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DVS 2207 (Parte:1-3-4-5-11-15-25) DVS 2208-1 -« Versione inglese DVS - DEUTSCHER VERBAND FOR SCHWEISSEN UND \VERWANDTE VERFAHREN E.¥. Content: 1 2 Gonora requiemonts 3 Measuros befor walcing 4 Heated too! but welding 4.1 Heatad tol butt weking of pipes, pipetine compen, ft tinge and enect “42. Hoatod too! But welding of tapping aes 5 Clecotusion welding 5.1 Deserpion of method 52 Weiding equipment 583 Preparation of welding 54 Weiding procedure 8 Heatad tool seckot welding 8.1 Description of method 82 Welding devices 8.3 Prepaation of welding 64 Welding procedure Processing intrusions (shor versions) Wieising protocels 1 Scope This standard relatos to the neste tool butt welng of sheets accorang le DIN 16925, tho heated tool but, the heated tot fooxet- and tho olocrotusion welding of pipes, ftngs and ‘agping fees made from PE-HO acoortng to DIN 6074 and DIN 8075, DIN 16363, DIN e543-4 and 944-1, being used forthe ‘conection of gas, fuids and soli. ‘Wt regard othe folowing instructions, suitably within the me flow fatge MFR 1008 0,3.g to 1,7 g/10 min may bo assumed. aks info account the classicatin of ti malt fow indox groups In Figure 1. For the heated tol butt welding of tapping tees reetictione aserding to secon 4.2 have to be attended. Pipes and sheets win the MF groups 008, 020 and 022 the MER value must bo conralled (. 9. cortifeate ofthe produce). Mates outsda the hatched atea as wol as PE 100 require an ‘additonal proo to DVS 2209-4, 2 General requirements ‘The qual of welding joints depends on the quaiication ofthe weir, the suitably ofthe used equlprert and devioes as well {son dbservance tothe welding slandards. The welding joint can bo tested by means of nowdestuctve andior destructive athoos. ‘The welding work must be monitored. Kind and range of supervising has to be agreed between the correct partner. 815 recommended to record the welding data in welding protocols (ample seo append) or on data cami bean dawn up 0 2. G4 sie tho thes ined propacgon pao ar toon om yay Welding of Thermoplastics Heated tool welding of pipes, pipeline components and sheets made from PE-HD ‘i puta operon ects wring man honey, Taye coco wnat tet nn cots pelos pric cam ul stn vr avons twa he Dever Vardi Seweecn DVS, Technical Committee, Working Group ‘Jcining of Plastics” Direction DVS 2207-1 (August 908) babble —} a Yofp remnants Figure 1. Messtow index group for PE-HD accra to ON 16776-1 co \watia the tram ofthe quality essurance fs recommended to and test samples of jits before begining and during the welcing works, Every welder has tobe trained and has tobe in possession of @ ‘ald quaficaton certfoate. The ilonced apples range may be decisive of te kind of cualfcaton. For the heated tool but welding of sheate as wol ee In the Industral png system Constructon, the standard OVS 2212-1 ie vale. For ples S 225mm" outside clamelor an additonal cortficato of ‘qualifestion's rquied. ‘Tho trang and examination of tho welding methods doat with inthis document is described ine relevant erectve OVGW GW 30 whien apples spectfealy for the constucson of gas- and water pipelines. ‘This docive can be analogously Used as ‘putlfction proot forthe heated tool socket weldl'g and the ‘ectotuson welding in the naustal piping systam construckon. The equoment and devices which are used for welding must correspond to the requirements In drecive OVS 2208-1. The \woldng of plastics for indoor applications is descibed in te (idslnes OVS 1006-1 and DVS 10052 3 Measures before welding ‘Toe welding zone must be protected against bad weather Inuenoas (0.9, moisture and temperatures bow + 5°C). IES ‘ensured by suitable measures (6. 9, prehostng, tent, heating) thatthe condtions aro sutale for welsing, work may be cata ‘ut at any ousice temperature insofar as the wolder is not Findored in his handing. necsceary, an additonal proof must be provided by canying out sample weles under the mensioned ‘concicns (secon 7). f the somifnighed product 1s heated up unovenly under Inntuonce of sunshino, & temperature comparsation n ha area ct the welding joint can’ be reached by covering. A cooling down ring the welcing process by vetiaton has tobe avoided o . by closing the pipeands during welding, dil corierton recone. Th uee sd ‘Oreos to: BUS-Nertg Gri #0. Boe 101968, 40010 Deak, Gurmany, Phone: +49(0}21U9591-0, Tle: + 9(O2IVISST150 Page 2 10 OVS 2207-4 Fripes tom ens are oval immediately ator uncoting. The pipe cere must be prepared baie wating, e.g. by carol heat up wah a hotait equipment and use of 2 sulable clamping andlor ‘ercuring device. ‘The connection zones ofthe commponants to be welded must be undamaged and have to be free of contaminations (2g. it, ci, shavings) 4 Hosted too! butt welding “41, teat Yoo! but wong of ppes, iptine components, tings deneets 444. Description of method [At fhe heated tool but welding mated, the connection zones of ‘he componerta to be welded are aligned on the heatod tea! (algnment, nested up to he welding torperature wit reduced pressure (heating-up) end joined under prassure (einig) afc Fenoval of the hated tool (ool removal. Figure 2 shows the principe ofthis procedure. [Al wings must be performed by moans of machines and equipment, wnicn corespond to the requrements i OVS. 2200-1. ‘manufacturer information, calculated ov measured values. ‘Adationaly, athe welding of pipes, te workpiece moving force resp, moving pressure i taken fom the indeator of the welding machine durng the slow dsplacemant of tre part o be welded land have to be added tothe prior determined joring force resp. Foning pressure ‘The nominal wal thicknesses of the pats to be welded must cortespond in the joining area. Pipes and fitings have to bo sligned in aval deoctin in the ‘walding machine bsfore the clarmpn. The easy al moveront ‘ofthe pat to be welded-on ean be ensured 6-9. by means of ‘elias or swinging auepention. ‘The joining areas have tobe planed wit a clean and groase-ree tool rey before the weling, so frat hey are plane-parael in slumped conditon, Permissible gap widh under aigament prossure soe Table 1 Teble 1, Manimum gop width betwoon th rated welding zones, Pipe outside ‘Gap width | Shoot with ‘ameter @ <5 os 400. < 680 10 ‘a00 650. = 600 13 315002000 0. 