BS EN ISO 9017:2018

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Destructive tests on welds in metallic

materials – Fracture test (ISO 9017:2017)
BS EN ISO 9017:2018 BRITISH STANDARD

National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 9017:2018. It
is identical to ISO 9017:2017. It supersedes BS EN ISO 9017:2013, which
is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee WEE/2, Destructive Testing of Welds.
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© The British Standards Institution 2018
Published by BSI Standards Limited 2018
ISBN 978 0 580 98645 1
ICS 25.160.40
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legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authority of the
Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 28 February 2018.

Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication

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NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM January 2018

ICS 25.160.40 Supersedes EN ISO 9017:2013

English Version

Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials -

Fracture test (ISO 9017:2017)
Essais destructifs des soudures sur matériaux Zerstörende Prüfung von Schweißverbindungen
métalliques - Essai de texture (ISO 9017:2017) an metallischen Werkstoffen -
Bruchprüfung (ISO 9017:2017)

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EN ISO 9017:2018 (E)

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 9017:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 44 "Welding
and allied processes" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 “Welding and allied
processes” 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 July 2018, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by July 2018.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 9017:2013.
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, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 9017:2017 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 9017:2018 without any modification.

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Contents Page

Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
4 Principle......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
5 Symbols and abbreviated terms............................................................................................................................................................ 2
6 Dimensions of test pieces............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
7 Removal of test specimens.......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
7.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
7.2 Marking.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
7.3 Extraction..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
7.3.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
7.3.2 Steels........................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
7.3.3 Other metallic materials............................................................................................................................................. 7
7.4 Preparation................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
8 Test procedure......................................................................................................................................................................................................11
8.1 Butt welds................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
8.1.1 General................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
8.1.2 Thin material..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
8.1.3 Thick material.................................................................................................................................................................. 13
8.2 Fillet welds............................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
8.3 Special recommendations for ductile weld metals................................................................................................ 13
9 Test result..................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
10 Test report................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Annex A (informative) Example of a test report.....................................................................................................................................15

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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 44, Welding and allied processes,
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Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials – Fracture

test (ISO 9017:2017)

1 Scope
This document specifies the sizes of test specimen and the procedures for carrying out fracture tests
in order to obtain information about types, sizes and distribution of internal imperfections such as
porosities, cracks, lack of fusion, lack of penetration and solid inclusions on the fracture surface.
This document applies to metallic materials in all forms of product with joints made by any fusion
welding process with a thickness greater or equal to 2 mm.

2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO  5817, Welding — Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam welding
excluded) — Quality levels for imperfections
ISO 10042, Welding — Arc-welded joints in aluminium and its alloys — Quality levels for imperfections
ISO 17637, Non-destructive testing of welds — Visual testing of fusion-welded joints

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
examination length
Lf
length of the test specimen measured along the weld axis between any side notches
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 6.

3.2
total examination length
ƩLf
sum of the lengths of all the test specimens comprising the test piece, measured along the weld axis, of
the fracture faces between the side notches of the test specimens
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 6.

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