Welding standards

Selected Standards Related to Welding

A number or organizations issue standards related to welding. The most comprehensive set of U.S. welding standards is issued by the American Welding Society. Note that standards are copyrighted, and must be purchased directly from the publisher:

American Welding Society (AWS)
550 N. W. LeJeune Rd
Miami, Florida 33126
Telephone: 305.443.9353
or 800.443.9353
Fax: 305.443.7559

To purchase AWS Welding Standards, please visit: www.aws.org

Also included in searchable form are selected standards related to welding issued by:

American Petroleum Institute (API)
Order Desk 1220
L Street NW Suite 900
Washington D.C. 20005-4070
Telephone: 202.682.8375
Fax: 202.962.4776

To purchase API Technical Standards, please visit: www.api.org/tech/

ASME
22 Law Drive Box 2900
Fairfield, New Jersey 07007-2900
Telephone: 973.882.1167 ext. 816
or 800.843.2763 Ext 816
Fax: 973.882.1717

To purchase ASME Standards, please visit: www.asme.org/codes/

ASTM
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959
Telephone: 610.832.9585
Fax: 610.832.9555

To purchase ASTM Standards, please visit: www.astm.org/

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
The ANSI Web site provides information about standards and conformity assessment information that is of interest to the US standards development community. Included is information about ANSI's standards and conformity assessment activities, as well as links to other standards and conformity assessment sites on the Internet. For more information, visit www.ansi.org.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 100 countries. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity. Visit www.iso.org for more information.

ISO - TC 44 / SC 12 Soldering Materials
ISO - TC 44 / SC 12 Soldering Materials

ISO - TC 44 Welding and Allied Processes
Standardization of welding, by all processes, as well as allied processes; these standards include terminology, definitions and the symbolic representation of welds on drawings, apparatus and equipment for welding, raw materials (gas, parent and filler metals) welding processes and rules, methods of test and control, calculations and design of welded assemblies, welders' qualifications, as well as safety and health. ISO - TC 44 Welding and Allied Processes

Practical Guide to Section IX - Welding Qualifications
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