AWS B4.0:2016
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STANDARD METHODS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF WELDS
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01-01-2016
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Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Figures
1. Scope
2. Normative References
3. Terms and Definitions
4. Tension Tests
5. Shear Tests
6. Bend Tests
7. Fracture and Notch Toughness Tests
8. Hardness Tests
9. Break Tests (Nick and Fillet Weld)
10. Weldability Testing
11. Process Specific Tests
Annex A (Informative) - Bibliography
Annex B (Informative) - Requesting an Official Interpretation
on an AWS Standard
Annex C (Informative) - Recommended Practice for All-Weld-Metal
Tensile Testing of Narrow Groove Welds
Annex D (Informative) - Recommended Practice for All-Weld-Metal
Tensile Testing of Narrow Groove Pipeline
Girth Welds
List of AWS Documents of the Mechanical Testing of Welding
This specification establishes standard methods for mechanical testing of welds.
| Committee |
B4
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| DevelopmentNote |
Also available in Metric version; See AWS B4.0M. (09/2006) English and Spanish versions to 2007 edition are still available. (09/2016)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| ISBN |
978-0-87171-889-1
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| Pages |
18
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| PublisherName |
American Welding Society
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| AWS A5.4 : 92(R2000) | STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING, SPECIFICATION FOR |
| MIL-E-23765-2 Revision E:1994 | ELECTRODES AND RODS - WELDING, BARE, SOLID OR ALLOYED CORED, LOW ALLOY STEEL |
| AWS A5.28/A5.28M : 2005 : R2015 | SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND RODS FOR GAS SHIELDED ARC WELDING |
| MIL-E-22200-9 Revision B:1982 | ELECTRODES, WELDING, MINERAL COVERED, LOW HYDROGEN OR IRON POWDER, LOW HYDROGEN, NICKEL MANGANESE CHROMIUM MOLYBDENUM ALLOY STEEL FOR PRODUCING HY 130 WELDMENTS FOR AS WELDED APPLICATIONS |
| CSA W59.2 : 1991 : R2008 | WELDED ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION |
| AWS A5.28/A5.28M : 2005 : INC : ERR 1 | SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND RODS FOR GAS SHIELDED ARC WELDING |
| AWS EG3.0 : 1996 | TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PERSONNEL: LEVEL 2 - ADVANCEDWELDER, GUIDE FOR THE |
| AWS A5.2 : 92(R1997) | SPECIFICATIONS FOR CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEEL RODS FOR OXYFUEL GAS WELDING |
| AWS D10.12M/D10.12:2000 | GUIDE FOR WELDING MILD STEEL PIPE |
| CSA W59.2 : 1991 | WELDED ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION |
| MIL STD 248 : D | WELDING AND BRAZING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION |
| MIL-E-22200-4 Revision D:1991 | ELECTRODES, WELDING, COVERED, COPPER-NICKEL ALLOY |
| AWS D14.9/D14.9M : 2013 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE WELDING OF HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS |
| AWS D1.7/D1.7M : 2010 | GUIDE FOR STRENGTHENING AND REPAIRING EXISTING STRUCTURES |
| AWS D15.1/D15.1M : 2012 | RAILROAD WELDING SPECIFICATION FOR CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES |
| AWS D1.2/D1.2M : 2014 | STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - ALUMINUM |
| AWS D14.1/D14.1M:2005 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF INDUSTRIAL AND MILL CRANES AND OTHER MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT |
| AWS D17.1 : 2001 | SPECIFICATION FOR FUSION WELDING FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS |
| AWS B2.4 : 2012 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION FOR THERMOPLASTICS |
| AWS B5.1 : 2013 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTORS |
| AWS D1.5M/D1.5 : 2015 | BRIDGE WELDING CODE |
| AWS DPW : 1999 | THE DESIGN AND PLANNING MANUAL FOR COST-EFFECTIVE WELDING |
| AWS A5.20/A5.20M : 2005 | SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING |
| API TR 938-B : 2008 | USE OF 9CR-1MO-V (GRADE 91) STEEL IN THE OIL REFINING INDUSTRY |
| AWS WHC4.09 : 0 | MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 9: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WELDING |
| AWS A5.5/A5.5M : 2014 | SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING |
| AWS B2.1/B2.1M : 2014 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION |
| MIL-E-24355 Revision B:1982 | ELECTRODES, WELDING, BARE, SOLID NICKEL MANGANESE CHROMIUM MOLYBDENUM ALLOY STEEL FOR PRODUCING HY 13O WELDMENTS FOR AS WELDED APPLICATIONS |
