DVSTechnical Codes Plastics Joining Technologies

DVS Technical Codes

on Plastics JoiningTechnologies

Elaborated by Working Group W4„Welding of Plastics"

of the Technical Committee of the

German Welding Society - DVS

DVS Technical Codes an Bulletins

DVS 1904-1 (2010-02)

DVS 1904-2 (2010-02)

DVS 2200-1 (2013-11)Supplement 1

DVS 2201-1 (2004-10)

Supplement 1




DVS 2202 (2016-08)'

DVS 2202 (2014-11)Supplement 1


DVS 2202 (2012-11)

Supplement 3

DVS 2202 (2016-08)"

Supplement 4

Adhesive bonding of plastics in domestic

installation - Requirements on plants and per¬

sonnel 1

Adhesive bonding of plastics in domestic

installation - Pipes and fittings - Adhesive

bonding operation - Findings on adhesive-

bonded joints 2

Joining of plastics - Code letters and abbrevi¬

ations - Welding processes 5

Testing of semi-finished products made of

thermo-plastics; Basics - indications - Materi¬

al and abbreviation 9


thermo-plastics; Basics - indications - Directi¬

ves for creep rupture curves of pipes 10

Testing of semi-finished products made made

of thermo-plastics; Basics - indications - Li¬

near thermal expansion 11


thermo-plastics; Basics - indications - Dimen¬

sion stability of semi-finished material after

heating 12

Evaluation of joints between thermoplastics

on piping parts and panels - characteristics,

description, evaluation 13

Evaluation of imperfections in joints of thermo¬

plastic materials to piping parts and panels -

heated plate welding (HS, IR) 21

Assessment of defects in joints between

thermo-plastics on piping parts and panels -

Sleeve welding with an incorporated heating

element (HM) 26

Assessment of defects in joints between ther¬

mo-plastics on piping parts and panels - Hea¬

ted tool sleeve welding (HD) 31


moplastics on piping parts and panels - Hot-

gas welding with torch separate from filler rod,

high-speed hot-gas welding (WF/WZ) 35

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DVS 2202

Supplement 5

(2016-08)*

DVS 2202 (2017-04)*

Supplement 6

DVS 2203-1 (2003-01)

DVS 2203-1 (2010-08)

Supplement 1

DVS 2203-1 (2014-05)

Supplement 2


DVS 2203-1 (2008-11)*Supplement 4

DVS 2203-2 (2010-08)

DVS 2203-2 (2010-08)

Supplement 1

DVS 2203-3 (2011-04)

DVS 2203-4 (1997-07)



moplastics on piping parts and panels - Hot-

gas extrusion welding (WE) 43

Evaluation of joints made from thermoplastic-materials in pipeline components and panelsAdhesive bonding ofABS/PVC-U/PVC-C 51

Testing of welded joints of thermoplasticsheets and pipes - Test methods - Require¬

ments 58

Testing of welded joints between panels and

pipes made of thermoplastics - Requirements

in the tensile test - Short-time tensile weldingfactor fz 60


pipes made of thermoplastics - Requirementsin the tensile creep test - Tensile creep wel¬

ding factor fs 61


pipes made of thermoplastics - Requirementsin the technological bending test - Bending

angle / bending path 62


pipes made of thermoplastics - Requirementson shear and peeling tests for sleeve weldingwith an incorporated electric heating element

(HM) and heated tool sleeve welding (HD) on

pipes and fittings 73


pipes made of thermoplastics - Tensile test 76


pipes made of thermoplastics - Low-tempera¬ture tensile test 79


pipes made of thermoplastics - Tensile impacttest 81

Testing of welded joints of thermoplastics pla¬tes and tubes - Tensile creep test 83

Testing of welded joints of thermoplasticsheets and pipes - Tensile creep test - Tes¬

ting of socket joints 87

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DVS 2203-4 (2016-09)*

Supplement 2

DVS 2203-4 (2015-03)*

Supplement 3

DVS 2203-4 (2016-09)*

Supplement 4

DVS 2203-5 (1999-08)

DVS 2203-6 (2008-01)*

DVS 2203-6 (2016-08)*Supplement 1

DVS 2203-6 (2008-01)

