Revised British Standard A REVISED British Standard for the oxy-acetylene welding
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of mild steelB.S.693 : 1960—is applicable to all forms of structures other than pressure vessels and pressure pipelines.
The requirements are set out for the oxy-acetylene welding of general-purpose mild steel, having a tensile strength not exceeding 33 tons per sq. in., and containing not more than 0.25 per cent. carbon, 0.060 per cent, sulphur and 0.060 per cent. phosphorus.
Requirements are laid down for butt welds, fillet welds, cleanliness of fusion faces and workmanship, together with appropriate tests. Appendices give information about distortion control, buttweld bend tests, fillet-weld fracture tests, and flame conditions, and. include a suggested method of preparing etched specimens. .
Copies of this Standard may be obtained froth the British Standards Institution, Sales Branch, 2 Park Street, London, WA, price 6s.