresandtospecifyrequirementsfortestspecimensthatshouldbequoted,orincorporated,inengineeringapplicationstandardsthatdealwithweldedconstructions.Wheredifferencesstillexistbetweenapplicationstandards,themethodsoftestgiveninthisstandardaretobepreferred.Ageneralindicationisgivenofthepurposeservedbyeachofthedifferenttests,butthestandarddoesnotpurporttolaydownwhenanyparticulartestshouldorshouldnotbeused;againitdoesnotstatethenumberofspecimenstobetestedortherepeatteststobeallowedintheeventoffailure.Suchrequirementsarematterstobedealtwithintheparticularapplicationstandard,wherethisexists,ortobeagreedbetweenthemanufacturerandpurchaser.Itshouldberealizedthatvariationsintheweldingprocedureorthequalityoftestspecimenpreparationcangiverisetovariationsinthetestresults.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,pages1to10,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.LicensedCopy:UniversityofEdinburghEducationalUseOnly,UniversityofEdinburgh,15January2004,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS709:1983©BSI04-199911ScopeThisBritishStandarddescribesroutinedestructivemethodsoftestingfusionweldedjoin