Supplement 2

DVS 2204-1 (2011-01)

DVS 2204-3 (2016-03)*

DVS 2204-4 (2011-12)

DVS 2204-5 (2013-03)

DVS 2205-1 (2015-01)

DVS 2205-1 (2011-11)

Supplement 1

Testing of welded joints of thermoplastic pa¬

nels and pipes - Tensile creep test for resis¬

tance to slow crack growth in the full notch

creep test (FNCT) 89

Testing of welded joints in thermoplastic pa¬

nels and pipes - Tensile creep test - Checking

the required tensile creep test weld strengthreduction factor and the minimum service life

of polyethylene welded joints (PE 80 and PE

100) 93

Testing of welded joints of thermoplastic pa¬

nels and pipes - Tensile creep test for resis¬

tance to slow crack growth in the two notch

creep test (2NCT) 113

Testing of welded joints of thermoplastics pla¬

tes and tubes - Technological bend test 118

Testing of joints between polymeric materials

- Shear and peeling tests 121

Testing of joints between polymeric materials

- Torsion shear test, radial peel test and linear

shear test for sleeve welding with incorpora¬ted electric heating element and heated tool

sleeve welded joints 123

Testing of joints between polymeric materi¬

als - Testing of adhesive-bonded joints in the

shear and peeling tests 133

Adhesive bonding of thermoplastics 136

Adhesive bonding of thermoplastic pipes and

pipe components - Acrylonitrile butadiene

styrene (ABS) 147

Adhesive bonding of pipes and piping partsmade of thermoplastics - Polyvinyl chloride

(PVC-U) 157

Adhesive bonding of pipes and fittings made

of thermo-plastics - Chlorinated polyvinylchloride (PVC-C) 162

Calculation of tanks and apparatus made of

thermo-plastics - Characteristic values 167


thermo-plastics - Characteristic values of the

polyethylene material group 172

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DVS 2205-1

Supplement 2

DVS 2205-1

Supplement 3

DVS 2205-1

Supplement 4

DVS 2205-1

Supplement 5

DVS 2205-1

Supplement 6

DVS 2205-1

Supplement 7

DVS 2205-2

(2013-09)

(2013-09)

(2013-09)

(2013-09)

(2013-02)

(2013-02)

(2015-12)*

DVS 2205-2 (2015-12)*Supplement 2

DVS 2205-2 (2015-12)*Supplement 3

DVS 2205-2 (2015-12)*Supplement 4

DVS 2205-2 (2015-12)*

Supplement 5

DVS 2205-2 (2015-12)*Supplement 6

DVS 2205-2 (2015-12)*Supplement 7

DVS 2205-2 (2015-12)*

Supplement 8


thermo-plastics - values of the polypropylenematerial group 184



polyvinyl chloride material group 197



fluoropolymer material group 205


thermo-plastics - Reduction coefficients in the

case of a media influence 224


thermo-plastics - Welding factors 234


thermo-plastics - Application examples 235


thermoplastics - Vertical round, nonpressu-

rised tanks 238



rised tanks - Tray collectors 269



rised tanks - Flat roofs 285



rised tanks - Flat base tanks in earthquakezones 296


thermoplastics-Vertical, round nonpressu-

rised tanks - Tanks with supporting frames in

earthquake zones 315



rised tanks - Shell construction 331



rised tanks - Ring-supported conical base 337



rised tanks - Example for ring-supported coni¬

cal base 349

DVS 2205-2 (2015-12)*

Supplement 9

DVS 2205-2 (2015-12)*

Supplement 10

DVS 2205-4

Supplement

DVS 2206

(1996-11;

(2016-08)*

DVS 2206-1 (2011-09)

DVS 2206-2 (2015-09)*

DVS 2206-4 (2011-09)

DVS 2206-5 (2011-08)

DVS 2207-1 (2015-09)*

DVS 2207-1 (2005-12)*

Supplement 1


DVS 2207-3 (2018-07)*



rised tanks - parallel-supported sloping base..

