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Specification for
Approval testing of
welders working to
approved welding
procedures —
Part 3: Arc welding of tube to tube-plate
joints in metallic materials
Aluminium Federation
Associated Offices Technical Committee
Association of Consulting Scientists
British Constructional Steelwork Association
British Gas Corporation
British Railways Board
Electricity Supply Industry in England and Wales
Engineering Equipment and Materials Users’ Association
Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association
Ministry of Defence
National Coal Board
Power Generation Association (BEAMA Ltd.)
Process Plant Association
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited
Stainless Steel Fabricators’ Association of Great Britain
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Water-tube Boilermakers’ Association
Welding Institute
Welding Manufacturers’ Association (BEAMA Ltd.)
Coopted member
Contents
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Committees responsible Inside front cover
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Definitions 1
3 Information to be given to the welder 1
4 Items to be recorded 1
5 Changes not affecting approval (other than mechanized
or automatic welding) 1
6 Extent of approval 3
7 Test pieces 4
8 Submission of test weld 4
9 Examination and testing 4
10 Statement of results 6
11 Re-approval of welder 6
Appendix A Record of approval test of welder 8
Figure 1 — Test piece for tube ends on triangular pitch 4
Figure 2 — Test piece for tube ends on square pitch 5
Figure 3 — Typical examples of macro-examination specimens 6
Table 1 — Weld metal/parent metal combinations 2
Table 2 — Extent of approval for weld metal groups 2
Table 3 — Acceptance levels 7
Publications referred to Inside back cover
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Foreword
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This Part of BS 4871 has been prepared under the direction of the Welding
Standards Committee to cover the particular requirements for the approval
testing of welders for tube to tube-plate joints. While there is no limitation on the
metallic materials to be used, extra considerations not covered in this standard
may need to be taken into account for some materials.
This Part of BS 4871 is one of a series of standards on the approval testing of
welders and welding procedures, the latter having a bearing on the former for
certain applications. This link has been used as a means of arranging the Parts
of the standards for tube to tube-plate joints into:
a) approval testing of welding procedures (see BS 4870-3);
b) welder approval when approval of the welding procedure is required.
It should be appreciated that the acceptance levels given in this standard are for
the purposes of approval testing of welders and as such are not necessarily the
same as those which might be specified for work on which approved welders will
be employed.
Depending upon the emphasis placed on quality control in the production of
welded components, the approval of welding procedures covered in this series of
standards may be administered in one of several ways which should be stipulated
at the enquiry and/or order stage. The alternatives currently employed are the
following:
1) each individual contractor (or sub-contractor) may have proved by actual
test pieces every weld form he wishes to use, in every thickness and material;
or
2) each individual contractor (or sub-contractor) may have proved by actual
test pieces a set of welds representative on a group basis of all the various
thicknesses and materials to be used in production; or
3) each individual contractor (or sub-contractor) need not make procedure test
pieces provided he can prove by appropriate documentation of an independent
nature that he has previously satisfactorily welded the type of joint and
material in question.
In respect of (1) and (2) it should be appreciated that once the welding procedure
tests have been approved, they need never be repeated unless there is a change
in certain variables. As an extension beyond (3), it may be possible by agreement
between the contracting parties for fully documented welding procedures,
developed independently of the particular contractor, to be employed without the
need for further approval tests.
It has been assumed in the drafting of this British Standard that the execution of
its provisions is entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.
Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 to 10, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.
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1 Scope 2.6
test specimen
This Part of BS 4871 specifies requirements for the
approval testing of welders to be engaged on the a portion detached from a test piece and prepared as
manual, semi-automatic, automatic or mechanized required for testing
arc welding of those tube to tube-plate joints in 2.7
metallic materials for which an approved welding inspecting authority
procedure has to be employed.
that competent independent body or association
The welder who successfully completes a welding which verifies compliance with this standard
procedure test in accordance with BS 4870-3 is
approved to the extent given in clauses 5 and 6 of 3 Information to be given to the welder
this standard without further testing.
The welder shall be provided with full written
NOTE 1 This Part of BS 4871 does not cover welding processes
such as explosive welding, laser welding or electron-beam details according to clause 3 of BS 4870-3:1985 of
welding. The parameters to be recorded and the acceptance levels the approved welding procedure (which may be
for such processes would, therefore, have to be agreed between modified as permitted by clause 5 of this standard)
the contracting parties, but this Part of BS 4871 may be used as
the framework for such agreement.
which he shall follow in making his test weld
(see also clause 8 of this standard).
NOTE 2 The titles of the publications referred to in this
standard are listed on the inside back cover. For mechanized or automatic processes, the welder
shall be provided with full written details and
2 Definitions training on how to operate the equipment and of the
For the purposes of this Part of BS 4871, the relevant checks that have to be made.
following definitions apply.
4 Items to be recorded
2.1
welding procedure The items given in appendix A shall be recorded for
each welder approval test.
a specific course of action followed in welding,
NOTE Details of the welding procedure used should have been
including a list of materials and, where necessary, recorded previously by approval testing in accordance with
tools to be used1) BS 4870-3.
2.2
welding procedure test 5 Changes not affecting approval
(other than mechanized or automatic
the making and testing of a welded joint
representative of that to be used in production in welding)
order to prove the feasibility of a welding procedure The following changes between the approved
NOTE This term is not usually applied to any tests that may welding procedure and the procedure used for the
have been made during the development of a welding procedure. welder approval test shall not entail re-approval of
2.3 the welder for other than mechanized or automatic
approved welding procedure welding.
a documented welding procedure that has been NOTE Clause 4 of BS 4870-3:1985 states the changes affecting
an approved welding procedure, but for welder approval purposes
approved by an inspecting authority either by more latitude is permitted as only the welder’s ability is being
means of a welding procedure test or as a result of tested.
authentic documented experience gained with the a) A change in parent metal within one of the
welding of joints similar to that which the welding following ranges of steels (see also Table 1).
procedure applies
1) Carbon steels and low alloy steels with less
2.4 than 6 % total alloy.
welder approval test NOTE This range corresponds to groups A1, A2, B, C, D,
a documented test, which has been approved by an E1, E2, F, G and K of Table 1 of BS 4870-3:1985.
inspecting authority, carried out by a welder 2) When high alloy ferritic weld metal is
working to an approved welding procedure specified, a change in parent metal within the
range 11 % to 20 % chromium.
2.5
NOTE This range corresponds to groups M and N of
test piece Table 1 of BS 4870-3:1985.
components welded together in accordance with a
specified welding procedure
1)
This definition is taken from BS 499-1.
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A welder may need some period of training when changing from one electrode type to another.
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(Organization’s symbol or logo) Welder approval test certificate Test record
(BS 4871-3) no.
Manufacturer’s name Welder’s name and identity no. Issue no.
Remarks
The statements in this certificate are correct. The test weld was prepared, welded and tested in
accordance with BS 4871-3.
Manufacturer’s representative Inspecting authority
Position Witnessed by
Date Date
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(Organization’s symbol or logo) Welder approval test certificate Test record no.
(BS 4871-3)
Manufacturer’s name Welder’s name and identity no. Issue no.
Declaration
I, the undersigned, declare that the welder named above has been regularly and satisfactorily employed
on work covered by this certificate during the 6 months preceding the date of my signature.
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