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AWS D15.1 Official Interpretation

Subject: Class 1 Welds

Document: AWS D15.1/D15.1M:2007, Railroad Welding

Welding Specification
Specification for
for Cars and Locomotives
Locomotives

Provision: Page 5, subclause 5.4.1.4

Inquiry: Within the context of AWS D15.1/D15.1M:2007, where and what is the proper
definition of a Class 1 weld?

Response: Definition for a Class 1 weld:

 A Class 1 weld
weld is defined
defined as a structural
structural weld
weld requiring
requiring the most stringent
stringent level
level of
inspection. The determination of a Class 1 weld is the responsibility of the designer and
shall be noted on the manufacturing drawings. D15.1 provides the acceptance criteria
only.

 Reference
 Reference Table 17.1
17.1 in AWS D15.1/D15.1M:2
D15.1/D15.1M:2007 
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