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WEE/36 - Qualification of welding personnel and welding procedures

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Limits and fits | Pipeline components. Other | Management. Human resources | Welding, brazing and soldering | Welding, brazing and soldering. General | Pipelines. Iron and steel. | | Bolts, screws, studs | Welding. Consumables | Brazing and soldering | Welded joints and welds | Welding. Equipment | Welding. Processes | Copper products

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, WEE/36 is responsible for the preparation and development of British, European (through CEN/TC 121/SC 4) and International (through ISO/TC 44/SC 10, SC 11 & SC15 ) standards relating to Qualification of welding personnel and welding procedures, excluding qualification of welding of steel for concrete reinforcement, covered by WEE/43

Committee standards activity

In Progress (42)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 8182 Welding and allied processes — Guidelines for the use of the welding parameters related to the welding energy for qualification and specification of welding procedures

Categories: Welding. Processes

Approval begins : 		Approval
PD ISO/TR 3834-6 Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials. Part 6: Guidelines on implementing ISO 3834

Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General

Drafting begins : 2021-06-15 		Drafting
ISO/TC 44/SC 10 N 1843, ISO/NP 15614-8 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials -- Welding procedure test -- Part 8: Welding of tubes to tube-plate joints

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Welding, brazing and soldering | Welding. Processes

Proposal begins : 2021-12-15 		Proposal
ISO/TC 44/SC 10 N 1815, ISO/NP 17671-9 Welding -- Recommendations for welding of metallic materials -- Part 9: Welding of unalloyed and low alloyed steel castings

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Welding. Processes

Proposal begins : 2021-07-21 		Proposal
ISO/TC 44/SC 10 N 1810, ISO/NP 3834-6 This part of ISO 3834 gives guidelines for the implementation of requirements given in the other parts of ISO 3834, and is intended to help manufacturers and users select that part of ISO 3834 appropriate to their needs. It is expected that they will already be familiar with ISO 3834 as a whole.

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Welding, brazing and soldering | Welding. Processes

Proposal begins : 2021-07-19 		Proposal
ISO/NP 4061 Soldering -- Quality requirements for soldering of metallic materials

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Welding, brazing and soldering | Welding. Processes | Welding. Consumables | Welding. Equipment | Manufacturing | Metallurgy

Proposal begins : 2020-12-08 		Proposal
ISO/NP 26110 Specification for Material Manufacturing using Direct Energy and Ti-6Al-4V Grade 5 (UNS R56400) and Grade 23 ELI (UNS R56401) Wires

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-07-31 		Proposal
ISO/NP 25026 Welding and allied processes — Measurement of arc energies

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-01-15 		Proposal
ISO/NP 25016 Welding — Grouping system for metallic materials

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-01-15 		Proposal
ISO/NP 15614-15 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials — Welding procedure test — Part 15: Manufacturing Material Using Wire with Direct Energie

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-01-13 		Proposal
Published (63)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 20273:2017 Guidelines on weld quality in relationship to fatigue strength

Categories: Welded joints and welds

Published standard begins : 2017-09-15 		Published standard
PD ISO/TR 24471:2019 Brazing. Grouping systems for materials. American materials

Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General

Published standard begins : 2019-12-10 		Published standard
PD ISO/TR 18491:2015 Welding and allied processes. Guidelines for measurement of welding energies

Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General

Published standard begins : 2015-05-15 		Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 20174:2020 Welding. Grouping systems for materials. Japanese materials

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2020-07-14 		Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 20173:2018 Welding. Grouping systems for materials. American materials

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2018-08-31 		Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 20172:2021 Welding - Grouping systems for materials - European materials (ISO/TR 20172:2021)

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2021-05-12 		Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 14745:2015 Welding. Post-weld heat treatment parameters for steels

Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General

Published standard begins : 2015-01-15 		Published standard
BS ISO 23493:2020 Welding and allied processes. Process specification for laser-arc hybrid welding for metallic materials

Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General

Published standard begins : 2020-11-10 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 9606-5:2000 Approval testing of welders. Fusion welding. Titanium and titanium alloys, zirconium and zirconium alloys

Categories: Welding. Processes

Published standard begins : 2000-02-18 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 9606-4:1999 Approval testing of welders. Fusion welding. Nickel and nickel alloys

Categories: Welding. Processes

Published standard begins : 1999-04-08 		Published standard
Withdrawn (50)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CR ISO 15608:2000, CR ISO 15608:2000 Welding. Guidelines for a metallic material grouping system

Categories: Welding. Processes

Withdrawn begins : 2005-12-07 		Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 20174:2005 Welding. Grouping system for materials. Japanese materials

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2011-07-25 		Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 20173:2009 Welding. Grouping systems for materials. American materials

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2018-08-31 		Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 20173:2005 Welding. Grouping systems for materials. American materials

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2009-11-02 		Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 20172:2009 Welding. Grouping systems for materials. European materials

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2021-05-12 		Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 20172:2006 Welding. Grouping systems for materials. European materials

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2009-07-10 		Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2017 Welding. Guidelines for a metallic materials grouping system

Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General

Withdrawn begins : 2025-10-23 		Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2013 Welding. Guidelines for a metallic materials grouping system

Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General

Withdrawn begins : 2017-02-22 		Withdrawn
PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2005 Welding. Guidelines for a metallic materials grouping system

Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General

Withdrawn begins : 2013-04-17 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 17779:2021 Brazing. Specification and qualification of brazing procedures for metallic materials

Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering. General

Withdrawn begins : 2025-11-05 		Withdrawn