357



rised tanks - Example for parallel-supportedsloping base 372

Calculation of thermoplastic tanks and appa¬

ratus - Welded flanges, welded collars - Con¬

structive details 381

Non-destructive tests on tanks, apparatus and

piping made of thermoplastics - Dimensional

checking and visual inspection 384


piping made of thermoplastics - Dimensional

checking and visual inspection 388

Non-destructive testing on pressureless tanks

and apparatus made of thermoplastic - Leak

test 391


piping made of thermoplastics - Testing with

electrical high voltage 396

Non-destructive tests on piping made of ther-

mo-plastics - Angle measurement on welded

joints executed by means of sleeve weldingwith an incorporated heating element (HM)and heated tool sleeve welding (HD) 398

Welding of thermoplastics - Heated element

welding of pipes, piping parts and panelsmade out of polyethylene 400

Welding of thermoplastics - Heated tool

welding of pipes made of PE-Xa with pipelinecomponents made of PE-HD 424

Heated tool butt welding of pipes and pipingparts with high wall thicknesses or diameters

made of PE 429

Welding thermoplastic materials

Hot-gas string-bead welding, hot-gas weldingwith torch separate from filler rod pipes, pipe

components and sheets - Procedures, requi¬

rement 431

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DVS 2207-3 (2018-07)*

Supplement 1

DVS 2207-3 (2018-07)*

Supplement 2

DVS 2207-3 (2018-07)*Supplement 3

DVS 2207-4 (2018-07)*

DVS 2207-4 (2018-07)*Supplement 1

DVS 2207-4 (2018-07)*

Supplement 2

DVS 2207-5 (2017-02)*

DVS 2207-5 (2017-02)*Supplement 1

DVS 2207-5 (2017-02)*Supplement 2

DVS 2207-6 (2003-09)

DVS 2207-11 (2017-02)*

DVS 2207-12 (2006-12)*


Hot-gas string-bead welding, hot-gas weldingwith torch separate from filler rod - Welding

parameters 450


Hot-gas string-bead welding, hot-gas weldingwith torch separate from filler rod - Require¬ments for the welding equipment and

accessories 452


Hot-gas string-bead welding, hot-gas welding

with torch separate from filler rod - Welding of

fluoroplastics 458


Extrusion welding of pipes, piping parts,

fittings and panels - Procedures, require¬

ments 470


Extrusion welding of pipes, piping parts, fit¬

tings and panels - Welding parameters 491


Extrusion welding of pipes, piping parts, fit¬

tings and panels - Requirements for the wel¬

ding machines and welding equipment 493

Welding thermoplastic materials Welding PE

casing pipes - Pipes and piping parts - 499

Welding thermoplastic materials Welding PE

casing pipes - Plug welding on PE casing

pipes- 515

Welding thermoplastic materials - Testing and

assessing welded joints in PE casing pipes ....

527

Welding of thermoplastics - Non-contact hea¬

ted tool butt welding of pipes, pipeline com¬

ponents and sheets - Methods, equipment,

parameters 536

Welding thermoplastic materials Heated

element welding of pipes, piping parts and

panels made of PP 544

Welding of thermoplastics - Heated tool wel¬

ding of pipes, piping parts and panels made of

PVC-U 565

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DVS 2207-13 (2012-11)

DVS 2207-14 (2009-04)

DVS 2207-15 (2005-12)*

DVS 2207-16 (2010-07)

DVS 2208-1 (2007-03)*


DVS 2210-1 (1997-04)




DVS 2210-2 (2007-10)

DVS 2210-3 (2014-11)

DVS 2211 (2005-04)*

DVS 2212-1 (2015-12)*



PVC-C 572

Welding of thermoplastics - Welding by ben¬

ding using a heated tool for panels made of

PP and PE 579



PVDF 584

Welding of thermoplastics - Heated tool

welding of pipes and piping parts made of Po-

lyamide 12 594

Welding of thermoplastics - Machines and

devices for the heated tool welding of pipes,piping parts and panels 602

Welding of thermoplastics - Tools and devices

for the heated tool welding of pipes and pipingparts 616

Industrial Pipelines Made of Thermoplastics -

Planning and Execution, Above-Ground PipeSystems 618

Industrial piping made of thermoplastics -

Design and execution, Above-ground pipesystems - Calculation example 652


Design and execution, Above-ground pipesystems - Recommendations for the internal

