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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN1011-4:2000

The European Standard EN 1011-4:2000 has the status of aBritish Standard

ICS 25.160.10

NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

Welding Recommendations forwelding of metallicmaterials

Part 4: Arc welding of aluminium andaluminium alloys

This British Standard, havingbeen prepared under thedirection of the EngineeringSector Committee, was publishedunder the authority of theStandards Committee and comesinto effect on 15 November 2000

BSI 11-2000

ISBN 0 580 36714 2

BS EN 1011-4:2000

Amendments issued since publication

Amd. No. Date Comments

National foreword

This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1011-4:2000. Itsupersedes BS 3019-1:1984 and BS 3571-1:1985 which are withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical CommitteeWEE/28, Inert gas arc welding, which has the responsibility to:

aid enquirers to understand the text;

present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on theinterpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;

monitor related international and European developments and promulgatethem in the UK.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request toits secretary.

Cross-references

The British Standards which implement international or European publicationsreferred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under thesection entitled International Standards Correspondence Index, or by using theFind facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.

A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of acontract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunityfrom legal obligations.

Summary of pages

This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,pages 2 to 24, an inside back cover and a back cover.

The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the documentwas last issued.

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