51000 1 52000 52300 > 1000 20 32300 3000 Figue2. Pan ofthe heated el but wang wth exaroo pb. 4412. Proparation of weang Porto the start of the welding process, the welding tomporsture 8 on the Peated tool Isto Be checked. This fs done e.g. By ‘means ofa fastincating measuting device forthe measuring of the suace temperature. The contol measuremert must be done whine are on te heated ool wtich corespondsto the seme finished produc. For adjusting a themic balance, the heated tol ‘may be ivarted 10 minutes aftr reaching the set trmperatro at the eariest. ‘To ensue an optimum welding conacion, the ested tool nas to be cleaned with an absorbent, non-uzzy and non-coloured paper betore every welding operation. Tho axthadhesiv coaing of Covering of the heated tool must be ioe of damages in tio worng zone. ‘The jing forces and joining pressures have to be specified fr the machnes to be used: Theee can be based on 0. 9 Both, the gap wich and ine misalignment have tobe controled. ‘The misaignmert ofthe joining arees on the pipe ousise resp. seat may not pass the permissible sz0 cf 0.1 x wall hickness. ‘The treated welding areas should be ner citi nor touched by hand, as a retreatment would be necessary then. Shavings faton into th pips havo tobe removed. Hine gap wath of pipes wit legs outside ameter cannot be kept accoring io Table 1, Is allowed to echiave the contact of the parts onthe heated toa by melting 413 Walang proceaure In heated teol butt walding the welding areas ars hested-up to the welding terperatura by means offre hese fol an janed under pressure ale removing the heated tol. The heated tol Temperature fs 200 to 220 °C. in principe the upper temperature Imi te fo aspirec. for smaliar walthidnasses, the lower Temperature limit for bigger nas (see figure 8). The diferent stagos of te process ae ilustrated in gure 4. heated too! tmparature 15 SOS wallthickness Figure 3, Recommended values for the heated too temperatures Ditjetta he vaboinese | Page 3 to OVS 22074 esos wasn Figo 4. Pros stapes of heats tool but waking. ‘Alignment ‘The jiring areas ofthe velding components are afgned to the heated tool unt al areas are plane-parallel on the Reated too ‘Ths facts sole on Ue tnd of beads. The alignments fished vahen the bead heights have reached the mortioned vaives in {able 2, clurnn 2 on the tol pips crcumforence resp. te total Sheet surface, The bead slzee are an index fox a completa Contact ofthe joring areas on the heated tool. At larger pipe siametors (> 620 mn) ihe suficient bead 729 also on the pipo’s Inside has tobe controled atthe bagnning of the welding works, possibly by a tet joint. The alignmert pressure of 0.18 Mma ‘tects dug the tal algemant process. Heating-up, For hoatingup, the joing aroae must contact the hoated tool \wih iow pressure. The pressure Is reduced to nearly 26° (s0.02.Nimar). During healingup, the heat penetrates the Joining areas and the wolding temperature & reached. Heating- Up Umes are mentioned in tabie 2, column 3. Removal of heated toot ‘Altar heatng-up, the joning areas ar to be detached trom the ‘oatod too, The healed too! should be withdrawn in such a way ‘atthe heated joining areas are naiher “damaged. nor Contaminated. The’ joining areas should be joined together ‘quckly unt directly belo the cortact. The changeover time ‘should be 3s shor as pocable (632 table 2, column 4), 35 ‘otherwise the plasifed areas wil cool down. The welding fot ‘ually would be influsnced negatively, lowe 6. Sead design athete tol but wating (prince on oxi PP. soining ‘The areas to be welded shoud moet wth a speed of nearly zero. ‘The demanded pining prossure is buit possibly bnear. Tho required times ave shown in table 2, column 6. The joining pressure is 0.16 = 0.01 Ninn. ‘The Joining pressure has tobe Kept curing the cooling time (ee table 2, column 6). Raised mechanical toads during or divecty ‘attr tha daclamping are alowed only after elongated cooing. ‘After te jlnng, a regular double-bead must appear: The bead Size shows the regularly of the weldngs. Diforere beads could be caused by diferent matt fow Dehaviour of the connected raters. K must aways be larger than 0 (see igure 5) ‘Shor version of precassing instructions see append, 42 ‘Heated too butt welding of tapping ees ‘The hosted too but eli of tapping toes ls useable win PE LHD pas according o DIN 6078 of mel-ow index group O10. In the 6ab0 of PED pes according to meltfow Index group 008 the welding process 1S useable only in cookneten win 2 reinforcement embracing the pipe. The lier condition also ‘pplloe I, espacial in the case of fitings atlached. at 2 ‘Subsequent stage, a attouton win the scope ofthis stancaré {is aot possible. Hostod tool butt welds of tapping tees have tobe cared out wth ‘ene of waking fidures. ‘Table, Recommended value forthe heted tol but welding of pipes, ftings and shests made fom PEO, at an outalée temerstue of pproximataly 20°C and moderate alow (torn values have to bo Interpolated) 7 2 a 3 Nominal wall | Alignment thickness Bead height on heated ‘tool atthe end of the align- ‘ment time (agnment with 0.15 Nim) ‘om (rinimurn values) ‘Changeover Jetning Cooting time under joining pressure =O.15 Wim? 20.04 nin (minimum values) Os 10 1s 20 25 ® 10 10.16 16 Page 419 OVS 2207-1 ‘Shot version of processing instructions see appencix 4.24 Deseoton of matiod ‘The connecton zones of pipe and tapping tee are aligned and heated up by means of a shaped Neatod tcol under aigment pressure. After witherawal ofthe shaped heated feo he ning faces ae jeined under arin pressure 422 Preparation of walang Porto the start ofthe welding process, the welding lemperature _-set an the heated tol fs to bo checked. This 's dono o. 9. BY means of afast:ncicating measuring devies fr the measuring of the surice tempersture. The alignment has to be stated 10 minvics aftorreacing te sot temporatre atthe eat To achiowe an optimum welding connection, tha heated tol has to be cisaned wih nontuzsy paper before every welding Dperation. The ant-achesive coating ofthe Rested toa must De ‘tee of damages in the working zane. Porto camping into the welding equipment the jening sue ‘of the pipe has to be scraped by trimming blade or anciher suitable tol. Shavings have tobe removed e.g. by @ brush ora paper. ‘The joing areas of he pipe — unless clean — and the taping te have to be cleaned wit cregreasing agent (e , echnicaly pure wine spint with 99.8% etiyt slooha, <0.1% ware in ‘vignal coniine). The degreasing agent isto be applied using Unused, absorbent, nen zy and non-dyed paper The treated welting areas shouldbe neltor didled nor touched byhand, asa revoatment would bo necessary thon. “The roundness ofthe pipe i to be made by the clamps ofthe welding equipment or corresponding rrouncing devioes. The ft ‘fhe tapping tee face sto be contoted. Por welding the required forces for algorent and joining have to be requested ‘out of table from producer of the welding equipment. 