American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Codes[
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code (BPVC) covers all aspects of design and manufacture of boilers and
pressure vessels. All sections contain welding specifications, however most
relevant information is contained in the following:

Code Description
ASME
BPVC Rules for Construction of Power Boilers
Section I
ASME
Part C: Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler
BPVC
Metals
Section II
ASME
BPVC Nondestructive Examination
Section V
ASME
BPVC Welding and Brazing Qualifications
Section IX
ASME ASME Power ASME Process
Buttwelding ends
B16.25 B31.1 Piping B31.3 Piping

American Petroleum Institute (API) Standards[edit]

The American Petroleum Institute (API) oldest and most successful programs is
in the development of API standards which started with its first standard in
1924. API maintains over 500 standards covering the oil and gas field. [3] The
following is a partial list specific to welding:

Standard Number Description

API RP 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
Welding of pipelines and related facilities
API 1104
American Welding Society (AWS) Standards[edit]
The American Welding Society (AWS) publishes over 240 AWS-developed codes,
recommended practices and guides which are written in accordance with American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) practices.[2]The following is a partial list of the more common
publications:

Standard
Title
Number
Standard symbols for welding, brazing, and non-destructive
AWS A02.4
examination
AWS A03.0 Standard welding terms and definitions
Specification for carbon steel electrodes for shielded metal
AWS A05.1
arc welding
Specification for carbon steel electrodes and rods for gas
AWS A05.18
shielded arc welding
AWS B01.10 Guide for the nondestructive examination of welds
Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance
AWS B02.1
Qualification
AWS D01.1 Structural welding (steel)
AWS D01.2 Structural welding (aluminum)
AWS D01.3 Structural welding (sheet steel)
AWS D01.4 Structural welding (reinforcing steel)
AWS D01.5 Bridge welding
AWS D01.6 Structural welding (stainless steel)
AWS D01.7 Structural welding (strengthening and repair)
AWS D01.8 Structural welding seismic supplement
AWS D01.9 Structural welding (titanium)
AWS D08.1 Automotive spot welding
AWS D08.6 Automotive spot welding electrodes supplement
AWS D08.7 Automotive spot welding recommendations supplement
AWS D08.8 Automotive arc welding (steel)
AWS D08.9 Automotive spot weld testing
AWS D08.14 Automotive arc welding (aluminum)
 Standard
Title
Number
AWS D09.1 Sheet metal welding
AWS D10.10 Heating practices for pipe and tube
AWS D10.11 Root pass welding for pipe
AWS D10.12 Pipe welding (mild steel)
AWS D10.13 Tube brazing (copper)
AWS D10.18 Pipe welding (stainless steel)
AWS D11.2 Welding (cast iron)
AWS D14.1 Industrial mill crane welding
AWS D14.3 Earthmoving & agricultural equipment welding
AWS D14.4 Machinery joint welding
AWS D14.5 Press welding
AWS D14.6 Industrial mill roll surfacing
AWS D15.1 Railroad welding
AWS D15.2 Railroad welding practice supplement
AWS D16.1 Robotic arc welding safety
AWS D16.2 Robotic arc welding system installation
AWS D16.3 Robotic arc welding risk assessment
AWS D16.4 Robotic arc welder operator qualification
AWS D17.1 Aerospace fusion welding
AWS D17.2 Aerospace resistance welding
AWS D18.1 Hygienic tube welding (stainless steel)
AWS D18.2 Stainless steel tube discoloration guide
AWS D18.3 Hygienic equipment welding

The zero after the first letter is only placed there so the table can be sorted.
i.e. D01.1 is actually D1.1)
British Standards (BS)[edit]
British Standards are developed, maintained and published by BSI Standards
which is UK's National Standards Body.[6] The following is a partial list of
standards specific to welding:

Standard
Description
Number

BS 499-1 Welding terms and symbols. Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal cutting

BS 499-2C Welding terms and symbols. European arc welding symbols in chart form

BS 2633 Specification for Class I arc welding of ferritic steel pipework for carrying fluids

BS 2971 Specification for class II arc welding of carbon steel pipework for carrying fluids

Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore - Part 1: Carbon and
BS 4515-1
carbon manganese steel pipelines

Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore. Duplex stainless steel
BS 4515-2
pipelines

Structural use of steel and aluminium. Recommendations for the execution of steel bridges
PD 6705-2
to BS EN 1090-2

Structural use of steel and aluminium. Recommendations for the execution of aluminium
PD 6705-3
structures to BS EN 1090-3