1、AWS B4.0:2007An American National StandardStandard Methodsfor MechanicalTesting ofWelds550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126AWS B4.0:2007An American National StandardApproved by theAmerican National Standards InstituteMay 2, 2007Standard Methods forMechanical Testing of Welds7th EditionSupersedes A
2、NSI/AWS B4.0-98Prepared by theAmerican Welding Society (AWS) B4 Committee on Mechanical Testing of WeldsUnder the Direction of theAWS Technical Activities CommitteeApproved by theAWS Board of DirectorsAbstractMechanical test methods that are applicable to welds and welded joints are described. For e
3、ach testing method, informationis provided concerning applicable American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American Society for Testing andMaterials (ASTM), and American Petroleum Institute (API) documents; the required testing apparatus, specimen preparation,procedure to be followed, and report
4、 requirements are also described.iiAWS B4.0:2007International Standard Book Number: 978-0-87171-071-0American Welding Society550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 2007 by American Welding SocietyAll rights reservedPrinted in the United States of AmericaPhotocopy Rights. No portion of this standard
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20、 be used as a substitute for an official interpretation.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the AWS B4 Committee on Mechanical Testing of Welds. It must bereviewed every five years, and if not revised, it must be either reaffirmed or withdrawn. Comments (recommendations,additions, or
21、 deletions) and any pertinent data that may be of use in improving this standard are required and should beaddressed to AWS Headquarters. Such comments will receive careful consideration by the AWS B4 Committee onMechanical Testing of Welds and the author of the comments will be informed of the Comm
22、ittees response to thecomments. Guests are invited to attend all meetings of the AWS B4 Committee on Mechanical Testing of Welds toexpress their comments verbally. Procedures for appeal of an adverse decision concerning all such comments areprovided in the Rules of Operation of the Technical Activit
23、ies Committee. A copy of these Rules can be obtained fromthe American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126.This page is intentionally blank.ivAWS B4.0:2007vAWS B4.0:2007DedicationHenry HahnThe AWS B4 Committee on Mechanical Testing ofWelds dedicates this edition of AWS B4.0, Stand
24、ardMethods for the Mechanical Testing of Welds, to thememory of Henry H. Hahn. Henry was an activeand productive member and past Chair of theAWS B4 Committee on Mechanical Testing ofWelds, a past Chair of ISO/TC44/SC5, past Chairof ISAC-05, and a former member of the AWSTechnical Activities Committe
25、e and AWS Inter-national Standards Activities Committee.This page is intentionally blank.viAWS B4.0:2007viiAWS B4.0:2007Personnel*DeceasedAWS B4 Committee on Mechanical Testing of WeldsR. J. Wong, Chair Naval Surface Warfare CenterR. F. Waite, 1st Vice Chair ConsultantT. McGaughy, 2nd Vice Chair Edi
26、son Welding InstituteB. C. McGrath, Secretary American Welding SocietyJ. R. Crisci ConsultantD. A. Fink The Lincoln Electric Company*H. Hahn ConsultantJ. M. Morse The Lincoln Electric CompanyJ. H. Smith ConsultantL. Van Leaven Electric BoatK. Zerkle Hobart InstituteAdvisors to the AWS B4 Committee o
27、n Mechanical Testing of WeldsJ. J. DeLoach, Jr. Naval Surface Warfare CenterD. B. Holliday Northrop Grumman CorporationE. L. Lavy ConsultantL. Li Utah State UniversityH. W. Mishler ConsultantG. R. Pearson Anderson LaboratoriesA. G. Portz ConsultantW. W. St. Cyr, II NASAThis page is intentionally bla
28、nk.viiiAWS B4.0:2007ixAWS B4.0:2007ForewordThis foreword is not part of AWS B4.0:2007, Standard Methods for MechanicalTesting of Welds, but is included for informational purposes only.This standard covers the common tests for the mechanical testing of welds. They are defined and illustrated in secti
29、onsrelated to tension tests, shear tests, bend tests, fracture toughness tests, hardness tests, break tests (nick and fillet welds),selected weldability tests and process specific tests (stud weld tests and resistance weld tests).This document extensively uses American Society for Testing and Materi
30、als (ASTM) Standard Methods and specifieshow to use these methods when testing weldments. It takes into consideration the variations in properties that can occurbetween different regions (base metal, heat-affected zone, and weld metal) of a weldment.Methods of hardness testing and mechanical propert
31、y tests for base metals are covered by ASTM standards or theindividual material specification. The joint tests for brazements are covered in ANSI/AWS C3.2, Standard Methods forEvaluating the Strength of Brazed Joints in Shear. Additional information on the mechanical testing of welded jointsmay be o
32、btained from the AWS Welding Handbook, Volume 1, which describes selected weldability test methods.AWS B4.0:2007, Standard Methods for the Mechanical Testing of Welds, is the seventh edition of the document initiallypublished in 1942. The second edition (1974) incorporated metric conversions and the
33、 third edition (1977) incorporatedminor changes. The fourth edition (1985) added the plane-strain fracture toughness test and the fifth edition (1992)added hardness testing and stud weld tests, and organized the tests by weld type. The sixth edition (1998) added six newweldability tests, and the cur
34、rent edition includes three new weldability tests (WIC, trough, and GBOP) and resistanceweld tests. Previous editions of the document are as follows:AWS A4.0-42, Standard Methods for Mechanical Testing of WeldsAWS B4.0-74, Standard Methods for Mechanical Testing of WeldsAWS B4.0-77, Standard Methods
35、 for Mechanical Testing of WeldsAWS B4.0-85, Standard Methods for Mechanical Testing of WeldsAWS B4.0-92, Standard Methods for Mechanical Testing of WeldsAWS B4.0-98, Standard Methods for Mechanical Testing of WeldsComments and suggestions for the improvement of this standard are welcome. They shoul
36、d be sent to the Secretary,AWS B4 Committee on Mechanical Testing of Welds, American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL33126.This page is intentionally blank.xAWS B4.0:2007xiAWS B4.0:2007Table of ContentsPage No.Dedication vPersonnelviiForeword .ixList of Figures. xiii1. Scope.12. Nor
37、mative References .13. Terms and Definitions.14. Tension Tests .14.1 Scope 14.2 Normative References 24.3 Definitions and Symbols 24.4 Summary of Method.24.5 Significance 24.6 Apparatus24.7 Specimens.24.8 Procedure34.9 Report .44.10 Commentary .45. Shear Tests .115.1 Scope 115.2 Normative References
38、 115.3 Summary of Method.115.4 Significance 115.5 Apparatus115.6 Specimens.115.7 Procedure115.8 Report .125.9 Commentary .126. Bend Tests 156.1 Scope 156.2 Normative References 156.3 Definitions and Symbols 156.4 Summary of Method.156.5 Significance 156.6 Apparatus156.7 Specimens.166.8 Procedure166.