pressure and leak tests 661

Industrial piping made of thermoplastics-Design and execution, Above-ground pipe

systems - Flanged joints: Description, requi¬

rements and assembly 672


Design, structure and installation of two-pipe

systems 679

Industrial pipelines made of thermoplastics -

Planning and installation - Underground pipe

systems 705

Welding of thermoplastics - Welding fillers -

Marking, requirements and tests 721

Qualification testing of plastics welders Quali¬

fication Test Groups I and II 725

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DVS 2212-1 (2006-05)'

Supplement 1

DVS 2212-3 (1994-10)

DVS 2212-4 (2013-06)

DVS 2213 (2010-12)


DVS 2215-1 (2010-09)

DVS 2215-2 (1996-11)

DVS 2215-3 (1999-04)


DVS 2216-1 (2018-01)"

DVS 2216-1 (2005-09)*Supplement 1

DVS 2216-2 (2012-07)

DVS 2216-3 (2017-09)*

DVS 2216-3 (2018-01)"

Supplement 1

Qualification testing of plastics welders -

Qualification Test Groups I and II - Planned

monitoring of the certified plastics welders

according to DVS 2212-1 745

Testing of plastics welders - Examination

Group III - Lining membranes in geotechnical

and hydraulic engineering 747

Qualification testing of plastics welders; wel¬

ding of PE casing pipes - Pipes and piping

parts 763

Specialist for plastics welding 773

Qualification testing regulations for the qualifi¬

cation test to become a specialist for plastics

welding 775

Heated tool welding of mouldings made of

thermo-plastics in series fabrication 777

Hot plate welding of mouldings made of polyo-

lefins (PE, PP) in volume production 788

Hot plate welding of mouldings made from

amorphous thermoplastics in volume produc¬

tion 800

Hot plate welding of mouldings made from

amorphous thermoplastics in volume produc¬

tion - Welding parameters for amorphous

thermoplastics and blends 807

Ultrasonic joining of moulded components and

semi-finished products of thermoplastic mate¬

rials in large-scale production - process de¬

scription, machines and equipment, variables,

design, quality assurance 814

DVS test specimens with an energy director

for the ultrasonic welding of thermoplasticsand testing conditions 854

Guide to the project sequence for the joiningof thermoplastics in series fabrication 857

Ultrasonic joining of moulded components and

semi-finished products of thermoplastic mate¬

rials in large-scale production - Riveting and

beading by shaping with ultrasound 863

Rivet test piece with adjustable rivet pin geo¬

metry for ultrasonic riveting of thermoplasticsand test conditions 873

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DVS 2216-4 (1992-08)

DVS 2216-5 (2018-01)*

DVS 2216-6 (2013-12)

DVS 2217 (2018-05)

DVS 2217-1 (1999-03)

DVS 2217-2 (2002-12)

DVS 2218-1 (2010-06)

DVS 2218-2 (2003-04)*

DVS 2218-3 (2006-04)*

DVS 2219-1 (2005-04)*

DVS 2219-2 (2005-04)"

DVS 2220 (2011-05)



Ultrasonic joining of moulded parts and semi¬

finished parts of thermoplastic polymers in

mass production - Insertion of metal partsand other materials with ultrasonic 879

Ultrasonic joining of moulded componentsmade from thermoplastics in series production- sonotrode ultrasonic tool 881

Ultrasonic joining of mouldings and semi¬

finished products made of amorphous thermo¬

plastics in series fabrication 897

Vibration welding of plastic - Complex snap-fit

systems 909

Vibration welding of mouldings and semi-fini¬

shed products made of thermoplastic poly¬

mers in series production 937

Vibration welding of mouldings and semi-fini¬

shed products made of thermoplastic poly¬

mers in series production: Mouldings made of

polyamides 946

Welding of thermoplastics in series fabrication

- Rotational friction welding - Installations,

procedures and characteristics 950

Welding of thermoplastics in series fabrica¬

tion - Rotational friction welding of mouldingsmade of polyolefins (PE and PP) 955

