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WEE/39 - Welding consumables

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Steels. Bars and rods | Dividing and tool-workpiece holding devices | Welding, brazing and soldering | Industrial gases | Welding. Consumables | Steels | Inorganic chemicals | Inorganic chemicals. General | Welded joints and welds | Welding. Equipment | Welding. Processes

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the preparation of British, European (through CEN/TC 121/SC 3) and International (through ISO/TC 44/SC 3) standards relating to welding consumables, including gases.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (6)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/NP 25919 Welding consumables — Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of non-alloy and fine grain steels in a wet hyperbaric environment — Classification

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-05-12 		Proposal
CEN/TC 121 N 2625, Revision of EN ISO 14700 - Welding consumables - Welding consumables for hard-facing

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

Proposal begins : 2020-04-30 		Proposal
CEN/TC 121 N 2623, Adoption of ISO/TR 22281:2018 - Welding consumables - International Institute of Welding (IIW) position statement on the use of trace element analyses in welding consumable specifications

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Welding, brazing and soldering | Welding. Processes | Welding. Consumables | Welding. Equipment | Welded joints and welds

Proposal begins : 2020-04-30 		Proposal
CEN/TC 121 N 2622, Adoption of ISO/TR 13393:2009 - Welding consumables - Hardfacing classification - Microstructures

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

Proposal begins : 2020-04-30 		Proposal
BS ENISO 14344 Welding consumables -- Procurement of filler materials and fluxes

Categories: Welding. Processes

Drafting begins : 2022-11-03 		Drafting
BS EN ISO 18275 Welding consumables — Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of high-strength steels — Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Drafting begins : 2025-07-15 		Drafting
Published (46)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 22824:2024 Welding. Best practices for specification and measurement of ferrite in stainless steel weld metal

Categories: Welding. Processes

Published standard begins : 2024-12-13 		Published standard
PD ISO/TR 22281:2018 Welding consumables. International Institute of Welding (IIW) position statement on the use of trace element analyses in welding consumable specifications

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2018-02-21 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 6848:2015 Arc welding and cutting. Nonconsumable tungsten electrodes. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2015-09-11 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 6847:2020 Welding consumables. Deposition of a weld metal pad for chemical analysis

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2020-09-22 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 636:2024 Welding consumables. Rods, wires and deposits for tungsten inert gas welding of non-alloy and fine-grain steels. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2024-10-04 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 544:2024 Welding consumables. Technical delivery conditions for filler materials and fluxes. Type of product, dimensions, tolerances and markings

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2024-10-14 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 3581:2023 Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of stainless and heat-resisting steels. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2023-08-21 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 3580:2017 Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of creep-resisting steels. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2017-06-05 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 26304:2025 Welding consumables. Solid wire electrodes, tubular cored electrodes and electrode-flux combinations for submerged arc welding of high strength steels. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2025-03-17 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 2560:2020 Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of non-alloy and fine grain steels. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Published standard begins : 2020-09-17 		Published standard
Withdrawn (76)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 20378:2017 Welding consumables. Rods for gas welding of non-alloy and creep-resisting steels. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2018-10-16 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 8249:2000 Welding. Determination of Ferrite Number (FN) in austenitic and duplex ferritic-austenitic Cr-Ni stainless steel weld metals

Categories: Welding. Consumables | Welded joints and welds

Withdrawn begins : 2018-09-26 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 6848:2004 Arc welding and cutting. Nonconsumable tungsten electrodes. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2015-09-11 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 6847:2013 Welding consumables. Deposition of a weld metal pad for chemical analysis

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2020-09-22 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 6847:2001 Welding consumables. Deposition of a weld metal pad for chemical analysis

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2013-07-04 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 636:2017 Welding consumables. Rods, wires and deposits for tungsten inert gas welding of non-alloy and fine-grain steels. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2024-10-04 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 636:2015 Welding consumables. Rods, wires and deposits for tungsten inert gas welding of non-alloy and fine-grain steels. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2017-07-07 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 636:2008 Welding consumables. Rods, wires and deposits for tungsten inert gas welding of non-alloy and fine-grain steels. Classification

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2015-12-24 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 544:2017 Welding consumables. Technical delivery conditions for filler materials and fluxes. Type of product, dimensions, tolerances and markings

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2024-10-14 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 544:2011 Welding consumables. Technical delivery conditions for filler materials and fluxes. Type of product, dimensions, tolerances and markings

Categories: Welding. Consumables

Withdrawn begins : 2018-01-15 		Withdrawn