ISO 15610:2003

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 15610
First edition
2003-10-01

Specification and qualification of welding
procedures for metallic materials —
Qualification based on tested welding
consumables
Descriptif et qualification d'un mode opératoire de soudage pour les
matériaux métalliques — Qualification basée sur des produits
consommables soumis à essais




Reference number
ISO 15610:2003(E)
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ISO 15610:2003(E)
Foreword
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ISO 15610 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in collaboration with
Technical Committee ISO/TC 44, Welding and allied processes, Subcommittee SC 10, Unification of
requirements in the field of metal welding, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation
between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This first edition cancels and replaces ISO 9956-5:1995.
Throughout the text of this document, read ".this European Standard." to mean ".this International
Standard.".
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ISO 15610:2003(E)
Contents
Page
Foreword.v
Introduction .1
1 Scope .1
2 Normative references .2
3 Terms and definitions.2
4 Preliminary welding procedure specifications (pWPS) .2
5 Qualification of the welding procedure .2
6 Range of qualification .2
7 Validity .4
8 Welding Procedure Qualification Record (WPQR) .4
Bibliography .5
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ISO 15610:2003(E)
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 15610:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 "Welding", the
secretariat of which is held by DS, in collaboration with ISO/TC 44 "Welding and allied processes".
This European Standard EN ISO 15610:2003 shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication
of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2004, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by March 2004.
This document supersedes EN 288-5:1994.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European
Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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ISO 15610:2003(E)
Introduction
In EN ISO 15607, one of the methods of welding procedure qualification is based on tested welding consumab
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