423, Wotaing procedure The heated tool, healod to the welding temperature (250 to 270°C), is Intoduced betwoen tho welding commponants, and fs pressed wih an allgnment pressure of 0.15 Nine to poe and tapping te Aor beads have formed (able 9, column 1) the specite sot pressure fr hacting Wp is reduced fo $0.02 Nima. The heating time depends on data provided by the manufacturer ofthe ing. \Winon the heating time is elapsed ne shaped heating tools tobe withdrawn so, that the heated joining faces are neithor dareaged ‘or contaminatad. The joining areas should be joined together promptly afer. The cfangoower time shoud be as shor as possible (neximum velue see table 3, column 3). ‘ter completa cooling the wolding fhdure is alowed to be removed. ‘Short version of processing instructions see appendix 5 Electro fusion welding 51. Deception of method ‘Te jing areas, that means the pipe surace and te ine ot the fting, are overappec and the resistance wie inside the fting “(heating cols) ro heated “up by electric curent (Pasttcation). Tho wold 1s caused by te sffoct of host ‘expansion (oint pressure) during the welding time (see fgure 6). 52 Welding equipment The woking equipment has to supply the requ veltage for tho locretuson aint Tmo davies must switch off as soon a8 10 secassryqarly cheat has ben (edt he welding Ses The \woidng equipment must be adjust to the Electrohston fins. Table. Recommended values forthe nested tool butt {oping tes made fort PED et ambient tom 20 "Cand at macerato ae tow: ‘Alignment onderp =0.18 Nia? ‘Baad height on heated tool at ho end of the alignment ime (rina value) eeting-ap under p < 0.02 Nim heating up time 3 ‘Changeover aximunine 8 —eiting pressure aldup ime = ‘Cooling time under ging pressure e015 Nine alt (rinimum vat) LAA ee. Figure 6. Sesto fen walig (iee 53 Preparation ot welding ‘Clean surtaces are vary Important forthe fabrication of perect ‘welding joie. “The ond of the pipe must be of rominal ameter inthe area of the heating coll, The gipe sutiace has to be scraped in the \walding zone andthe pipe ond has to bo burred outsda, Ovaly ‘must not exceed 1.5% of tho outer ameter in the waking zone. necessary, coresponcing rerounding devices have to be used. ‘Tha preparation ofthe jing areas has to be dono immediatly ror welding is stated. 684 lectrotusion wsldng of ings “The welding zone of the pipe has to be treated mechanical lta eloan gutace by seraping cannot be guarenteed, the sursco ~ a far as requled bythe fing manviactorer~ andthe weldng areas of tho fing havo to 80 oarotuly cleaned by moans of greasing agants (2.9. tachncal clean spt) and absorvert, rorluzzy and non-coloured paper, Ovally must not exceed 115 % ol he outer chameterin th waiting zon0, Use a mareng of sutabie deve so that he plug in dopth ofthe pipe can be checked. The fiting must net be canted or pushed Into the ond ofthe pipe using frea. “The contact sleeves for connecting the welding cable must bo located s0 that they are easly accessitle. “The pipes hava to be ext rectangular with a suitable tol. Tha fipe ends have to be Feated according to the instructions ofthe ‘iting manulaceer. 582 Eletrofusion welding of taping ees ‘The welcing zone o he pipe has tobe treated mechanical Wa clean surface by seraping cannot be quarened, the sutace ~ as far a recuired by the lapping tee manufacure = and the weleing areas ofthe tapping tee have to be caratly clesned by means’ cf degreasing agents (e 9. technical clean spi) and absorbent, no fuzzy and nor-coloured paper. Clamp he tapping tee onto the pipe using suitable devices. Ovalty must not exceed 1.5% of the outer ameter in the vwecing zone. IT necessary, coresporcing rerounding devices fave be usad. “The welding equipment is conmected by a cable withthe pat to bbe welded. The welding cable has to be placed without woight loaded, The cones araas rust be clean. The requred dala ot tho ‘ting oF tapping tee for the welding process are taken automaticaly by the welding equipment or mustbe inserted. Aer Safing the weldnig process Wis finished aulomataly. The ‘weleng Sme is usually shown on the welding equipment has to be insoted tothe wolding protocol as alo ater shown data irom the welding machine, as far asno data records done. “Tho parte to be welded have tobe secured by suitable measures resp. devices against change a postion. The connection may be moved orl aftor caoting down. The fttng resp. mounting ‘marlacturee supplies comeeponding informaten. ‘Shoc version of handling insirucions see appendix 6 Heated tool socket welding 441 ooscrpton otmettoa In heated tol socket welding eae fre 7), pipe and pipaina Component are welded in overepped condtion Pipe ee ahd fing ere heated up to welang tempera by a socket ot ‘igotshaped heat too and aubeement ned together Proparing ‘Figure 7. Heatea too socket woking (pine Page 5 to OVS 2207-1 Heating foots and fttngs are dimensionally adapted so that on Joining a johing pressure wil be bultup. Heated tool socket ‘welding can be performed manually up ‘060 ram pipe diameter ‘At damatars”as from 63mm, a welding device Is required Dbecause of he higher joining force. 62 Walang vice ‘The heated toole re heated eloccaly and aro costed ant- achesively. {63 Preparation of welcng ‘The treatment ofthe joining areas of the welding components should tako place immodiatay before welding is stated. Mo pipe fond fas to be beveled according to gure 8 and tate 4. The joining area of the pipe is to be treated according 10 te ‘manufecturors guidainos. At manual welengs the inset dopth is to be marked on the pipe with distance | cording to tale & aterwards. Figure 8. Bovoing ofthe pip nd. ‘The ins of the fiting has to be cleaned thoroughly wih a degreasing agent (e.g technical cloan spi) and abecrbert, ronefuzzy and nonoolured paper. Before welding stats, the welding temperature (260 up to £270 C) seton the heated tol has tobe controled. This cheery 'S dong by means of a tastindcaing surface temperature ‘eastring device. The heated tool may be insected 10 mines flor reaching tha so tempaalure atthe eariest Heating socket and ‘spigot must be tee of Contarinations and should be leaned before welding with an absorbent, nor-uzzy and non-coloured paper. The ant-ahesive ‘coating of the nesting spiget and hoatng socket must be free of ‘damages in the welding area, 64 Woldngprocacire For the purpose of heating, tng and pipe are pushed sifly and ‘wialy nil fe stop at machine welding resp. untl tro mark at ‘manval welding onto the devices fited onthe heated too! and held there. It has to be avolded tat the pipe is pushed oto the