| MIL-E-23765 Revision B:1985 | ELECTRODES AND RODS - WELDING, BARE, SOLID AND ALLOYED CORED, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR |
| AWS A5.34/A5.34M : 2013 | SPECIFICATION FOR NICKEL-ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING |
| AWS A5.35/A5.35M : 2015 | SPECIFICATION FOR COVERED ELECTRODES FOR UNDERWATER WET SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING |
| AWS A5.22/A5.22M : 2012 | SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL FLUX CORED AND METAL CORED WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS |
| AWS B5.5:2011 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDING EDUCATORS |
| AWS D14.5 : 1997 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF PRESSES AND PRESS COMPONENTS |
| AWS A9.1 : 1992 | STANDARD GUIDE FOR DESCRIBING ARC WELDS IN COMPUTERIZED MATERIAL PROPERTY AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION DATABASES |
| AWS A5.29 : 1998 | SPECIFICATION FOR LOW ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING |
| ASME PV CODE 2C : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - SPECIFICATIONS FOR WELDING RODS, ELECTRODES, AND FILLER METALS |
| AWS D14.4/D14.4M : 2012 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN OF WELDED JOINTS IN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT |
| NAVSEA T9074 BD GIB 010/0300 : 0 | BASE MATERIALS FOR CRITICAL APPLICATIONS: REQUIREMENTS FOR LOW ALLOY STEEL PLATE, FORGINGS, CASTINGS, SHAPES, BARS, AND HEADS OF HY-80/100/130 AND HSLA-80/100 |
| MIL-E-23765-1 Revision E:1985 | ELECTRODES AND RODS - WELDING, BARE, SOLID AND ALLOYED CORED, ORDINARY STRENGTH AND LOW ALLOY STEEL |
| MIL-STD-1688 Revision A:1990 | FABRICATION, WELDING, AND INSPECTION OF HY-80/100 SUBMARINE APPLICATIONS |
| AWS D10.6 : 1991 | GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING OF TITANIUM PIPING AND TUBING, RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR |
| CSA W59.2 : 1991 : R2013 | WELDED ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION |
| AWS D18.1 : 1999 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL TUBE AND PIPE SYSTEMS IN SANITARY (HYGIENIC) APPLICATIONS |
| AWS A5.17/A5.17M : 1997 | SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING |
| MIL-STD-792 Revision F:2006 | IDENTIFICATION MARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE COMPONENTS |
| AWS B2.1 : 2005 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION |
| AWS D14.7/D14.7M : 2005 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR SURFACING AND RECONDITIONING OF INDUSTRIAL MILL ROLLS |
| AWS B5.4 : 2005 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDER TEST FACILITIES |
| AWS C5.7 : 2000 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR ELECTROGAS WELDING |
| NASA MSFC SPEC 504 : 1990 | WELDING, ALUMINIUM ALLOYS |
| NASA MSFC SPEC 3679 : 2012 | PROCESS SPECIFICATION - WELDING AEROSPACE HARDWARE |
| NASA MSFC SPEC 560 : 1988 | THE FUSION WELDING OF STEEL, CORROSION AND HEAT RESISTANT ALLOYS |
| NASA STD 5006 : 2015 | GENERAL FUSION WELDING REQUIREMENTS FOR AEROSPACE MATERIALS |
| NASA PRC 0014 : 2012 | PROCESS SPECIFICATION FOR FRICTION STIR WELDING |
| AWS A5.6/A5.6M : 2008 | SPECIFICATION FOR COPPER AND COPPER-ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING |
| MIL-DTL-24403-1 Revision F:2008 | ELECTRODES - WELDING, FLUX CORED, ORDINARY STRENGTH AND LOW ALLOY STEEL |
| AWS A5.1M/A5.1 : 2012 | SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING |
| MIL-STD-2149 Revision A:1990 | STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR EXPLOSION TESTING FERROUS AND NON FERROUS METALLIC MATERIALS AND WELDMENTS |
| MIL-DTL-22200-1 Revision H:2008 | ELECTRODES, WELDING, MINERAL COVERED, IRON-POWDER, LOW-HYDROGEN MEDIUM AND HIGH TENSILE STEEL, AS-WELDED OR STRESS-RELIEVED WELD APPLICATION |
| MIL-E-22200 Revision G:1989 | ELECTRODES, WELDING, COVERED: GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR |
| MIL-E-22200-2 Revision D:1986 | ELECTRODE, WELDING COVERED (AUSTENITIC CHROMIUM NICKEL STEEL, FOR CORROSIVE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE SERVICES) |
| MIL-E-22200-5 Revision C:1984 | ELECTRODES, WELDING, MINERAL COVERED, IRON-POWDER, LOW-HYDROGEN, LOW-ALLOY STEEL FOR HARDENING AND TEMPERING HEAT TREATMENT APPLICATIONS ONLY |
| MIL-DTL-70951 Revision A:2007 | PALLET, FIELD ARTILLERY PROJECTILE |
| MIL-E-24403 Revision A:1981 | ELECTRODES - WELDING, FLUX CORED, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR |
| MIL-E-21562 Revision E:1989 | ELECTRODES AND RODS - WELDING, BARE, NICKEL ALLOY |
| AISC 341 : 2016 | SEISMIC PROVISIONS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS |
