AS/NZS 1554.6:1994 Structural steel welding - Welding stainless steels for structural purposes
- Abbreviation
- AS/NZS 1554.6:1994
- Valid from
- 23/01/1994
- Information provider
- Standards New Zealand,
- Author
- Standards New Zealand, Standards Australia
- Information type
- New Zealand Standard,
Description
This Standard prescribes materials of construction, weld preparations and weld qualities, surface finish, qualification of welding procedures and welding personnel, and fabrication and inspection requirements for welds related to all stainless steel fabrication made up of combinations of stainless steel plate, sheet, sections (including hollow sections and built-up sections), castings and forgings, by the following processes only:
- Manual metal arc welding (MMAW);
- Submerged arc welding (SAW);
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW);
- Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW);
- Flux cored arc welding (FCAW);
- Plasma arc welding (PAW).
Scope
The Standard does not cover the selection of grades to suit the corrosion requirements, design of welded connections or permissible stresses in welds, nor the production, rectification or repair of castings.
It does not apply to the welding of pressure vessels and pressure piping.
This resource is cited by:
AS/NZS 1554.6:1994 Structural steel welding - Welding stainless steels for structural purposes
This document is CITED BY:
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AS 2159-1995
AS/NZS 1554.6:1994 is cited by AS 2159-1995 Rules for the design and installation of piling (known as the SAA Piling Code)