BRITISH STANDARD BS EN ISO

15792-1:2008
+A1:2011

Welding consumables —
Test methods —
Part 1: Test methods for all-weld metal
test specimens in steel, nickel and

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ICS 25.160.20

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National foreword

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EN ISO 15792-1:2008+A1:2011. It is identical to ISO 15792-1:2000,
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NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2011

ICS 25.160.20 Supersedes EN 1597-1:1997

English Version

Welding consumables - Test methods - Part 1: Test methods for

all-weld metal test specimens in steel, nickel and nickel alloys
(ISO 15792-1:2000)
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Produits consommables pour le soudage - Méthodes Schweißzusätze - Prüfverfahren - Teil 1: Prüfverfahren für
d'essai - Partie 1: Méthodes d'essai pour les éprouvettes Prüfstücke zur Entnahme von Schweißgutproben an Stahl,
de métal fondu hors dilution pour le soudage de l'acier, du Nickel und Nickellegierungen (ISO 15792-1:2000)
nickel et des alliages de nickel (ISO 15792-1:2000)

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Foreword
The text of ISO 15792-1:2000 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 44 “Welding and allied
processes” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO
15792-1:2008 by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 “Welding” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by November 2008.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 1597-1:1997.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 15792-1:2000 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 15792-1:2008 without any
modification.

Foreword to amendment A1
This document (EN ISO 15792-1:2008/A1:2011) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 44
"Welding and allied processes" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 “Welding” the
secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2012, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by April 2012.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

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countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
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Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 15792-1:2000/Amd 1:2011 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 15792-1:2008/A1:2011
without any modification.

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Introduction
It should be noted that the mechanical properties of all-weld metal test specimens used to classify welding
consumables could vary from those obtained in production joints because of differences in welding procedure such
as electrode diameter, width of weave, welding position and material composition.

Test conditions prescribed and results required should not be considered to be requirements or expectations for a
procedure qualification.
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Welding consumables — Test methods —

Part 1:
Test methods for all-weld metal test specimens in steel, nickel and
nickel alloys

1 Scope
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This part of ISO 15792 specifies the preparation of test piece and specimens. The purpose is to determine
mechanical properties of all-weld metal where required by the consumable classification standard or for other
purposes, in arc welding of steel, nickel and nickel alloys.

This part of ISO 15792 is not applicable to single- or two-pass welding or fillet welding. For these cases,
ISO 15792-2 and ISO 15792-3 apply.

2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this part of ISO 15792. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications
do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this part of ISO 15792 are encouraged to investigate the
possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated
references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC maintain
registers of currently valid International Standards.

ISO 5178, Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Longitudinal tensile test on weld metal in fusion
welded joints.

ISO 9016:2000, Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Impact tests — Test specimen location, notch
orientation and examination.

ISO 13916:1996, Welding — Guidance on the measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and
preheat maintenance temperature.

3 General requirements
Welding consumables to be tested shall be representative of the manufacturer's products to be classified or tested.
Test pieces shall be prepared as described below.

4 Test plate material

The material to be used for the test piece shall be compatible with the weld metal provided by the welding
consumable tested. Alternatively, the groove edges and the backing strip shall be built up with at least two layers
using the welding consumable being tested.

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5 Preparation of test piece

The test piece shall be prepared in the form of a single V-groove on a backing strip. The backing strip shall be tack
welded to the test piece on the reverse side. See Figure 1 and Table 1.

The plates of the test piece shall be pre-set or restrained in such a way that a sufficiently flat test piece is produced
for extraction of specimens. The welded test piece shall not be straightened.

The type of test piece defines the dimensions, see Table 1. The type selected for classification purpose is specified
in the relevant consumable standard.

Figure 1 — Test piece dimensions

Table 1 — Type and dimensions of the test piece

Dimensions in millimetres
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Type t a b u l
Degree

1.0 12 80 10
1.1 12 90 12
1.2 16 100 14
1.3 20 125 16
6 10 02,5 150
1.4 25 125 20
1.5 30 200 25
1.6 20 150 20
1.7 25 150 24
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6 Welding conditions

The test piece shall be welded in the flat position except for consumables which are designed exclusively for
welding in another position in which case that position shall be used for welding. The welding shall be started after
applying any preheating requirements given in the consumable standard. The interpass temperature shall also be
in accordance with the consumable standard.

The preheat and interpass temperatures shall be measured using temperature indicator crayons, surface
thermometers or thermocouples, see ISO 13916.

The welding conditions used, such as current, voltage, travel speed, weld run sequence, weld bead size, shall be in
accordance with the limits specified in the relevant consumable standard.

7 Heat treatment
All heat treatments required for the weld metal, except hydrogen removal treatment, shall be carried out on the test
piece, or on sections thereof with a machining allowance.

The heat treatments are specified in standards relating to welding consumables.

Hydrogen removal treatment may be carried out on the test piece for tensile testing before or after final machining.
The test piece may be held at a temperature not exceeding 250 °C for up to 16 h.

8 Position of test specimens and test specimen dimensions

Figures 2 and 3 respectively show the position of the tensile test specimen and of the notched impact specimens.
The test pieces shall be divided by cutting (machining) or by thermal cutting. In the case of thermal cutting,
machining allowances of 10 mm at least on either side shall be provided for the subsequent machining of the
specimens.

Figure 2 — Position of the tensile specimen in the test piece

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Figure 3 — Position of the notched bar impact specimen in the test pieces

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The tensile test specimens shall be in accordance with ISO 5178. Apart from type 1.0 and 1.1 test pieces, for which
the diameter shall be 8 mm, the specimens shall have a diameter of 10 mm in the gauge length.

The impact specimens shall be in accordance with the designation VWT 0/b in ISO 9016:2000. The position of the
impact specimen shall be at the midline of the plate thickness.

The size of impact specimens shall be 10 mm 10 mm.

9 Retests
If any test fails, repeat tests shall be performed in accordance with relevant requirements.

10 Test report
The following data shall be reported:

a) test piece and welding consumables:

test piece type and unique identification;

test plate material;

backing strip material;

standard designation and trade name of the welding consumables and number of buttering layers, if any;

redrying conditions for welding consumables;

heat or lot number of the welding consumables;

diameter of the welding consumables;

b) welding conditions as applicable:

welding process;

welding position;

power source;

current type and polarity;

current (and/or wire feed speed), voltage and travel speed;

distance from contact tube to surface of plate (stick-out);

type and flow rate of shielding gas;

number of runs/number of layers;

stringer bead or weave bead;

preheating temperature;

interpass temperature;

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c) heat treatment (including hydrogen removal treatment):

temperature;

holding time;

cooling conditions;

d) deviations from this part of ISO 15792;

e) tests results:

testing temperature;

radiographic examination, if required;

yield strength, tensile strength, elongation;

! impact energy;"

imperfections.

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