BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1435:1997IncorporatingCorrigendumNo.1andAmendmentsNos.1and2Non-destructivetestingofwelds—RadiographictestingofweldedjointsTheEuropeanStandardEN1435:1997,withtheincorporationofamendmentsA1:2002andA2:2003,hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.160.40 BSEN1435:1997ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15December1997©BSI15March2004ISBN0580289133NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN1435:1997,includingamendmentsA1:2002andA2:2003.ItsupersedesBS2600-1:1983,BS2600-2:1973,BS2910:1986andBS7257:1989,whicharewithdrawn.Thestartandfinishoftextintroducedoralteredbyamendmentisindicatedinthetextbytags!.TagsindicatingchangestoCENtextcarrythenumberoftheCENamendment.Forexample,textalteredbyCENamendmentA1isindicatedby!.AsagreedbyCEN/TC121/SC5resolution134/2000andinaccordancewithamendmentA1:2002,theterm“examination”hasbeenreplacedby“testing”throughoutthedocument.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/46,Non-destructivetesting,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.–aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;–presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;–monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to33andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateComments10616CorrigendumNo.1August1999CorrectiontoTable21398515November2002Seenationalforeword1493815March2004ChangestoforewordanddeletionofAnnexZAEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN1435August1997+A1May2002+A2December2003ICS25.160.40Descriptors:Weldedjoints,fusionwelding,buttwelds,qualitycontrol,non-destructivetests,radiographicanalysis,setting-upconditionsEnglishversionNon-destructivetestingofwelds—Radiographictestingofweldedjoints(includesamendmentsA1:2002andA2:2003)Contrôlenondestructifdesassemblagessoudés—Contrôleparradiographiedesassemblagessoudés(inclutlesamendementsA1:2002etA2:2003)ZerstörungsfreiePrüfungvonSchweißverbindungen—DurchstrahlungsprüfungvonSchmelzschweißungen(enthältÄnderungenA1:2002undA2:2003)ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1997-08-02.AmendmentA1wasapprovedbyCENon2002-05-05;amendmentA2wasapprovedbyCENon2003-11-20.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1997CEN—AllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalmembers.Ref.No.EN1435:1997+A1:2002+A2:2003EEN1435:1997©BSI15March20042ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,theSecretariatofwhichisheldbyDS.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyFebruary1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyFebruary1998.ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropeanFreeTradeAssociation.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ForewordtoamendmentA1ThisdocumentEN1435:1997/A1:2002hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommi