American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Codes

Code Description

ASME BPVC Section II Part C: Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals.[1]

ASME BPVC Section V Nondestructive Examination

ASME BPVC Section IX Welding and Brazing Qualifications

ASME B16.25 Buttwelding ends

American Welding Society (AWS) Standards

Standard
Title
Number†

AWS A02.4 Standard symbols for welding, brazing, and non-destructive examination

AWS A03.0 Standard welding terms and definitions

AWS A05.1 Specification for carbon steel electrodes for shielded metal arc welding

Specification for carbon steel electrodes and rots for gas shielded arc
AWS A05.18
welding

AWS B01.10 Guide for the nondestructive examination of welds

AWS B02.1 Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification

 Standard
Title
Number†

AWS D01.1 Structural welding (steel)

AWS D01.2 Structural welding (aluminum)

AWS D01.3 Structural welding (sheet steel)

AWS D01.4 Structural welding (reinforcing steel)

AWS D01.5 Bridge welding

AWS D01.6 Structural welding (stainless steel)

AWS D01.7 Structural welding (strengthening and repair)

AWS D01.8 Structural welding seismic supplement

AWS D01.9 Structural welding (titanium)

AWS D08.1 Automotive spot welding

AWS D08.6 Automotive spot welding electrodes supplement

AWS D08.7 Automotive spot welding recommendations supplement

AWS D08.8 Automotive arc welding (steel)

 Standard
Title
Number†

AWS D08.9 Automotive spot weld testing

AWS D08.14 Automotive arc welding (aluminum)

AWS D09.1 Sheet metal welding

AWS D10.10 Heating practices for pipe and tube

AWS D10.11 Root pass welding for pipe

AWS D10.12 Pipe welding (mild steel)

AWS D10.13 Tube brazing (copper)

AWS D10.18 Pipe welding (stainless steel)

AWS D11.2 Welding (cast iron)

AWS D14.1 Industrial mill crane welding

AWS D14.3 Earthmoving & agricultural equipment welding

AWS D14.4 Machinery joint welding

AWS D14.5 Press welding

 Standard
Title
Number†

AWS D14.6 Industrial mill roll surfacing

AWS D15.1 Railroad welding

AWS D15.2 Railroad welding practice supplement

AWS D16.1 Robotic arc welding safety

AWS D16.2 Robotic arc welding system installation

AWS D16.3 Robotic arc welding risk assessment

AWS D16.4 Robotic arc welder operator qualification

AWS D17.1 Aerospace fusion welding

AWS D17.2 Aerospace resistance welding

AWS D18.1 Hygienic tube welding (stainless steel)

AWS D18.2 Stainless steel tube discoloration guide

AWS D18.3 Hygienic equipment welding

†
The zero after the first letter is only placed there so the table can be sorted. i.e. D01.1 is actually
D1.1).
American Petroleum Institute (API) Standards

Standard Number Description

API RP 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy

API 1104 Welding of pipelines and related facilities

Australian / New Zealand (AS/NZS) Standards

Standard
Description
Number

AS/NZS 1554.1 Structural steel welding - Welding of steel structures

AS/NZS 1554.2 Structural steel welding - Stud welding (steel studs to steel)

AS/NZS 1554.3 Structural steel welding - Welding of reinforcing steel

Structural steel welding - Welding of high strength quenched and tempered

AS/NZS 1554.4
steels

Structural steel welding - Welding of steel structures subject to high levels of

AS/NZS 1554.5
fatigue loading

AS/NZS 1554.6 Structural steel welding - Welding stainless steels for structural purposes

AS/NZS 1554.7 Structural steel welding - Welding of sheet steel structures

AS/NZS 3992 Pressure equipment - Welding and brazing qualification

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standards

Standard Number Description

CAN/CSA-G401-07 Corrugated Steel Pipe Products

CAN/CSA-ISO Welding consumables - Wire electrodes and weld deposits for gas
14341:11 shielded metal arc welding of non alloy and fine grain steels -