Welding of thermoplastics in series fabrication

- Rotational friction welding of mouldings and

semi-finished products made of polyamides

(PAs) : 962

High-frequency joining of thermoplastics in

series fabrication 967

Thermocontact welding of thermoplastic films

(polyolefins) 973

Qualification testing of plastics laminators

and adhesive bonders - Laminates as well as

laminate and adhesive-bonded joints between

GFRPs (UP-GF and EP-GF) 979

Qualification testing of plastics laminators and

adhesive bonders - Fabrication of Test Piece

I. 1/11.1 - Joint for a pipe nozzle in a panel 986

Qualification testing of plastics laminators and

adhesive bonders - Fabrication of Test Piece

II.2 - Building up a new laminate 988

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DVS 2221 (2010-12) Qualification testing of plastics adhesive

bonders - Pipe joints between PVC-U, PVC-C

and ABS with solvent-based adhesives 990

DVS 2225-1 (2016-09)* Welding of lining membranes of polymer ma¬

terials in geotechnical and hydraulic enginee¬

ring 997

DVS 2225-2 (1992-08) Joining of lining membranes - Made of poly¬

mer materials in geotechnical and hydraulic

engineering - Site testing 1011

DVS 2225-3 (2016-09)* Welding of lining membranes made of

polyethylene(PE) for the protection of ground¬

water 1021

DVS 2225-4 (2016-09)* Welding of lining membranes made of poly¬

ethylene (PE) for the sealing of landfill and

contaminated sites 1046

DVS 2225-5 (2016-09)* Welding of lining membranes of thermoplasticmaterials for tunnel construction 1075

DVS 2226-1 (2000-09) Testing of fused joints on liners of polymermaterials - Testing procedure, requirements ..

1095

DVS 2226-2 (1997-07) Testing of fused joints on liners of polymer

materials - Lap shear test 1097

DVS 2226-3 (1997-07) Test of fusions on PE liners - Peeling test 1099

DVS 2226-4 (2000-11) Testing of fused joints on liners of polymermaterials - Tensile creep test on PE 1101

DVS 2227-1 (2004-08)* Welding of semi-finished products made of

high-density polyethylene (PE-HD) for the

sealing of concrete structures in the field of

ground water protection and for corrosion pro¬

tection 1105

DVS 2230-1 (2003-07) Welding of plastic series parts - Quality assu¬

rance and testing 1125

DVS 2231 (2008-12)* Above-ground tanks, apparatus and pipingmade of thermoplastics - Guide to quality as¬

surance 1145

DVS 2240-1 (2005-05)* Thread inserts for the joining of mouldingsmade of plastics 1148

DVS 2241-1 (2018-06)* Self-tapping screw connection of componentsmade from thermoplastics 1155

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DVS 2242-1 (2011-04)


DVS 2242-1 (2018-05)*Supplement 2

DVS 2241-1 (2007-10)* Examples - Direct screwing of mouldings

Supplement 1 made of plastics and additional elements for

thin-walled components 1174

Mechanical joining of plastic components -

Snap joints 1181

Mechanical joining of plastic components -

Snap joints - Examples 1189

Mechanical joining of moulded and semi-fini¬

shed components made of thermoplastics in

series production 1195

DVS 2280 (2010-12) DVS® foundation course about the processingof semi-finished products made of thermo¬

plastics 1203

DVS 2281 (2004-09) DVS® course for plastics welders in Qualifica¬

tion Test Group I 1205


tion Test Group II 1207


tion Test Group III 1209

DVS 2284 (2004-09) DVS® course for plastics welders - PE shell

pipes; Preparation for the welder qualificationtest according to the DVS® 2212-4 guideline ..

1211

DVS 2290 (2012-04) DVS® course for plastics laminators and adhe¬

sive bonders 1213

DVS 2291 (2010-12) DVS® course for plastics adhesive bonders for

pipe joints between PVC-U, PVC-C and ABS

with solvent-based adhesives 1215

The dates indicate are the publication dates of the German editions.* Publication date of the English edition differs from the German edition.

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