fend of the heating cockot. Atorards, the hoating-up time stats accotdng to the te valuesin taba 6, column 2. ‘Alter the heating time has slapsed,fiting and pipe should be ‘wthcravm sharpy fom the hasted tel and pushed togethor Jnmediataty withott any taisting ul the stop or mark (maxirum adjusting time see table 5, coke 3), ‘At manual weldings the joned components have 10 be fixes acconing to the tine mentioned in table 6, colunn 4. The ‘connaction may be loaded by further instalation works ony aftr ‘cooing me s over (able 5, column §). Page 8 to OVS 2207-1 Table 4. Values or pipe chamfer and insert Pips ameter Pipe Teer ‘chamfer | depth emmy —_[ timmy darter tow. ‘Table 5. Recommences vals for the hated tol socket wading of pipes an Ine cemponents made Wore PEO, st ambionttwraperature of 20° 3 2 3 3 Heating-up times | Changeover 7 for pni10 | forPN6 | (maximum time) is 7 5 Ey a 2 B 3 10 10 3 25, 10 2) Standard Dimension Ratio ~ cle 5 Due to tho low wall thickness, the woking method snot recommended. Table 6 Possible rst methods or welng connections. Test method hosts, pipes, titungs ‘heated tool butt welding Blectrofusion welding ‘Tapping tees | fitinge tapping tees Treated tool cooket welding ‘v8 2202-1 table 1, cont. no. 1-9) ‘waldedjoint even | DVS 2208-1 vs 22064 formed and oxtsing | tabio .cont.n0. 1-5 | table 3, cont. no. 67 onthe wate Steurnferonce ‘Th mecharical toatmont ofthe pipe curface has to be vsbla cut side of the welingarva, Dvsm024 ‘blo 2, cont. no. 1-5 Aopicable Statement about 9. holes, not about ually are posse Not meaningiel Tanai teat vB 22062, short-term factor vs 2200-4 longterm factor. Factors according to VS 2206-4, tae 3 DvS 22085 Mimam bending angie accorting to bvs2208-1, figure IN 169635, section 32.81, length of every rips place according fo ON 16963 tabe 5. ‘Not meaningful for longterm welding factor > 05 DIN 169655, ‘section 3.23.1 and a2ate0"C 7. Testing of woldod joints \Vasous tests can be used to tect the quality of incvcal walding processes. Dferentation is made eetween destructive ana non: Sestructve tess. Deals ol these ave conained i table 6. Tests ‘ane sampling ean be carted out porto oF dang welding work ‘coordi to agreement. 8 Valid standards and ciectives DIN 3648-4 Tapping toe ftings of gid polyetiylene for pipes of rigid Poiyetylane; dimensions Fittings of gid potethyene; requirements and testing of tapping toe tags Pipes of polyettylena, PE 63, PE 89, PE 100; dimensions Pipes of polethylono, PE 63, PE 89, PE 100; ‘oneral quality requirements and testing Polothyiene moulcing mate, cassication and designation anided shoots out of PE-HO; technical terms of delivery Pipe joints and pipeline components for pressure pipetnes out of PEO Pipes and fings cut of PE-HD for sewage plpe- lines 4 dimensions 2 technical terme of deivery Wielding of pipes and pipstne components out of PEHD for gas and ator mains Walrng and testing chor PE-welding supeniser IN 9546-4 DIN 6078 on 075 OWN 1676-4 Din 16905 ON 16068, mn 19597 Falures on welded joints of themnopiasties; fear tures, descrpon, evaluation “Teatng of walded jer of themmoplasice; test mothods, requirements 2 tenste test 4 tong te tensile test; testing of sitng/pipe joins supplement (kat), . ‘Technological bending test DVS 2206-1. Calculation of bins and gadgets cut of teemcpla- sles; characterises values Machines and aquipment for te welding of ther- rmoplastcs; healed tol welding Testing of plastic welders; tst group |, subgroup 5 resp.6 bys 2208-1 Dys2zi24 9 Explanations For te neat 100! but welding of pipstine components made from PEHO, the drectve DVS 2207-1 — pipes. and pipeline ‘omporionts for gas and water mains, 5.64 = el DVS 2907-2 — ‘Sewage pipes, 3-06 —were valid. The contans ofboth pats were nied. Requirements for the gap with bebwoon the treated ‘walding areas subject othe pipe lamer are val also for pipes ‘sedi gas- and water appicalons. ‘Table 2 has been adapted tothe latost technical tnowledge (bigger walthicknesses, enhancad welding equpment and new ‘ipsine components). The non-contact hested tool welding urrenty discussed inthe working group. ‘The vality for pipes, pipeline components and fitings has been completod by sheets in the heated tool butt woking method. Page 7 to DVS 2207-1 ‘Appendix: Processing instructions (chert versions) ‘To4.1 Heated too! butt welding of pipes, pipeline compon- cents, fitings and sheets Processing instruction (short version) 1. Tee car for allowed working concions, e.g welding tent. 2. Connect the welding equipment to the net or terating ‘current generator and contol fe uncton,. 3. Agjust and clamp the parts fo ba welded under easy axial ‘movement eb dole. 4. Toatment of connection areas, al pipes og by planing tol, ‘Take ofthe plang too athe pe welding mactine, Remove shaves ftom the welding area (broom, brush, en 7. Close the pipe onde againet air moverent Check the plane-paralety ty coming togetier with te Joining areas (maxirum gop width according tebe 1). (Check the misatgrment (ax 0,1 x wall thickness). Check the heated tool temperature subject to the ‘walthicness (igure 3) (ean the heat tot wih non-uzay paper. 12, lead the moving pressure resp. raving force from the pips welding machine and ser to te wokdng protec, 18, Determine the value for aligning, heating-up and joining pressure. 14, Fiche guide values according table 2. 15, Set te heated toa! to the weding poston. 416, Align the woiing areas to the heated toc unt a bead arces (according tabi 2, column 2} 17, Heating-up with reduced prossura< ‘ime according able 2, colin 3) 48, Remove the connection areas fo be welded from the heated tool alter fished heating-up tne and remove & from the ‘aldng positon. 19. The joining areas should bo joined together within the changeover Sime (able 2, coun 4) immediately unl racy Detore the contact. Al contacting, they have to meet wih & speed of noary 22". Bulléup a near ning pressure (tle 2iealun 5) imenediately atowards 20. After joining wi prossure 0.15 Ninm’, @ bead must est. ‘According igure 5, Khas to be> Och evaryeoction, 21. Coating down under joring pressure according table 2, ‘him 5 22, Dedlamping ofthe welded pats after coating time, 23. Complete the woidng proto, 02 Nin, heating up To4.2 Heated tool welding of tapping toes Procossing instruction (chor version) 1. Take care for alowed working conditions e.g. welding tent. 2 Control the function othe weiing equipment. 3. Ensure the roundness of the pips by the clamps of the woldng equipment or corresponding rerounding devices 4. Aajust and clamp the pars to be welded under easy axat rmavement, .by does. 5. Scrape the pipe surace. 