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 BRITISH STANDARD BS EN ISO
13916:1997

Welding —
Guidance on the
measurement of
preheating
temperature, interpass
temperature and
preheat maintenance
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temperature

The European Standard EN ISO 13916:1996 has the status of a

British Standard

ICS 25.160
 BS EN ISO 13916:1997

Committees responsible for this

British Standard

The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical

Committee WEE/17, Metal-arc welding of steel, upon which the following
bodies were represented:

British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd.

British Iron and Steel Producers Association
British Nuclear Fuels plc
Electricity Association
Institution of Structural Engineers
Power Generation Contractors Association (PGCA (BEAMA Ltd.))
Railway Industry Association
Welding Institute
Welding Manufacturers’ Association (BEAMA Ltd.)
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This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Engineering
Sector Board, was published
under the authority of the
Standards Board and comes into
effect on Amendments issued since publication
15 January 1997
Amd. No. Date Comments
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The following BSI references

relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference WEE/17
Draft for comment 93/716854 DC

ISBN 0 580 26355 X

 BS EN ISO 13916:1997

Contents

Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
National foreword ii
Foreword 2
Text of EN ISO 13916 3
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 BS EN ISO 13916:1997

National foreword

This British Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee WEE/17 and is
the English language version of EN ISO 13916:1996 Welding — Guidance on the
measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and preheat
maintenance temperature published by the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN). It is identical with ISO 13916:1996 published by the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
EN ISO 13916 was produced as the result of international discussion in which the
UK took an active part.
It has been assumed in the drafting of this British Standard that the execution of
its provisions is entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
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Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
the EN title page, pages 2 to 5 and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.

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 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN ISO 13916
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 1996

ICS 25.160.00

Descriptors: Welding, fusion welding, workpieces, heat affected zone, temperature, temperature measurements

English version

Welding — Guidance on the measurement of preheating

temperature, interpass temperature and preheat
maintenance temperature
(ISO 13916:1996)

Soudage — Lignes directrices pour le mesurage Schweißen — Anleitung zur Messung der
de la température de préchauffage, de la Vorwärm-, Zwischlenlagen- und
température entre passes et de la température Haltetemperatur
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de maintien du préchauffage (ISO 13916:1996)

(ISO 13916:1996)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1996-06-20. CEN members

are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any
CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French,
German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
United Kingdom.

CEN
European Committee for Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels

© 1996 Copyright reserved to CEN members

Ref. No. EN ISO 13916:1996 E
 EN ISO 13916:1996

Foreword Contents
The text of EN ISO 13916:1996 has been prepared Page
by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 “Welding”, Foreword 2
the secretariat of which is held by DS, in
1 Scope 3
collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC 44
“Welding and allied processes”. 2 Definitions 3
This European Standard shall be given the status of 2.1 Preheating temperature (Tp) 3
a national standard, either by publication of an 2.2 Interpass temperature (Ti) 3
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by 2.3 Preheat maintenance temperature (Tm) 3
February 1997, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 1997. 3 Requirements 3
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal 3.1 Point of measurement 3
Regulations, the national standards organizations 3.2 Time of measurement 5
of the following countries are bound to implement 3.3 Test equipment 5
this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, 4 Test report 5
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, 5 Designation 5
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Figure 1 — Distance between points of
the United Kingdom. measurement 4
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1 Scope
This standard specifies requirements for the
measurement of preheating temperature, interpass
temperature and preheat maintenance temperature
for fusion welding. This standard may also be
applied as appropriate in the case of other welding
processes. This standard does not cover the
measurement of post weld heat treatment
temperatures.
2 Definitions
For the purposes of this standard the following
definitions apply:
2.1
preheating temperature (Tp)
the temperature of the workpiece in the weld zone
immediately prior to any welding operation. It is
normally expressed as a minimum and is usually
equal to the minimum interpass temperature
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2.2
interpass temperature (Ti)
the temperature in a multi-run weld and adjacent
parent metal immediately prior to the application of
the next run. It is normally expressed as a
maximum temperature
2.3
preheat maintenance temperature (Tm)
the minimum temperature in the weld zone which
shall be maintained if welding is interrupted
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EN ISO 13916:1996
3 Requirements
3.1 Point of measurement
The temperature measurement shall normally be
made on the surface of the workpiece facing the
welder, at a distance of A = 4 × t, but not more
than 50 mm, from the longitudinal edge of the
groove (see Figure 1). This shall apply for
workpieces thickness t not exceeding 50 mm in the
weld.
When the thickness exceeds 50 mm, the required
temperature shall exist in the parent metal for a
distance of at least 75 mm or as otherwise agreed in
any direction from the joint preparation. Where
practicable, the temperature shall be measured on
the face opposite to that being heated. Otherwise,
the temperature shall be confirmed on the heated
face at a time after removal of the heat source
related to parent metal thickness to allow for
temperature equalization. Where fixed permanent
heaters are in use and there is no access to the
reverse face for temperature measurement,
readings shall be taken on the exposed parent metal
surface immediately adjacent to the weld
preparation. The time allowed for the temperature
equalization shall be of the order of 2 min for
each 25 mm of parent metal thickness.
Interpass temperature shall be measured on the
weld metal or the immediately adjacent parent
metal.
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Figure 1 — Distance between points of measurement

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3.2 Time of measurement 5 Designation

Interpass temperature shall be measured in the
weld area immediately before passage of the arc.
If the preheat maintenance temperature is specified
it shall be monitored during the period of welding
interruption.
3.3 Test equipment
Equipment used for temperature measurement
should be specified in the welding procedure
specifications, e.g.:
— temperature sensitive materials
(e.g. crayons or paints) (TS);
— contact thermometer (CT);
— thermocouple (TE);
— optical or electrical devices for contactless
measurement (TB).
Examples of designation, which should be used in
test reports
5.1 Example 1
A preheating temperature Tp measured only once in
accordance with this standard as 155 °C (Tp 155)
using a contact thermometer (CT) shall be
designated as follows:
Temperature EN ISO 13916 – Tp 155 – CT
5.2 Example 2
An interpass temperature Ti measured more than
once in accordance with this standard
as 130 °C, 153 °C and 160 °C (Ti 130/160) using a
thermocouple (TE) shall be designated as follows:
Temperature EN ISO 13916 – Ti 130/160 – TE

4 Test report
If a test report is required, it shall refer to this
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standard and give the following minimum

information in accordance with the specification in
welding procedure specification:
— measured preheating temperature, in °C;
— measured interpass temperature, in °C;
— measured preheat maintenance temperature,
in °C;
— any deviation from this standard, if applicable.

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