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RESULT 0123 30/0. o1'y OK ANSI/AWS D14.1-97 An American National Standard 065281194 u American Welding Society Specification for Welding of Industrial and Mill Cranes and Other Material Handling EquipmentKey Words — Cranes, industrial cranes, lifting ANSI/AWS D14,1-97 devices, material handling equipment, An American National Standard mill cranes Approved by American National Standards Institute December 8, 1997 Specification for Welding of Industrial and Mill Cranes and Other Material Handling Equipment Supersedes ANSVAWS D14.1-85 Prepared by AWS Committee on ‘Machinery and Equipment ‘Under the Direction of | AWS Technical Activities Committee Approved by AWS Board of Directors Abstract ‘Requirements ae presented for the design and fabrication of constructional steel weldments that are used in industrial ‘and mill cranes, lifting devices and other material handling equipment. Requirements ar also included for modification, ‘weld repair and postweld treatments of new and existing weldments. Filer metal and welding procedure guidelines are recommended forthe applicable base metals, which are limited to carbon and low-alloy stels. Allowable unit stresses are provided for weld metal and base metal for various cyclically loaded joint designs.Statement on Use of AWS Standards Al standards (codes, specifications, recommended practices, methods, classifications, and guides) ofthe American ‘Welding Society are voluntary consensus standards that have been developed in accordance with the eules ofthe Amer- ‘can National Standards Insitute. When AWS standards are either incorporated in, or made ar of, documents that are in- cluded in federal or state laws and regulations or the regulations of other governmental bodes, thes provisions cary the ful legal autority ofthe statute. 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