6, Fixthe welding equipment anto the pipe. 7. Choose the correct-sheped heating too 8, Clamp and acjust th taping tos. Page 8 to OVS 2207-1 9. Clean tho troatod pipe surtaco~as tar site contaminated ~ and the heated tool by means of degreasing agans (2.9 Technical clean spirt) and absorbent, norfuzzy and now coloured paper. 10, Determine foes for alignment and joing table ot rmanaeturet). 11, Cheelcthe welding temperature (250 to 270°C). 12, Set the heated tool to the welding poston. 13, Align the welding aroas to the hested tol untl a bead of 2° Ym ances. 114 Hoating.up with roducod pressure <0.02 Nin, heating up {ime according to manulactrers data. 15, Remove the connection areas to be welded trom the heated fool afer Resting-up time fienos and romove & from the welding postion. 18. The joining arees should be joined togetver win the changeover me of maximum #0 second. 17 Bui wp joining pressure witin 3 seconds. 18, Cooling down under jiring pressure, minimum 15 mines, 19, Declamping ofthe welded parts ate coting ime. 20. Complete the welding protocol. T0531 Eleetrofusion welding of fitings Processing instruction (short version) 1. Create permitted working condtons . 9, welding tent. 2, Connect welding unit o te mains or the. generator and ‘hock tuncton, 3, Onburt outer edges of pipe ends cutoff at ght angles (for connection wit tings). 4, Exsura that pipa ends are round using rrounding clamps, period ovay up {015 % of outorciamter 5. Process pipe sutace inthe welding zone with seraning tok 1 soiled, clean the processed pipe surlace and, if applicable depending ‘on manufacturers intractons, tho ting ot tapping tee accessory thoroughly with a degreasing agent (@.g technically pure wine spint wih 92.8 % ath alocho, < 0,4 % water in eriginal container) and unused, absorber, nonluzzy and non-dyed paper. Puch pips ito fiting and chock insertion depth by marking or Using sutala device, ‘Connect cable to fing, Cate must be fee of weight load. ‘ware applicable, check satings/spays on the welding ont Camry out welding process according to manuiacturer’s Insinicions, Disconnect cable fom siting. 12 Observe cooking down te according to manulacture’s inswusions. 18, Complete the wolding protocol form, T0532. Electrofusion welding of tapping toes Processing instruction (shor version) 1. Create permed working condtons, 0 9, welding tort 2. Connect wolding unto the mains or the ac. generator anc check tunetion 3. Ensure that pipe is round using rounding clamps, periied ovality up 101.8 %of cuter dameter 4, Procass pa surface mechanicaly in welding zone. 65. if soled, clean the process plpe surtace and, if applicable opending on mariacturers instructions, ihe fing or tapping tee ancessory thoroughly wth a degreasing agent (69, lecmicaly pure wine spat with 39.8% ety! alootel, '£0-1 56 water i erginal container) and unused, abecrbert, fon-tzy and non dyed paper 6, Fasten tapping tev onto the pipe 7. Connect cable to tapping tee. Cable must bo foo of woight ‘oad. 8. Where applicable, check setingslisplays on the welding vi 9. Carry out wolding process according to manufacturers ‘netructions 10. Disconnect cable ram taping tee 11. Observe cooling tm according to manufscture’s instructions: 12, Complete the welsing proce! orm. To. Heated tool socket welding Processing instruction (shor version) 1. Take care for alowed working conditions, ag. welding tent. 2. Connect tho wolcing equipment to the net or alternating ‘Sumont generator and control the function. ‘Clean the heating tots by nonuzzy pape. 4. Chock the welding temperature (250 to 270°O}. 5, The inside of tho fting hes to be cleaned ty means of a degreasing agent (e.g. technical dean spin and absorbent, non-uzzy and nen- coloured paper. ‘Teat the rectangular cut pipe end according figure 8 and table 4, resp othe fiting manufacturer instruction. Insert the fiting and pips simultaneously into the heating spiga resp. the heating eocket. The pipe end may not contact the end ofthe heating wocket Kap the heating-up tne according table, coluran 2. Pll off the fiting and pioe and push them swity and axialy fogothor tot stp resp. ark (maximum adjusting imo see {abla 6, column 3) and eld tis positon (soe table, column 4. 10. Ceol down the connection, Mechanical load of the connection ‘only aftr fished cooing te accorang tbl 8, cluma 5, 11. Complete the welding protocol. 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AS part of @ RED project of the OVGW as well as investigations made by DVS, has been proven, that ings and tapping tees (ul of PE-HD can be connected to pipes, mage of peraryde (ross-inked polvathyiane (PE-Xa) using clocuetusion welding, The prect is based on Seng term tencile tests. The ruplire ‘appearance of te stecrofusionjlnt PE-HO/PE-Xa ls entical 0 {hat of PE-HOIPE-HD and is used as assessment eeria ‘Te load ofthe jn wth PE 80 of PE 100 stings coraszonds 10 the adhissible working pressure in DIN 8074, table 8 to 13, for pipes ofthe eame SDR-cass. 2 General requirements The quality of welding joints deperds on the qualficaton ofthe welder, the eutabilty ofthe used equipment and devices 2¢ wall 185 on adherence tothe welding standards. The welding joint can be tasted by means of nondestructive andlor destuctve The Welding work must be monitored. Kind and range of supervising has to be agreed between the contact partners. Rs recommended to record the welding data in welding protocals (ample see appenctx) or on data carers. Welding of Thermoplastics Electrofusion welding of pipes made from PE-X ine components made from PE-HD Direction DVS 2207-1 Supplement 1 ‘pi 2000) ‘win the frame of the quality assurance i is recommendad to jperorn and test samples of fins before Beginning aed curing {ho welding works. Every wolder has fo be tsined and has to be in posseésion of ‘ald qualification certicate, e.g. DVS 2212-1. The Inended ‘ppicalion range may be of impcrtance for the kind of ‘uaiicaton. ‘The training and examination ofthe wolaing methods dealt wath inthis documents described inthe relevant directive DVGW GW £290 which apples specticaly forthe constructon of gas- and ‘ater pipelines, This drecve can be used analogously fr the ‘qualification proof of the electrfusion welfing In industrial Pipeline angineering, ‘The equipment and devices which ee used forthe welding must correspond te the requirements in standard OVS 2208-1, 3 Measures before walding ‘The direct welding zone must be protected sgsinsl bad weather Intuences (€.9. wind, moisture). If i's ensured by suitable measures (eg. proheatng, ten, ‘heatin) thatthe conditions are sutabl for welding, werk may be cared ou at any outsise temperature (see explanation) insofar 2 tho welder isnot hindered in his handing. necessary, an adétonal proof must be provided by carying cut ‘sample walds under the morticned condtions, IF the semisinished product is hested up unevenly under Infuence of sunshine, a temperature compensation ia th area of ‘to woldng joint can be reached by covering. A ceotng down ‘uring the welding process by vendlaon has 10 be avid, e.g by closing the pipe ends during welcing, Pipes from cols are oval immediately after uncciing. The pipe ‘ered rust be prepared before welcng, 0.9 by caret heating up wih a hota equipment and use ofa suiabie camping endior ‘ercunding device. ‘The connection zones ofthe components to bo welded must be urelamaged and have tobe fee of contarinatons (e. 9. at, shavings). 