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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

12070:2000

The European Standard EN 12070:1999 has the status of aBritish Standard

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Welding consumables Wire electrodes, wires

and rods for arc welding

of creep-resisting

steels Classification

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This British Standard, havingbeen prepared under thedirection of the EngineeringSector Committee, was publishedunder the authority of theStandards Committee and comesinto effect on 15 January 2000

BSI 01-2000

ISBN 0 580 35227 7

BS EN 12070:2000

Amendments issued since publication

Amd. No. Date Comments

National foreword

This British Standard is the English language version of EN 12070:1999.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical CommitteeWEE/39, Welding consumables,which has the responsibility to:

aid enquirers to understand the text;

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monitor related international and European developments and promulgatethem in the UK.

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Contents Page

Foreword 3

Introduction 4

1 Scope 4

2 Normative references 4

3 Classification 4

4 Symbols and requirements 44.1 Symbol for the product/process 44.2 Symbol for the chemical composition of wire electrodes,

wires and rods 5

5 Mechanical tests 7

5.1 Preheating and interpass temperatures 75.2 Pass sequence and welding conditions 7

6 Chemical analysis 8

7 Technical delivery conditions 8

8 Designation 8

Bibliography 9


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Foreword

This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121, Welding, the Secretariatof which is held by DS.

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text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2000, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn atthe latest by April 2000.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the followingcountries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.


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Introduction

For creep-resisting steel welding consumables it should be noted that the mechanical properties of all-weldmetal test specimens used for classification will vary from those obtained in production joints because ofdifferences in welding conditions, material composition and shielding gas or flux.

Although combinations of wires and fluxes supplied by individual companies can have the same grading, theindividual wires and fluxes from different companies are not interchangeable unless verified in accordancewith this standard.

1 Scope

This standard specifies requirements for classification of wire electrodes, wires and rods for gas tungsten arcwelding, gas shielded metal arc welding and submerged arc welding of creep-resisting and low alloyelevated temperature steels. The classification of the wire electrodes, wires and rods is based on theirchemical composition.

2 Normative references

This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications.These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listedhereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications applyto this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated referencesthe latest edition of the publication referred to applies.

EN 759, Welding consumables - Technical delivery conditions for welding filler metals - Type of product,dimensions, tolerances and marking.

EN 1597-1, Welding consumables - Test methods - Part 1: Test piece for all-weld metal test specimens insteel, nickel and nickel alloys.

EN ISO 13916, Welding - Guidance on the measurement of preheatingtemperature, interpass temperature and preheat maintenance temperature (ISO 13916:1996).

ISO 31-0:1992, Quantities and units - Part 0: General principles.

3 Classification

A wire electrode, wire or rod is classified in accordance with its chemical composition in Table 1.

When the wire electrode, wire or rod is classified in combination with a gas or flux for welding the

classification shall be prefixed with a symbol in accordance with clause 4as appropriate.

As a consequence the classification is divided into two parts:

a) the first part gives a symbol indicating the product/process to be identified;

b) the second part gives a symbol indicating the chemical composition of the wire electrode, wire or rod.

4 Symbols and requirements

4.1 Symbol for the product/process

The symbol for the wire electrode, wire or rod used in the arc welding process shall be the letter G (gasshielded metal arc welding), S (submerged arc welding) and/or W (gas tungsten arc welding).

The all-weld metal deposited in combination with a shielding gas or a flux shall meet the requirements inTable 2.


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4.2 Symbol for the chemical composition of wire electrodes, wires and rods

The symbol in Table 1 indicates the chemical composition of the wire electrode, wire and rod determinedunder conditions given in clause 6.

Table 1: Symbols for the chemical composition

of wire electrodes, wires and rods


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Table 2: Mechanical properties of all-weld metal

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5 Mechanical tests

Tensile and impact tests and any required retests shall be carried out in the post weld heat treated conditionas specified in Table 2 using an all-weld metal test piece prepared in accordance with EN 1597-1, asdescribed below in 5.1and 5.2. The shielding gas or flux used in a classification test shall be reported.

5.1 Preheating and interpass temperatures

Preheating and interpass temperatures shall be selected for the appropriate all-weld metal type from Table2.

The preheating and interpass temperatures shall be measured using temperature indicator crayons, surfacethermometers or thermocouples, in accordance with EN ISO 13916.

The interpass temperature shall not exceed the maximum temperature indicated in Table 2. If, after anypass, the interpass temperature is exceeded, the test piece shall be cooled in air to a temperature within thelimits of the interpass temperature.

5.2 Pass sequence and welding conditions

The pass sequence shall be as indicated in Table 3 and welding conditions as given in Table 4.

The direction of welding to complete a layer consisting of two passes shall not vary, but the direction ofwelding of layers shall be alternated.

Table 3: Pass sequence

Table 4: Welding conditions


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6 Chemical analysis

Chemical analysis is performed on any suitable specimen of the product. Any analytical technique may beused, but in case of dispute reference shall be made to established published methods.

NOTE: See Bibliography.

7 Technical delivery conditions

Technical delivery conditions shall meet the requirements of EN 759.

8 Designation

The designation of wire electrodes, wires and rods shall follow the principle given in the examples below.

EXAMPLE 1:

A wire electrode for gas shielded metal arc welding with the chemical composition within the limits of thealloy symbol CrMo1Si of Table 1 is designated:

Wire electrode EN 12070 - G CrMo1Si

EXAMPLE 2:

A wire electrode for submerged arc welding with the chemical composition within the limits of the alloysymbol CrMo1 of Table 1 is designated:

Wire electrode EN 12070 - S CrMo1

EXAMPLE 3:

A rod for tungsten arc welding with a similar chemical composition is designated:

Welding rod EN 12070 - W CrMo1

where:

EN 12070 = standard number;

W = product/arc welding, W for TIG welding (see 4.1);

CrMo1 = chemical composition of the rod (see Table 1).


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Bibliography

[1] Handbuch fr das Eisenhttenlaboratorium, VdEh, Dsseldorf.

[2] BS 6200-3 Sampling and analysis of iron, steel and other ferrous metals - Part 3: Methods of analysis.

[3] CEN/CR 10261 ECISS Information Circular 11 - Iron and Steel - Review of available methods ofchemical analysis.


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