| AWS A5.1 : 91(R1999) | SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING |
| AWS A5.23/A5.23M : 2011 | SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING |
| AWS EG4.0 : 1996 | GUIDE FOR THE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PERSONNEL: LEVEL 3, EXPERT WELDER |
| AWS D1.6 : 1999 ERRATA 1999 | STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - STAINLESS STEEL |
| AWS D14.1 : 1997 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING INDUSTRIAL AND MILL CRANES AND OTHER MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT |
| AWS A5.3/A5.3M : 1999 | SPECIFICATION FOR ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM-ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING |
| AWS D14.5/D14.5M:2009 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF PRESSES AND PRESS COMPONENTS |
| CSA W59.2 : 1991(R2008) | WELDED ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION |
| MIL-E-22200-11 Revision A:1989 | ELECTRODES, WELDING, MINERAL-COVERED, IRON POWDER, LOW HYDROGEN, FOR PRODUCING HY-130 WELDMENTS TO BE HEAT-TREATED |
| DOD-STD-2185 Base Document:1986 | REQUIREMENTS FOR REPAIR AND STRAIGHTENING OF BRONZE NAVAL SHIP PROPELLERS |
| AWS D18.1/D18.1M : 2009 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL TUBE AND PIPE SYSTEMS IN SANITARY (HYGIENIC) APPLICATIONS |
| AWS D1.9/D1.9M:2015 | STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - TITANIUM |
| AWS A5.25 : 1991 | SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR ELECTROSLAG WELDING |
| AWS A5.26 : 1991 | SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR ELECTROGAS WELDING |
| AWS A5.4/A5.4M : 2012 | SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING |
| AWS A5.29/A5.29M : 2010 | SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING |
| AWS D3.6M : 2010 | UNDERWATER WELDING CODE |
| AWS C6.2/C6.2M : 2006 | SPECIFICATION FOR FRICTION WELDING OF METALS |
| AWS D3.9 : 2010 | SPECIFICATION FOR CLASSIFICATION OF WELD-THROUGH PAINT PRIMERS |
| AWS D14.3 : 1994 | WELDING EARTHMOVING AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, SPECIFICATION FOR, |
| AWS D10.6/D10.6M : 2000 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING OF TITANIUM PIPING AND TUBING |
| AWS A5.20 : 1995 | SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING |
| AWS A5.20/A5.20M : 2005 : R2015 | SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING |
| AWS B2.3/B2.3M : 2012 | SPECIFICATION FOR SOLDERING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION |
| AWS A5.9 : 93(R1999) | BARE STAINLESS STEEL WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS, SPECIFICATION FOR |
| AWS A5.3 : 1991 | SPECIFICATION FOR ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING |
| API STD 1104:2013 | WELDING OF PIPELINES AND RELATED FACILITIES |
| AWS A2.4 : 2012 | STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION |
| ISO 15653:2010 | Metallic materials Method of test for the determination of quasistatic fracture toughness of welds |
| ASTM E 384 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Materials |
| ASTM E 83 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Verification and Classification of Extensometer Systems |
| AWS A1.1 : 2016 | METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE FOR THE WELDING INDUSTRY |
| ASME B46.1 : 2009 | SURFACE TEXTURE (SURFACE ROUGHNESS, WAVINESS, AND LAY) |
| ASTM B 557 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products |
| ASTM E 10 : 2017-05 | TEST METHOD FOR BRINELL HARDNESS OF METALLIC MATERIALS |
| ASTM E 110 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Rockwell and Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials by Portable Hardness Testers |
| AWS A4.3 : 1993 | DETERMINATION OF THE DIFFUSIBLE HYDROGEN CONTENT OF MARTENSITIC, BAINITIC, AND FERRITIC STEEL WELD METAL PRODUCED BY ARC WELDING |
| ASTM E 1823 : 2013-07 | TERMINOLOGY RELATING TO FATIGUE AND FRACTURE TESTING |
| BS 7363:1990 | Method for bead-on-plate (BOP) test for welds |
| AWS D10.12 : 1989 | WELDING LOW CARBON STEEL PIPE, RECOMMENDED PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR |
| API 1107 : 1991 | PIPELINE MAINTENANCE WELDING PRACTICES |
| ASTM E 8 : 2004 | Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials |
| AWS WHB.2.8 : 1991 | WELDING PROCESSES, WELDING HANDBOOK, 8TH EDITION, VOL.2 |
| AWS A3.0M/A3.0 : 2010 | STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS INCLUDING TERMS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING, THERMAL CUTTING, AND THERMAL SPRAYING |
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