Welding- Remendations for weldingofmetallic materials
Part3:Arcweldingofstainlesssteels
Nationalforeword
This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1011-3:2000 including amendment A1:2003. It supersedes BS 7475:1991which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee WEE/45 Welding of stainless steel which has the responsibility to:
aid enquirers to understand the text;interpretation or proposals for change and keep the UK interests present to the responsible European mittee any enquiries on theinformed;promulgate them in the UK. monitor related international and European developments and
A list of organizations represented on this mittee can be obtained onrequest to its secretary.
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Summary of pages
This document prises a front cover an inside front cover the EN title page pages 2 to 29 and a back cover.
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This British Standard havingbeen prepared under the direction of the EngineeringSeetor Committee was of the Standards Committee publisbed under tbe authorityand es into effect on 15 November 2000
Amendments issued since publication
Amd. No. Date Comments14927 28 January 2004 Modification to Foreword page and deletion of Annex ZA
C BSI 28 January 2004
ISBN 0 580 36715 0
English version
Welding-Remendationsforweldingof metallicmaterials- Part3:Arc welding of stainless steels (includes amendment A1:2003)
Werkstoffe - Teil 3: LichtbogenschweilBen von(enthalt Anderung A1:2003) nichtrostenden Stahlen
materiaux metaliques - Partie 3: Soudage a Farc des Soudage - Remandations pour le soudage des(inclut Tamendement A1:2003) aciers inoxydables
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 August 2000 and amendment A1 was approved by CEN on 20 November 2003.
CEN members are bound to ply with the CEN/CENELEC Intemal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-o-date Ists and bibliographical references conceming such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three oficial versions (Engish French German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member intoits own language and notifed to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the officialversions.
CEN members are the nafional standards bodies of Austria Belgium Czech Repubic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary lceland Ireland taly Luxembourg Mala Netherlands Nonway Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland and UnitedKingdom.
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Contents
Page
Foreword.3Introduction_1 Scope... 寸2 Normative references. 4Terms and definitions.3 54 Parent metal 65 Storage and handling. 66 Welding consumables 67 Fabrication 78 Quality requirements of welds. 99 Distortion. 9Post-weld cleaning.10 10Annex A (informative) Welding of austenitic stainless steels. .11Annex B (informative) Welding of ferritic stainless steels 18Welding of austenitic-ferritic stainless steels 22Annex C (informative)Annex D (informative) Welding of martensitic and martensitic-austenitic stainless steels 27
Foreword
This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 Welding the Secretariat of which is held by DS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement at the latest by March 2001 andconflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2001.
Commission and the European Free TradeAssociation.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations the national standards organizationsof the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria Belgium Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland and the United CzechRepublic Denmark Finland France Gemany，Greece，Iceland，Ireland，Italy，Kingdom.
This European Standard is posed of the following parts:
Part 1: General guidance for arc welding.
Part 2: Arc welding of ferritic steels.
Part 3: Arc welding of stainless steels.
Part 4: Arc welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys.
Annexes A B C and D are informative.
Foreword toamendmentA1
This document EN 1011-3:2000/A1:2003 has been prepared by Technical CommitteeCEN/TC 121 Welding the Secretariat of which is held by DS.
This Amendment to the European Standard EN 1011-3:2000 shall be given the status of anational standard either bypublication of an identical text orby endorsement at the latestby June 2004 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest byJune 2004.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the EuropeanCommission and the European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations the national standards organizationsof 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.