CAN/CSA-W117.2-
Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes
06 (R2011)

G40.20-04/G40.21-04 General Requirements for Rolled or Welded Structural Quality Steel/

(R2009) Structural Quality Steel

W178.1-08 Certification of Welding Inspection Organizations

W178.2-08 Certification of Welding Inspectors

W47.1-09 Certification of companies for fusion welding of steel

W47.2-11 Certification of companies for fusion welding of aluminum

W48-06 (R2011) Filler Metals and Allied Materials for Metal Arc Welding

W55.3-08 Certification of companies for resistance welding of steel and aluminum

W59-03 (R2008) Welded Steel Construction (Metal Arc Welding)

W59.2-M1991 Welded Aluminum Construction

British Standards (BS)

Standard
Description
Number

BS 499-1 Welding terms and symbols. Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal cutting

BS 499-2C Welding terms and symbols. European arc welding symbols in chart form

Specification for Class I arc welding of ferritic steel pipework for carrying
BS 2633
fluids

Specification for class II arc welding of carbon steel pipework for carrying
BS 2971
fluids

Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore - Part 1:

BS 4515-1
Carbon and carbon manganese steel pipelines

Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore. Duplex

BS 4515-2
stainless steel pipelines

Structural use of steel and aluminium. Recommendations for the execution of

PD 6705-2
steel bridges to BS EN 1090-2

Structural use of steel and aluminium. Recommendations for the execution of

PD 6705-3
aluminium structures to BS EN 1090-3

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standards

Standard
Description
Number
 Standard
Description
Number

ISO 2553 Welded, brazed and soldered joints - symbolic representation on drawings (1992)

Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of non-
ISO 2560
alloy and fine grain steels. Classification

Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of creep-resisting steels - Code of

ISO 3580
symbols for identification

Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of stainless and other similar high
ISO 3581
alloy steels - Code of symbols for identification

ISO 3834 Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials, five parts.

ISO 4063 Welding and allied processes - Nomenclature of processes and reference numbers

Welding. Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam
ISO 5817
welding excluded). Quality levels for imperfections

Welding and allied processes — Classification of geometric imperfections in

ISO 6520-1
metallic materials — Part 1: Fusion welding

Welding and allied processes — Classification of geometric imperfections in

ISO 6520-2
metallic materials — Part 2: Welding with pressure

ISO 6947 Welds. Working positions. Definitions of angles of slope and rotation

ISO 9606 Qualification test of welders — Fusion welding, parts 1 to 5

 Standard
Description
Number

Welding and allied processes. Recommendations for joint preparation. Manual

ISO 9692-1 metal-arc welding, gas-shielded metal-arc welding, gas welding, TIG welding and
beam welding of steels

ISO 9692-2 Welding and allied processes. Joint preparation. Submerged arc welding of steels

Welding and allied processes. Joint preparation. Part 3: TIG and MIG welding of
ISO 9692-3
aluminium and its alloys

Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation systems - Welding

ISO 13847
of pipelines

Welding - Guidance on the measurement of preheating temperature, interpass

ISO 13916
temperature and preheat mainteanance temperature

ISO 13918 Welding - Studs and ceramic ferrules for arc stud welding

Welding - Electron and laser-beam welded joints - Guidance on quality level for
ISO 13919-1
imperfections - Part 1: Steel

Welding - Electron and laser-beam welded joints - Guidance on quality level for
ISO 13919-2
imperfections - Part 2: Aluminium and its weldable alloys

Welding - General tolerances for welded constructions - Dimensions for lengths

ISO 13920
and angles - Shape and position

ISO 14112 Gas welding equipment - Small kits for gas brazing and welding

ISO 14175 Welding consumables — Gases and gas mixtures for fusion welding and allied
 Standard
Description
Number

processes. Replaced EN 439:1994 in Europe.

