EN 15082 - Part 5 EN 15082 - Part 5
EN 15082 - Part 5 EN 15082 - Part 5
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appropriate manner with regard to the implementation of the visual inspection and the
re+uirements
97.(
The tests, the welder or operator of the need to !e carried out in accordance with
Ta!le ) shall !e clearly defined acceptance criteria, dimensions, etc(. and are
recorded(
These records and calculations are of the welder or operator who has performed the
The percentages shown are !ased on the total length of all welds( This applies:
⎯ )33 means: e"amination of all welds of all components#
⎯ )3 means test for )3 of the welds of all components, or )33 testing
of a component of )3 components(
The test methods are shown in Ta!le ) ;indestpr<fanforderungen of welded
=oints,
-$e percenta"es e+presse! refer to t$e tota en"t$ to 'e e+amine! for one "iven we!,
-$&s.
100 / means. re&est for testin" of t$e entire en"t$ of t$e we! an! on a t$e pieces
'&it
10 / means. testin" of 10 / of t$e entire en"t$ of t$e we! on a t$e pieces '&it or
100 / testin" on 1 of ever 10 items '&it
-$e test met$o!s in!icate! in -a'e 1 s$a 'e t$e minim&m capa'e of ens&rin" compiance
of t$e we!e! oints, A!!itiona tests !epen!in" on t$e materia# t$e !esi"n or c&stomer
re&irements ma 'e necessar,
A N- (3-# 4-# - or P-) s$a 'e performe! ' personne certi*e! accor!in" to EN 67 an!
s$a 'e !oc&mente!,
9or inspection casses C- 1 an! C- 2# t$e vis&a e+amination s$a 'e performe! ' personne
certi*e! accor!in" to EN 67 an! s$a 'e !oc&mente!,
9or inspection cass C- # t$e vis&a e+amination s$a 'e performe! as a minim&m '
personne &ai*e! ' t$e man&fact&rer an! s$o&! 'e !oc&mente!,
9or inspection C- 6# t$e vis&a e+amination s$a 'e performe! as a minim&m ' we!ers
w$o are traine! in vis&a e+amination an! !oc&mentation is not re&ire!,
:o&metric tests appica'e on for '&tt we!s an! -%
we!s wit$ f& penetration,
' ;$ere vo&metric testin" is not feasi'e for we!s
of t$e we! performance cass CP < in me!i&m
safet cate"or or CP C1# 100 / s&rface testin" is
re&ire!, ;$en *ve consec&tive items are
accepta'e# s&rface testin" ma 'e re!&ce! to 25
/, A pro!&ction we! test accor!in" to EN 15085%6
for ever we!er or operator of a ro'ot w$o carries
o&t t$is we! 'efore t$e start of t$e pro!&ction is
necessar, -$e pro!&ction we! test is vai! for si+
mont$s an! ma 'e proon"e! ' t$e responsi'e
we!in" coor!inator if t$e we!er or operator is sti
in t$e pro!&ction (for information on we!
performance casses# see EN 15085%.2007# -a'e 2),
=n t$e case of f& mec$anise! or
a&tomatic we!in" proce!&res wit$
process monitorin" for we!
performance cass CP < an! CP C1 t$e
e+tent of testin" can 'e re!&ce! in
a"reement wit$ t$e responsi'e we!in"
coor!inator, =f re&ire!# t$e a"reement
of t$e c&stomer s$a 'e o'taine!,
! test plan and test criteria
5() Inspection Planning
Pro!&ction pannin" are t$e veri*cation proce!&re# t$e veri*cation time an! t$e
necessar amo&nt of tests in a test pan# !epen!in" on t$e we! test cass # t$e
we! s$ape an! t$e materia set,
9or simpe we!in" components in t$e veri*cation pan to wor> pan 'e
inte"rate!, Partic&ar compe+ or important case of we!e! components is
recommen!e! t$at a -est pan is create!# t$e vario&s p$ases of t$e tests cear
!escri'es,
!.2.1 weld grades
=n accor!ance wit$ t$e tec$nica !oc&mentation (e"# !rawin") speci*e! we!
&ait
casses are accor!in" to EN 15085%# Section 5 of t$e speci*e! eva&ation for
imperfections
of stan!ar!s EN =SO 5817 or EN =SO 10062 for stee a&min&m an! a&min&m
aos s$o&! 'e met wit$,
9or t$e resistance we!in" met$o! is EN 15085%.2007# Anne+ 9,
!.2.2 inspection stages and acceptance levels
EN 120?2 is in t$e test sta"es an! accepta'e imits to t$e &ait eves in terms of
appie! non%!estr&ctive test met$o!s reference!,
A CP is not compete containe! in EN 120?2 (see EN 15085%.2007# ca&se 5),
=n speci*c cases w$ere a more acc&rate assessment of t$e e+tent an! tpe of
irre"&arit
is nee!e! to verif its compati'iit mo!e# it ma 'e necessar# t$at ot$er as
containe! in t$e EN tests are performe!,
4.4.3 onformit* control of welds
After we!in"# t$e N- (Non%estr&ctive -estin") is carrie! o&t ' certi*e!
personne (e+cept :- see -a'e 1), -a'e 1 !e*nes t$e tpe an! fre&enc of
t$e testin" to 'e carrie! o&t !&rin" series pro!&ction, -$is is 'ase!
on t$e reations$ip 'etween t$e we! performance cass of t$e we!e! oint
assi"ne! ' t$e !esi"n en"ineer an! t$e res&tin" inspection cass (see EN
15085%),
-estin" at t$e 'e"innin" of pro!&ction. s$a 'e accor!in" to t$e inspection
cass# 100 / testin" of a we!s on eac$ initia item of t$e series if testin" is
re&ire! in -a'e 1,
-estin" !&rin" series pro!&ction. t$e tests !escri'e! in -a'e 1 s$a 'e carrie!
o&t on pro!&cts man&fact&re! !&rin" series pro!&ction in accor!ance wit$
t$e fre&encies in!icate! t$erein an! as per t$e we! performance cass
in!icate! on t$e !rawin" ' t$e !esi"n en"ineer,
=n t$e case of !etectin" &naccepta'e !efects !&rin" t$e tests in!icate!
in -a'e 1# t$e proce!&re for mana"ement of non%conformance s$a 'e
appie!# wit$ t$e e+tension of t$e testin" as in!icate! in Ca&se 7,