39、9 Report .176.10 Commentary .177. Fracture Toughness Tests.287.1 Scope 28xiiPage No.AWS B4.0:20077.2 Normative References 287.3 Summary of Method.287.4 Significance 287.5 Apparatus287.6 Specimens.297.7 Procedure297.8 Report .298. Hardness Tests.378.1 Scope 378.2 Normative References 378.3 Summary of
40、 Method.378.4 Significance 378.5 Apparatus378.6 Specimens.378.7 Procedure388.8 Report .389. Break Tests (Nick and Fillet Weld) .399.1 Nick Break Test399.2 Fillet Weld Break Test4810. Weldability Testing .5210.1 Controlled Thermal Severity (CTS) Test .5310.2 Cruciform Test6010.3 Implant Test6710.4 Le
41、high Restraint Test .7210.5 Varestraint Test 7610.6 Oblique Y-Groove Test 8210.7 Welding Institute of Canada (WIC) Test8810.8 Trough Test 9210.9 Gapped Bead On Plate (GBOP) Test .9711. Process Specific Tests10011.1 Stud Weld Test .10011.2 Resistance Welding Test 103Annex A (Informative)Bibliography1
42、31Annex B (Informative)Guidelines for the Preparation of Technical Inquiries.133List of AWS Documents on the Mechanical Testing of Welds .135xiiiAWS B4.0:2007List of FiguresFigure Page No.Tension Tests4.1 Round Tensile Specimens54.2 Transverse Rectangular Tension Test Specimen (Plate) .74.3 Longitud
43、inal Tension Test Specimens (Plates) .84.4 Reduced Rectangular Section Tension Specimens for Pipe94.5 Full Section Tension Specimen for Pipe .10Fillet Weld Shear Tests5.1 Longitudinal Fillet Weld Shear Specimen.135.2 Transverse Fillet Weld Shear Specimen145.3 Shear Strength Calculation 14Bend Tests6
44、.1 Typical Bottom Ejecting Guided Bend Test Fixture .186.2 Typical Bottom Guided Bend Test Fixture .196.3 Typical Wraparound Guided Bend Test Fixture .206.4 Transverse Side Bend Specimens (Plate) 216.5 Transverse Face Bend and Root Bend Specimen (Plate) 226.6 Transverse Face Bend and Root Bend Speci
45、mens (Pipe)236.7 Longitudinal Face Bend and Root Bend Specimen (Plate) .246.8 Fillet Weld Root Bend Test Specimen 256.9 Surfacing Weld Face Bend and Side Bend Specimen.266.10 Longitudinal Guided Fillet Weld Bend Test .27Fracture Toughness Tests7.1 Charpy V-Notch Impact Specimen307.2 Dynamic Tear Tes
46、t Specimen, Anvil Supports, and Striker317.3 Compact Tension Fracture Toughness Specimen327.4 Standard Drop Weight Nil-Ductility Temperature Test Specimen .337.5 Orientation of Weld Metal Fracture Toughness Specimens in a Double-Groove WeldThick Section Weldment .347.6 Crack Plane Orientation Code f
47、or Compact Tension Specimens from Welded Plate.347.7 Recommended Ratio of Weld Metal to Specimen Thickness for Weld-Metal FractureToughness Specimen (Compact Tension Specimen) 357.8 Suggested Data Sheet for Drop Weight Test.36Nick-Break Tests9.1.1 Nick-Break Testing Fixture Made Out of 6 in (152 mm)
48、 Pipe419.1.2 Nick-Break Test Using Vise429.1.3 Testing of Fillet Welded Specimens429.1.4 Nick-Break Test Specimen439.1.5 Specimen for Flash Butt Welds .449.1.6 Specimens for Nick-Break Test of Branch Joint Connections 459.1.7 Pipe Sleeve Test Specimen469.1.8 Fillet Welded Plate Specimens 47Fillet We
49、ld Break Tests9.2.1 Fillet Weld Break Specimen for Procedure Qualification.49xivFigure Page No.AWS B4.0:20079.2.2 Fillet Weld Break Specimen for Primer Coated Materials499.2.3 Fillet Weld Break Specimen for Galvanized Materials.509.2.4 Fillet Weld Break Specimen for Welder Qualification .509.2.5 Fillet Weld Break Specimen for Tack Welder Qualification 519.2.6 Method of Testing Fillet Weld Break Specimen .51Weldability TestingControlled Thermal Severity (CTS) Test10.1.1 Fixture Used to Position CTS Specimen for Welding.5510.1.2 CTS Test Specimen .5610.1.3 Cooling Bath Arrangement for CTS Te