4 Electrofuion welding 444, Doserption of method ‘The joining aroas, that means the pipo surface and inside of ‘tings, ae overtapped and the resistance wie ineice of the ‘iting (heatng-cols) are heated up by electric cument (Glesttcation) The welds caused by the effect of heat expansion {eint pressure) during the welding time. See figure 1 for a ‘Schematic representation, “Tina the pes PE 63, PE 80 ant PE 100 acorcng foe ale-otnea. capac de cosuercon is rrgemans. Teta sess ‘ls puatesten tac bon some up by a up SSR EARN fair cen rt lor ovina sins sr oa Soc NTind thee inven puparegbe puleton ee exe Pom an es ‘Ordre: VS log Gb, PO. Bax 101965, 4000 Déseldat, Gamay, Phew: + 49(0}271804-0, Tot: +4(0) 21801. 150, Page 219 OVS 2207-1 Supplement 1 ‘Figure t,Hecroion welding (perp. 42 Wolsing suipreent ‘The Walang equipment has to supply the required otage forthe ectrofusion joint The device must swich off as soon as the ‘necessary quantly of heat has been fed ica the welding zone. Preference chouid be gives to logging universal equipment {Barcode = of magnet card mactines), 43. Proportion of welding 42:1 Proparation ofthe ppes ‘The end ofthe pipe must be of nominal diameter in the area of lhe healing col. Out-o-oundness must not exceed 1.5% of tie ‘cuter diario in ho wolding zone. If ocoseary, caresponding ‘erounding devices have to be used. The pipes have to be cut ‘rectangular witha suitable (co. The pipe ends nave tobe realad ‘ccording to tha inetuctore of the filing manufacturer, Tho reparation ofthe joining areas has tobe dare immediately per ‘welding is started. In Order to obtain welding joints it ie very important, thatthe ‘Surfaces are clean and fro of axe, The pipe surface must be Ueated wih a rotation scraping tool. To romeave te oxide layer, whereby a layer of aperex. 0.2 mm thicknoss is tobe removed. Ia ‘ase of tapping tees the welding zone of the pipe has to be (Geated mechanical. {tthe requited surface condition cannot be guaranteed because of subsequent soling, clean the surface a5 well wih 3 ronan ae (tec ue in pt wth 99.8 alcohol, < 0,1 % wator in orginal container). The ecrecryovet tbo apple using unsod aber a ‘hazy and rondyed paper. Special clearing bths and elergerts which are available may be weed i thoy corny with the aforementioned requirements. 432 Proportion of tings and tapping eos ‘The welding surface ofthe fing and the tapping toe must be loanad thoroughly with a degreasing agent (e.g. technically ure wine spit with 99,8 % ety! alcohol, <0.4% water in ‘iigoat container) and unused, absorber, non fuzzy and’ nor= ‘dyed paper. Use © marking or sutable device eo thatthe plugin ‘epi oftho pipe can be checked. Tha fiting must not be cantad ‘or pushed into the end ofthe pipe using force, Cia the tapping {ee onto the pipe using sutable devices. The contact sleeves for ‘comectng the wolding cable must be located that thay aro ‘easly accessible, 44. Welding procecire ‘The pars to be welded must be socured in place using suitable ‘mans andor equipment to prevent thom fem moving. Connect {he welding equipment tothe part to be welded ty connecting te ‘able to the contact terminals, The welding cable must be placed ‘wihout any weight Icad. The contact surfaces mast be clean and dy. The data of tho fing ortho tapping te rue fr welding 40 taken automataly by the welding equipment (9. by bat Caring) ox fas fo be enterec manualy. The wedig process's Sarid out automaticaly cnve it ha tard. The wading duration s usualy dplayed by th weldng unt. This must be fentred onthe welding proto form as wel as al other data Seplayed bythe unt thereto automate dlacave wih data out ‘The welded connection may only be maved after cooing down, Dela in this respect can be obianed from the manufacturer of the electrousion tng andor tho tapping too. Tho pressure test may only be caried out ater the parod spectied by the ‘manstactrer, (Stort version of processing instructions: see Appendix) 5 Testing of welded joints Various tests can be used to test the qualty of ndvidual welding processes. Défocntation is made betwen desizucive and non- ectrucve teste Delals of hase ae conlained in tale. 1- Tests and sampling can be caried out porto or during welding work according to agreement. ‘Totlet, Possible eats for welded connections, Test mothod ‘Blectroision welding Fitingse ‘Teoping tees ‘OVS 2202-1 vs 2200-1 Teb-3, Tab. 3, ‘0.0.35 sec. 647 The machining ofthe pipe suface must be visible beyond the welding zone, ‘DVS 220-4, supplement 1 (rat) ‘nly paral evidenital In conjunction wih | in conjunction with DIN 3544 par 1, ‘section 2:3 ‘and 32a e9.80°C and 46 Ninn, Teatlie> 165h | toolife> 165% ‘BvS 22124, drat also suitable as ste test ‘DVS 2242-1 draft (Append), so tes, or wall thickness 24 mm ‘DVS 2212-1 aren (Append), ‘or wal thickness > 10 mm rascal inspection tonaio creep teat Tong term internat pressure test (orsion shear test rail peel test secofesion test 6 Valid standards and directives DINGO74 Pipes of polyethylene, PE 63, PESO, PE 100, ‘dimensions DIN3643 Tapping ee ings of rigid polyetylene for pipes of rigid Polyethylene: cimensions DINSS44-1 Fittings of gid potyethylene: requirements and ‘esting of tapping te tgs DIN 16892 crosslinked polyethylene (PE-X) pipes; general ‘quay requirements ana testing DIN 16899 crossinkod palyetiylene (PE-X) pipes: dmersions vn 6869 Pp te apne compere or pene Pats General requirements, Testing Pat7 = Ereorofusion woking ftings, monsions ‘Waldng of pipes and pipeline components out of PED for gas and walor mans, Waring and lesing scheme PE-welding supeniser Falures on welding jolts of tnermoplasics; Features, description, evaluation Testing of wold jints of thermoplastics; Test methods - Recuiremonts Testing of welded joints of themoplastes