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This Published Document is the UK implementation of CEN ISO/TR
15608:2013. It supersedes PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2005 which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee
WEE/36, Qualification of welding personnel and welding procedures.
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© The British Standards Institution 2013
Published by BSI Standards Limited 2013
ISBN 978 0 580 80115 0
ICS 25.160.01
English Version
Soudage - Lignes directrices pour un système de Schweißen - Richtlinien für eine Gruppeneinteilung von
groupement des matériaux métalliques (ISO/TR metallischen Werkstoffen (ISO/TR 15608:2013)
15608:2013)
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 16 March 2013. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 121.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United
Kingdom.
© 2013 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN ISO/TR 15608:2013: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2013
CEN ISO/TR 15608:2013 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................3
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PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2013
CEN ISO/TR 15608:2013 (E)
Foreword
This document (CEN ISO/TR 15608:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 44 "Welding
and allied processes" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 “Welding” the secretariat of
which is held by DIN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/TR 15608:2013 has been approved by CEN as CEN ISO/TR 15608:2013 without any
modification.
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PD CEN ISO/TR 15608:2013
ISO/TR 15608:2013(E)
Contents Page
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Grouping system for steels.......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Grouping system for aluminium and aluminium alloys............................................................................................... 3
4 Grouping system for copper and copper alloys..................................................................................................................... 4
5 Grouping system for nickel and nickel alloys.......................................................................................................................... 4
6 Grouping system for titanium and titanium alloys............................................................................................................ 5
7 Grouping system for zirconium and zirconium alloys................................................................................................... 5
8 Grouping system for cast irons............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Bibliography................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
1 Scope
This Technical Report provides a uniform system for grouping of materials for welding purposes. It can
also apply to other purposes, such as heat treatment, forming and non-destructive testing.
This Technical Report covers grouping systems for the following standardized materials:
— steels;
— aluminium and its alloys;
— copper and its alloys;
— nickel and its alloys;
— titanium and its alloys;
— zirconium and its alloys;
— cast irons.
Table 1 (continued)
Group Subgroup Type of steel
High vanadium alloyed Cr-Mo-(Ni) steels
6.1 Steels with 0,3 % ≤ Cr ≤ 0,75 %, Mo ≤ 0,7 % and V ≤ 0,35 %
6 6.2 Steels with 0,75 % < Cr ≤ 3,5 %, 0,7 % < Mo ≤ 1,2 % and V ≤ 0,35 %
6.3 Steels with 3,5 % < Cr ≤ 7,0 %, Mo ≤ 0,7 % and 0,45 % ≤ V ≤ 0,55 %
6.4 Steels with 7,0 % < Cr ≤ 12,5 %, 0,7 % < Mo ≤ 1,2 % and V ≤ 0,35 %
Ferritic, martensitic or precipitation-hardened stainless steels with C ≤ 0,35 % and
10,5 % ≤ Cr ≤ 30 %
7 7.1 Ferritic stainless steels
7.2 Martensitic stainless steels
7.3 Precipitation-hardened stainless steels
Austenitic stainless steels, Ni ≤ 35 %
8.1 Austenitic stainless steels with Cr ≤ 19 %
8
8.2 Austenitic stainless steels with Cr > 19 %
8.3 Manganese austenitic stainless steels with 4 % < Mn ≤ 12 %
Nickel alloy steels with Ni ≤ 10,0 %
9.1 Nickel alloy steels with Ni ≤ 3,0 %
9
9.2 Nickel alloy steels with 3,0 % < Ni ≤ 8,0 %
9.3 Nickel alloy steels with 8,0 % < Ni ≤ 10,0 %
Austenitic ferritic stainless steels (duplex)
10.1 Austenitic ferritic stainless steels with Cr ≤ 24 %
10
10.2 Austenitic ferritic stainless steels with Cr > 24 %
10.3 Austenitic ferritic stainless steels with Ni ≤ 2 %
Steels covered by group 1c except 0,25 % < C ≤ 0,85 %
11.1 Steels as indicated under 11 with 0,25 % < C ≤ 0,35 %
11
11.2 Steels as indicated under 11 with 0,35 % < C ≤ 0,5 %
11.3 Steels as indicated under 11 with 0,5 % < C ≤ 0,85 %
Based on the actual product analysis, group 2 steels may be considered group 1 steels.
If a material has different minimum specified yield strengths depending on the thickness, the highest yield
strength shall be used for the determination of the subgroup.
a In accordance with the specification of the steel product standards, ReH may be replaced by Rp0,2 or
Rt0,5.
b A higher value is accepted, provided Cr + Mo + Ni + Cu + V ≤ 0,75 %.
c A higher value is accepted, provided Cr + Mo + Ni + Cu + V ≤ 1 %.
d A higher value is acceptable, provided Cr + Mo + Ni + Cu + V ≤ 1 % and CE (IIW) ≤ 0,55. The CE (IIW) is
specified in ISO/TR 17671-2.
Bibliography
[1] ISO/TR 17671-2, Welding — Recommendations for welding of metallic materials — Part 2: Arc
welding of ferritic steels
[2] ISO/TR 20172, Welding — Grouping systems for materials — European materials
[3] ISO/TR 20173, Welding — Grouping systems for materials — American materials
[4] ISO/TR 20174, Welding — Grouping systems for materials — Japanese materials
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