BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN288-5:1995Specificationandapprovalofweldingproceduresformetallicmaterials—Part5:ApprovalbyusingapprovedweldingconsumablesforarcweldingTheEuropeanStandardEN288-5:1994hasthestatusofaBritishStandardUDC621.791.75:669:621.791.04:658.562BSEN288-5:1995ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15February1995©BSI12-1998ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceWEE/36Draftforcomment92/82570DCISBN0580236943CooperatingorganizationsTheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN),underwhosesupervisionthisEuropeanStandardwasprepared,comprisesthenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountries:AustriaOesterreichischesNormungsinstitutBelgiumInstitutbelgedenormalisationDenmarkDanskStandardFinlandSuomenStandardisoimisliito,r.y.FranceAssociationfrançaisedenormalisationGermanyDeutschesInstitutfürNormunge.V.GreeceHellenicOrganizationforStandardizationIcelandTechnologicalInstituteofIcelandIrelandNationalStandardsAuthorityofIrelandItalyEnteNazionaleItalianodiUnificazioneLuxembourgInspectionduTravailetdesMinesNetherlandsNederlandsNormalisatie-instituutNorwayNorgesStandardiseringsforbundPortugalInstitutoPortuguèsdaQualidadeSpainAsociaciónEspañoladeNormalizaciónyCertificaciónSwedenStandardiseringskommissioneniSverigeSwitzerlandAssociationsuissedenormalisationUnitedKingdomBritishStandardsInstitutionAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsBSEN288-5:1995©BSI1998iContentsPageCooperatingorganizationsInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2TextofEN288-53NationalannexNA(informative)Committeesresponsible6NationalannexNB(informative)Cross-referencesInsidebackcoverBSEN288-5:1995ii©BSI1998NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoardandistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN288Specificationandapprovalofweldingproceduresformetallicmaterials—Part5:Approvalbyusingapprovedweldingconsumablesforarcwelding,publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).EN288-5wasproducedasaresultofinternationaldiscussionsinwhichtheUnitedKingdomtookanactivepart.TherehaspreviouslybeennodirectBritishStandardequivalenttothisstandard.Itisassumedthattheexecutionoftheprovisionsofthisdocumentisentrustedtosuitablyqualifiedandexperiencedpersons.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to6,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN288-5August1994UDC621.791.75:669:621.791.04:658.562Descriptors:Welding,arcwelding,metals,procedure,qualificationEnglishversionSpecificationandapprovalofweldingproceduresformetallicmaterials—Part5:ApprovalbyusingapprovedweldingconsumablesforarcweldingDescriptifetqualificationd’unmodeopératoiredesoudagepourlesmatériauxmétalliques—Partie5:Qualificationparutilisationdeproduitsconsommablesdesoudageagrééspourlesoudageàl’arcAnforderungundAnerkennungvonSchweißverfahrenfürmetallischeWerkstoffe—Teil5:AnerkennungdurchEinsatzanerkannterSchweißzusätzefürdasLichtbogenschweißenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1994-08-17.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1994CopyrightreservedtoCENmembersRef.No.EN288-5:1994EEN288-5:1994©BSI19982ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbytheTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDS.Thisstandardconsistsofthefollowingparts:—Part1:Generalrulesforfusionwelding;—Part2:Weldingprocedurespecificationforarcwelding;—Part3:Weldingproceduretestsforthearcweldingofsteels;—Part4:Weldingproceduretestsforthearcweldingofaluminumanditsalloys;—Part5:Approvalbyusingapprovedweldingconsumablesforarcwelding;—Part6:Approvalrelatedtopreviousexperience;—Part7:Approvalbyastandardweldingprocedureforarcwelding;—Part8:Approvalbya