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WEE/46/6 - Leak Testing

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Testing. Non-destructive

Overview: Under the direction of WEE/46, is responsible for general standards for the application of non-destructive testing to mechanical engineering materials and components including the non-destructive testing of metallic welds. This committee provides detailed technical input to standards involvingn leak testing. It also provides UK input into CEN/TC 138/WG 6 and ISO/TC 135/SC 6.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (2)
Reference Standards description
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/NP 25958 Non-destructive testing — Leak testing — Selection of leak testing methods

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-06-04 		Proposal
BS EN 1518:2026 Non-destructive testing - Leak testing - Characterization of mass spectrometer leak detectors

Categories: Testing. Non-destructive

Approval begins : 		Approval
Published (2)
Reference Standards description
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 6366:2025 Non-destructive testing. Leak testing. Radioactive tracer methods for pressured vessels and underground pipelines

Categories: Testing. Non-destructive

Published standard begins : 2025-09-18 		Published standard
BS EN 1779:2026 Non-destructive testing. Leak testing. Criteria for method and technique selection

Categories: Testing. Non-destructive

Published standard begins : 2026-10-08 		Published standard
Withdrawn (0)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.