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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 15614-13
Fourth edition
2023-11
Specification and qualification of
welding procedures for metallic
materials — Welding procedure test —
Part 13:
Upset (resistance butt) and flash
welding
Descriptif et qualification d'un mode opératoire de soudage pour
les matériaux métalliques — Épreuve de qualification d'un mode
opératoire de soudage —
Partie 13: Soudage en bout par résistance pure et soudage par
étincelage
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope .1
2 Normative references .1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Preliminary welding procedure specification . 2
5 Welding procedure test . 2
6 Test pieces and test specimens . 2
6.1 General . 2
6.2 Shape and dimensions of test specimens. 3
6.2.1 General . 3
6.2.2 Tensile test specimen . 4
6.2.3 Bend test specimen . 4
6.2.4 Cupping test specimen . 4
6.2.5 Hardness test specimen . 4
6.2.6 Bend test specimen using thin sheets . 5
6.3 Welding of components, test pieces or test specimens. 5
7 Testing and examination.5
7.1 Extent of testing . 5
7.2 Non-destructive testing (NDT) . . 5
7.2.1 General . 5
7.2.2 Visual test . 5
7.2.3 Penetrant test . 5
7.2.4 Magnetic particle test . 5
7.2.5 Eddy current test . 5
7.2.6 Ultrasonic test . 5
7.3 Destructive tests . 6
7.3.1 Tensile test . 6
7.3.2 Three-point bend test . 6
7.3.3 Cupping test . 6
7.3.4 Bend test . 6
7.4 Macrosection . 6
7.5 Hardness distribution . 6
7.6 Retesting . 6
8 Range of qualification .6
8.1 General . 6
8.2 Related to the manufacturer . 7
8.3 Related to the parent metal . 7
8.4 Welding procedures . 7
8.4.1 Welding process . 7
8.4.2 Welding equipment . 7
8.4.3 Pre- or post-weld heat treatment . 7
9 Welding procedure qualification record (WPQR).7
Annex A (informative) Example of a welding procedure qualification record (WPQR) form .8
Bibliography .13
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 44, Welding and allied processes,
Subcommittee SC 6, Resistance welding and allied mechanical joining, in collaboration with the European
Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 121, Welding and allied processes,
in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (ISO 15614-13:2021), which has been
technically revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— petal test changed to bend test and bend test changed to three-point bend test;
— scope aligned with ISO 15614-1;
— Clauses 2, 3, 7 and 8 updated;
— clause numbering revised;
— Annex A and Annex B combined into a new Annex A.
— Table 1 modified;
— Clause 9 aligned with ISO 15614-1;
A list of all parts in the ISO 15614 series can be found on the ISO website.
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body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html. Official
interpretations of ISO/TC 44 documents, where they exist, are available from this page:
https://committee.iso.org/sites/tc44/home/interpretation.html.
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Introduction
It is intended that all new welding procedure qualifications be carried out in accordance with this
document from the date of its publication.
However, this document does not invalidate previous welding procedure qualifications made to other
standards or specifications, provided the intent of its technical requirements is satisfied and the
previous welding procedure qualifications are relevant to the application and production work on
which they are to be employed.
The primary purpose of welding procedure qualification is to demonstrate that the joining process
proposed for construction is capable of producing joints having the required mechanical properties for
the intended application.
Details of the ISO 15614 series are given in ISO 15607:2019, Annex A.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 15614-13:2023(E)
Specification and qualification of welding procedures for
metallic materials — Welding procedure test —
Part 13:
Upset (resistance butt) and flash welding
1 Scope
This document specifies how a preliminary welding procedure specification (pWPS) is qualified by
welding procedure tests.
This document defines the conditions for the execution of welding procedure tests and the range
of qualification for welding procedures for all welding operations within the qualification of
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