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AS/NZS 1554.1:2014
TABLE 4.7.1
REQUIRED EXTENT OF TESTING
Test required
Butt welds Fillet welds
Weld Consumables Macro Bend Hardness Hardness
Preparation Tensile
category and materials (see (see Charpy-V Macro
(see Comparison HAZ in accordance HAZ in accordance
Clause 4.7.4 Clause 4.7.6 (see Clause 4.7.7 (see
Clause 4.7.5 (see with Note 2 with Note 2
and Notes 1 and Notes 1, 4 and Note 1) Clause 4.7.4)
and Note 1) Clause 4.7.8) (see Clause 4.7.9) (see Clause 4.7.9)
and 4) and 5)
Prequalified,
conforming to
Prequalified, 1 Nil Nil Nil Nil 1 1 1
Tables E1 to E4,
conforming to Appendix E
Clause 2.1 and
Table 4.6.1(A) 2 side or
Other
1 Nil 1 face and Nil Nil 1 1 1
preparations
1 root
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Not prequalified Prequalified,
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(see Note 1) conforming to 3
1 1 1 face and 1 1 1 1
Tables E1 to E4, (see Note 3)
1 root
Appendix E
2 side or
Other 3
2 1 1 face and 1 1 2 1
preparations (see Note 3)
1 root
Prequalified, Prequalified,
conforming to conforming to
Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 1 Nil 1
GP Clause 2.1 and Tables E1 to E4,
Table 4.6.1(A) Appendix E
Any other condition 1 Nil Nil Nil Nil 1 1 1

NOTES:
1 For fillet welds, where the welding consumable is not prequalified, in addition to the fillet weld test piece specified, the butt weld test piece shown in Figure 4.7.2 is used in the qualification
tests to obtain tensile, bend and impact tests to qualify the use of the consumable.
2 Where the preheat temperatures do not comply with Clause 5.3, hardness tests are required only to qualify the welding procedure.
3 Additional tests may also be required for non-prequalified steels and HAZ in accordance with Clause 2.1 and Appendices B and D.
4 A radiograph (Clause 6.3) may be substituted for a macro test when required to qualify a butt weld procedure or welder (Clause 4.12.2) at the fabricator’s discretion. Ultrasonic testing
(Clause 6.4) may be used in lieu of radiographic testing for thicknesses ≥10 mm. Where radiographic testing is used, 2 side bend or 1 face and 1 root bend tests are also required to qualify
weld procedures and welders using either the GMAW or FCAW (metal cored wire only) processes.
5 Where bend tests are required as part of the weld procedure qualification process, preparations welded as T joints or corner joints should be welded as planar butt joints to permit bend tests
to be taken, e.g. use B-C 4a in lieu of T-C 4a or C-C 4a, etc.
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DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETRES

FIGURE 4.7.2 FORM AND DIMENSIONS OF WELD TEST PIECES

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