Welding consumables. Wire electrodes and deposits for gas shielded metal arc
ISO 14341
welding of non alloy and fine grain steels. Classification

ISO 14554 Resistance welding

ISO 14744 Electron beam welding, six parts

Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials -

ISO 15607
General rules

ISO/TR 15608 Welding - Guidelines for a metallic material grouping system

Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials -

ISO 15609
Welding procedure specification, five parts.

Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials —

ISO 15610
Qualification based on tested welding consumables

Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials —

ISO 15611
Qualification based on previous welding experience

Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials —

ISO 15612
Qualification by adoption of a standard welding procedure

Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials —

ISO 15613
Qualification based on pre-production welding test
 Standard
Description
Number

Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials -

ISO 15614
Welding procedure test, 13 parts.

Gas welding equipment. Acetylene manifold systems for welding, cutting and
ISO 15615
allied processes. Safety requirements in high-pressure devices

Qualification testing of welders for under-water welding. Diver-welders

ISO 15618-1
for hyperbaric wet welding

Qualification testing of welders for under-water welding. Diver-welders and

ISO 15618-2
welding operators for hyperbaric dry welding

ISO 17635 Non-destructive testing of welds. General rules for metallic materials

ISO/TR 20172 Welding — Grouping systems for materials — European materials

ISO/TR 20173 Welding — Grouping systems for materials — American materials

ISO/TR 20174 Welding — Grouping systems for materials — Japanese materials

Welding for aerospace applications. Qualification test for welders and welding
ISO 24394
operators. Fusion welding of metallic components

European Union (CEN) standards

Standard
Description
Number
 Standard
Description
Number

EN 287-1 Qualification test of welders — Fusion welding — Part 1: Steels[9]

Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures - Part 1: Requirements for

EN 1090-1
conformity assessment of structural components

Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures - Part 2: Technical

EN 1090-2
requirements for steel structures

Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures - Part 3: Technical

EN 1090-3
requirements for aluminium structures

Welding — Recommendations for welding of metallic materials — Part 1:

EN 1011-1
General guidance for arc welding

Welding — Recommendations for welding of metallic materials — Part 2: Arc

EN 1011-2
welding of ferritic steels

Welding — Recommendations for welding of metallic materials — Part 3: Arc

EN 1011-3
welding of stainless steels

Welding — Recommendations for welding of metallic materials — Part 4: Arc

EN 1011-4
welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys

Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. Welding of clad

EN 1011-5
steel

Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. Laser beam

EN 1011-6
welding
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Description
Number

Welding — Recommendations for welding of metallic materials — Part 7:

EN 1011-7
Electron beam welding

Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials. Welding of cast

EN 1011-8
irons

Welding personnel. Approval testing of welding operators for fusion welding and
EN 1418 resistance weld setters for fully mechanized and automatic welding of metallic
materials

EN 1708-1 Welding. Basic welded joint details in steel. Pressurized components.

EN 1708-2 Welding. Basic weld joint details in steel. Non-internal pressurized components.

Welding. Basic weld joint details in steel. Clad, buttered and lined pressurized
EN 1708-3
components.

EN 1993-1-8 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-8: General – Design of joints

EN 13133 Brazing - Brazer approval

Welded, brazed and soldered joints – Symbolic representation on drawings. (CEN

EN 22553
version of ISO 2553)

Additional requirements for welding exist in CEN codes and standards for specific products, like
EN 12952, EN 12953, EN 13445, EN 13480, etc.

German Standards (DIN and others)

NA 092 is the Standards Committee for welding and allied processes (NAS) at DIN Deutsches
Institut für Normung e. V.[10] The following is a partial list of DIN welding standards:
 Code Description

DIN 1910-100 Welding; terms dependent on materials for metal welding

Schweißgeeignete Feinkornbaustähle - Richtlinien für die Verarbeitung

SEW 088
besonders für das Schmelzschweißen", Stahlinstitut VDEh

Metall-Schutzgasschwißen von Feinkornbaustählen", Deutsche Verband

Merkblatt DVS
für Schweißtechnik e.V.
0916