Torso tet Testing of welded jos of themmoplastics sheets and pipes; “Tonsil creep ost Testing of welded joins cf thormoplastice sheets and pipes: Tensile creep test ‘Testing of welded socket joints of pipes Machines and equipment forte woiding of ther- smeplstes; heated tool welding DVS 2212-1 Testng of plastic welders; test group | andi (ra) 7 Explanations ‘The welding of thermopletis plastics at ambiont temperatures <5°C is generally regarded as a problem. This isnot so much due to the materiatreaied charactersics of the paste as the Festicled dexterity of the welder. Welding culside at aay temperature therefor calls for an’ environment in. which the welding personnel can cary out the individual work stages without boing eubjectod ta ary qualy-reducing inhuencos in regard tothe state ofthe pipe ends, attention must be palé that any dew, ie or moisture is romeved fem the weling zone (£05 x Siting length) a8 part of preparations to welding ucing Feat apolicaton. Futings ard tapping toes are to De sored in fendlosod,frostfree rooms and ony removed tthe welding polnt in the required number. The lemperatur of the parts to be ‘Welded should not fall below 5 °C directly Beare weling to avis ‘thermal stresses, age 3 to DVS 2207-1 Supplement ‘Appendix: Processing instructions (short version) To 4 Elecrotusion welding Processing instruction (chor version) 1. Create peimited working condos, e.g. welding tent 2. Connect welding unto the mains o the a. . generator and ‘rec function 8. Deburr outer egos of pipe ends ext off at right angles (for ‘omection with tings) 4. Eure that pipe or pipe ends are round using rerounding amps, permited ovaity upto 1.5% af outer darter ‘5. Process pipe surface io the welding zone with rotation ‘soraping tbl. (or connections with coupler) or mecharicaly Jn welding zone (or connectons with tepping tee) and ‘emove visible span 6.1f soled, clean the process pipe surface and, if appicable toca on merubcarers percent, be fig of tapping tee accessory thoroughiy with a degreasing agent {o-g. locnicaly pure wine spit wi 99.8% ety! aah, 0.1 % water in orginal conainer) and unused, ansorbent, ‘orfuzzy and ror-dyed paper 7. Push pipe into fiting and check insertion depth by marking or ‘sing suitable device, or fasten tapping tee onto the pipe ‘8. Connect cabe to fiting oF tapping tee. Cable must be free of ‘any weight oad 9, Where applicable, check setingsldeplays on device 10. Cary oul welding process accoring fo manufecurer's Instructors | 11, Disconnect cable from fing or tapping tee 12, Observe cooling down tine according to manufacturers Instucions: 18, Fil inwelding protocol form ino data saving fs carried out by ‘eves. Protocol form forthe electrofusion welding Usitanegas oa ime i of pipeline components Diet tat { oct Josten ati vate amass \ ies im rama coe Inoctwoie [ike ree t= jue 1 oom he: inser st pa fader “rae and company weking | maine Ma: }4=wind {4 eng susise lecsravaze sca ametcaeddpe arse legend ‘tens say [essen logis [atit cola | eaten tg st jie} i 8 sattma |rmuct |atato | weing |acbg | Inher [porate |reks | gue { s is « (meus olor | | | | | | + | { y | Lt | rea eatsgaedeigspeier er en cpa acing sy ed hema ie tmopet Teane Styne Asmat | rermeasaed ates ote Sevaide cq Tsonvereg ica fg eisig and pyr venta fm eae ol wh he censenta epbohr DVS — DEUTSCHER VERBAND FOR SCHWEISSEN UND \VERWANDTE VERFAHREN EL, Contents: Scope Mater Wielding processes Hol gas welding wit toch separate fom Mer rod (WF) Hotgas sting-bead welding (72) Wielding equipment Round nozzle Stringer nozzle Rogutements on tho welder Form of welds reparation of tho Joining face and ofthe welding flor Welding parameters Weld bulcp Weld fishing Postweld treatment Testing of welds Rolavant Standards and Diectons 1 Scope This Data Sheet relates to hot ges welding (W) of pipes and sheets from thermoplastic matorass such a8 PE, PP-and PC (Complete listing and. possible adatons, see Supplementary Shee!) The matonaltheleese ofthe eam-Snshed predict ta be \wolced is goneraly 1 to 10mm. Fads of appication are tha ‘constuction of apparatuses, lanks and poelnes. Ploeines for ‘ges and water supply must not be hotgas welded (see aso Bvcw-Work Sheets. 2 Matoriats Weldabilty in accordance with Diocion OVS 2201, Part 2 of ‘base matocal and wold ler must axis. A precancien fr high- quality wold is the use of a weld llr of matching composition nd, a8 far a¢ poceitio, of simiar typo. The wold flere muct comply win Data Shoot OVS 2211 in thelr qualy ‘and Fequiroments. The most common wal rs are round wes of 3 land 4mm diameter. Special sections re ova, angular and {ersion rods as wel as sips. For the sake of simplicty te term welding wre wll bo used in the folowing. 3 Welding processes In otgas welding (W) the jlnng foes and the oer zones of ‘he weld filer are converted to paste state by means of hot- (985 as a rule heated alr~ and joned together under pressure, ‘The hotges must be fre of wale, dust and of. 34. Hot-gas welding with torch separate rom er rod (WF) Heating Is carted out by means of the round nozzie. The bevelled end ofthe weldig wire eld tothe start ofthe welding ‘gf0ove and heated together wth the base material. The razzie is ‘onducied in-a fanning movemert inthe drecton of tie weld so that the curoat of rot ai distrbuibstzof over base material are \Welcing wie. The welding wie i conducted inthe Grecton ofthe ‘Weld, subjecting the welding wire to as verical a pressure as possible, Figure 1. It's heated cnlyin the curved lower region. In front of the welding wire bow wave is formed, and on eter sido ofthe welsedin wie awelé edge. ‘Ts pbleaton as repre ty gop ot nerd pect aneworestances nena Hot-gas welding of thermoplastics ‘Sheets and pipes Direction DVS 2207-3 aoe 1985) Figure 1. Hot-gpe wang win th eaparae em Meo 82 Hot gas stng-bead welcing (2) “The welding wie i heated in the stinger nezzle and prose nto tha welding groove via 2 spoutSka extension atthe lower part of the nozzle. AS a ru, the welding wire is crawn aiong uicmaticaly through the forward movement of the nozzle, Figure 2. necessary, the welding wie has tobe pushed forward ‘manly 3 a3 f0 avoid setching owing fcton In re nozzie. Figure 2, Hotgassing-boad wai nan hence capac and tis commence at tld be apc a8 ae ce he eet carr op oir pel cate see er soe {Shimer her inocu Aj ely ob parte Be Gonron WolSng Sasol a of tava paresptng iia repartee ti decent eed VS, Techical Commitee, Working Group W 4 "Plates, Weiding and Adhesive Bending” (Orders to: OVSorag, GmbH, PO. Bax 101968, 40010 Dostekio, Germany, Phono: O(O}2TINED-0, Telex +4(0)211/601-150 Page 20 OVS 2207-3 ‘Tha walirg epeed ie about 3 o 4 tas greater tan in hot gas wwolding wih separato torch. The nocessary welcing pressure ‘Gan be apple more unorniy and mare sino. Hence the hot as arng dead welding sto be prelerred to hagas welding wth {a torch separate fom the fiir fod. However In plaoss which are not ready accessible I cannot always be used. 4 Welding equipment Hot gas welding equipment must comoly with the requremants -saccerding to Data Sheet DVS 2208, Port 2. 44. Roundnozzle ‘Tho round nozzle consists of @ bent tube t can bo uted forthe welding of any round wire up te approx. 4mm ameter. 42. Stinger nore ‘Ths stinger nozzle must correspond fo the cross-section of the voiding wire used. To make i possble 1 apply the necessary Sutace pressure ‘on welding of larger welding wre Coss sections, an addtional pressure handle may become necessary in these’ nozzles. The ‘welding of stipe is made possible by ‘means of special sotted nazis, 5 Requirements on the welder ‘The plastics welder must have the necessary knowledge and si for the execaton of the welding. As a rue this means a completed traning 0 a plastics fiter with contnval exeres ora oresponding prolonged practice, If the employer oF the authonty competont for the fold of -ppleation requests the employment of tasted plastics welders, Srerequtenens otto Diocton DVS 2212 Pat must botakon 6 Forms of welds ‘Tho forms of the welds on plastic components. essentially correspond to those for metals. For tha choice ofthe forms of Welds on tanks and apparatuses the Data Sheets OVS 2205 Part Bland § should be referred fo. In patiouar the general design Principles of welding technique are to be cbserved. Tho most important forms of welds are V, doube-, single-bevel bu weld and dovble-bevel but weld, Figure 3. In case of accessibility from both sides the double-V butt wold fs recommended fom 4 mm sheet Bickness, and must be cared dul on pracile from’ 6 mm, Through ltemato welgng tho ddsirton of the sheets can be kept oa minimum. 7 Preparation af the joining faces and ofthe welding filer The joining faces and adfoing edge zones have to be worked porto woiding (e.g by moans of a separ). The scraping of fio \woldng wires too fs recommended, buts indispensable in the case of PP. Any pars damaged onthe surface trough the effect of woathor or chemicals must be worked down as fer a the undamaged zone, 8 Welding parameters Por tothe stat of welding the hotic temperature set on the ‘woldng equipment is to be checked. The measurement takes pace by means of a Giermocouple approx. § mm Inside the hozal, inthe case of round nezabes in tha nozzle cart, hr at Gf stinger nozzies in the main nozzle opening. The cameter of the themocouple may be 1 mm masimum (according to Data ‘Shoot DVS 2268 Part 2). The meaurement of tho ar fow tak ace before enty Ino the welding equipment by means ofa ow fete. wings wings 9) Segev bat wel wes seg er Caf 1 Sjrbvel Tt wt wi lat foes 9 Dai bevel. wt wth rc fc a re Figure 3. Forma of wide ‘Tho welder will acquire a fostng for welding speed and welding {orce trough experience. The welding force may be deternined Uhrough test welcing ona sheet balance. Recommended valves for weding parameters of diferent mate- als are given n Dale Sheet DVS 2207 Part 3 Supplementary Shoot. 8 Weld buitdup ‘The fst pass of the weld Is executed with fer wire, ameter 3mm (excopt in the case of 2mm mateal thickness) Tho Subsequent buil-up to complete dling can be done with weld ites of targer diameter, Table 1. Belore welng the subsequent ‘Weld wire the weld edge ofthe previous one sto be soraped by ‘ans of a siabo scrapor. ‘Table, Example for wold build-up asa function of the material thickness wth an iced ange of Watara tenes Wed wre rn nurnber x ameter ‘SingleV wold 1x4 3x3 1x3+2x4 5x3 Doub weld 20xa 2axa 20x93) 2ixa+2n4) 2x3) | Sete 40 Weld finishing Jn general no Srishing work {6 carted out on the weiss. f fishing is required, te base material thickness must not be recuced. 41 Post.wold treatment A post weld restment Is generaly not requ. inthe case of PMN ‘and PVC-C the sensitvly to erese cracking can bo reciuced by tempering, 12 Testing of welds Page 3 to DVS 2207-3 performed (References tothe assessment and tect willbe found i Diecton OVS 2205 and DIN 32502). Possible destucive tests include the shortime tensile test, the technological bending tect and the tancile creep test. (Roferences tothe manufacturo of the test poses and execution of te tast are givan in Drecions DVS 2206 and DVS 2203), Ileaksigthness ie requled tis sppropriat to tost the fst pass of the weld wires ‘or leak-ighiness using high-nsion (see Direcion VDE'2599). Then the remaining fling of tho welds cared cut, 49. Relovant Standards and Directions IW Standards 1810 Pat'3. Welding of plastics, processes 7728 Part Plastics, symbols 16909 Welding of thermoplastic materials Patt General directions 82502 Defects on plastic welds DVS Data Shoots DVS 2201 Testing of sen thishod product of ternopiastcn, Pot 2 Weldabilty, Test methods - Requirements DVS 2203 Testing of som-frishéd products and welded joints of termoplastcs DVS 2205 Calculation of thermoplastic tanks and oppara Pan3tuses, welded ons DVS 2205 Caleuation of thermoplastic tanks and epperats- Pat ses, Rectangular tanks, desion detalls, DVS 2206 Testing of components and constructions of ther mopiasties | VS2208 Welding of themoplestics - Machines and Pan? equipment forhot gas weding YS 2211 Welding filers for thannopiastes, scope, marking, requlcemenis, testing VS 2212 Testing of welers for welding plastics, est eoup 4 Part VI Diectlons YOI2539 Testing of surface protection layers of organic materials DIN Standards are obtainable from Beuth Verag, BerlivKoIn, DVS Deta Shoots ffom Deutacher Verlag fir Schwoittechnk, Disseldor. ‘VD! Directions ftom VDEVertag, Dissedor. Pepiang rt copyig an eam feel oy wh conan on por bvs-peurscher vensano | — Hot-gas welding of thermoplastics Direction FOR SCHWEISSEN UND Sheets and pipes Dvs 2207-3 -VERWANDTE VERFAHREN EW. Welding parameters Peermeatt “The mataials fisted are avaiable in vaious material pes with pormissibl Ructuations ofthe material characte. The welding parameters indicated, thereore, can only sata as recommended valves. Walaral symbal | 9 x ‘Guantly oar Typeot Welding | Welding foros IN] with wold wire raundSmm@ | round éram@ Yea 6.10 15.20 10.16 2% PP PvoU, PvCHI Pve-p? pes Puna?) [Wet 18.20 wz a7 25.85 PvoF 2 = Rotgas wading wih oh eoparat rom Morro; W2= Ho as cing Sead waldng 2 The wong fen can be checked et wang ona she! bance. 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