BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

875: 1995

Destructive tests on
welds in metallic
materials —
Impact tests —
Test specimen location,
notch orientation and
examination

The European Standard EN 875:1995 has the status of a

British Standard

ICS 25.160.40
BS EN 875:1995

Committees responsible for this

British Standard

The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical

Committee WEE/2, Welding tests, upon which the following bodies were
represented:

Aluminium Federation
Association of Consulting Scientists
British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd.
British Iron and Steel Producers’ Association
Electricity Association
Health and Safety Executive
Institution of Structural Engineers
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Ministry of Defence
Power Generation Contractors Assocition [PGCA (BEAMA Ltd.)]
TWI
Welding Manufacturers’ Association (BEAMA Ltd.)

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 Amendments issued since publication
into effect on
15 December 1995
Amd. No. Date Comments
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The following BSI references

relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference WEE/2
Draft for comment 92/82867 DC

ISBN 0 580 25311 2

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Contents

Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
National foreword ii
Foreword 2
Text of EN 875 3
List of references Inside back cover

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National foreword

This British Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee WEE/2 and is
the English language version of EN 875:1995 Destructive tests on welds in
metallic materials — Impact tests — Test specimen location, notch orientation and
examination published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).
EN 875 was produced as a result of international discussions in which the
United Kingdom took an active part.
BS EN 875:1995 supersedes tests detailed in BS 709:1983 which have been
deleted by amendment.

Cross-references
Publication referred to Corresponding British Standard

EN 10045-1 BS EN 10045 Charpy impact tests on metallic materials

Part 1:1990 Test method (V- and U- notches)
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
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
the EN title page, pages 2 to 10, an inside back cover 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 875
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 1995
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 25.160.40

Descriptors: Welding, welded joints, butt joints, metals, destructive tests, bend tests, impact tests, notch strength, designation

English version

Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Impact

tests — Test specimen location, notch orientation and
examination

Essais destructifs des soudures sur matériaux Zerstörende Prüfung von

métalliques — Essai de flexion par choc — Schweißverbindungen an metallischen
Position de l’éprouvette, orientation de Werkstoffen — Kerbschlagbiegeversuch —
l’entaille et examen Probenlage, Kerbrichtung und Beurteilung

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1995-07-01. 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

© 1995 Copyright reserved to CEN members

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Foreword Contents
This European Standard has been prepared by Page
Technical Committee CEN/TC 121, Welding, of Foreword 2
which the secretariat is held by DS.
1 Scope 3
This European Standard shall be given the status of
2 Normative reference 3
a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by 3 Principle 3
February 1996, and conflicting national standards 4 Method of denomination 3
shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 1996. 4.1 Lettering system 3
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal 4.2 Characters 3
Regulations, the following counries are bound to
implement this European Standard: Austria, 4.3 Additional information 3
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, 5 Examples of denomination 3
Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, 6 Examination 3
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, 7 Test report 4
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Annex A (informative) Test report 9
Figure 1 — Typical examples
of denominations 8
Table 1 — Notched face parallel to the
surface of the test piece (S position) 5
Table 2 — Notched face perpendicular to
the surface of the test piece (T position) 6
Table A.1 — Impact test in accordance
with EN 875 9

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1 Scope
This standard specifies mainly the method to be
used when describing test specimen location and
notch orientation for the testing and reporting of
impact tests on welded butt joints.
This standard applies to impact tests on metallic
materials in all forms of product made by any fusion
welding process.
It is used in addition to EN 10045-1 and includes
test specimen denomination and additional
reporting requirements.
2 Normative reference
This European Standard incorporates by dated or
undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited
at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated
references, subsequent amendments to or revisions
of any of these publications apply to this European
Standard only when incorporated in it by
amendment or revision. For undated references the
latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN 10045-1, Metallic materials — Charpy impact
test — Part 1: Test method.
3 Principle
Impact testing shall be in accordance with
EN 10045-1. The test temperature, location, type
and size of test specimen, and notch orientation
shall be in accordance with the relevant application
standard.
In addition to the requirements of EN 10045-1, the
notch position may be located by macroetching.
4 Method of denomination
4.1 Lettering system
The denomination is based on a lettering system to
describe the type, location and notch orientation
and a numbering system to show the distance (in
millimetres) of the notch from reference lines (RL).
The method of denomination is shown in Table 1
and Table 2. The test specimen shall be taken from
the welded joint such that its longitudinal axis is at
right angles to the weld length.
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4.2 Characters
The denomination comprises the following
characters:
1st character U: Charpy U notch,
V: Charpy V notch;
2nd character W: notch in the weld metal; the
reference line is the centre line of
the weld at the position of the
test specimen,
H: notch in the heat affected zone;
the reference line is the fusion or
the joint line (notch will include
HAZ);
3rd character S: notched face parallel to the
surfacea,
T: notch through the thickness;
4th character a: the distance of the centre of the
notch from the reference line (if a
is at the centre line of the weld, a
= 0 which should be recorded);
5th character b: the distance from the weld
joint face sideb to the nearer face
of the test specimen (if b is at the
surface of the weld, b = 0 which
should be recorded).
a Thisorientation is equivalent to the denomination “surface
notch” used in fracture mechanics testing.
b
In the case of double V, K or similar welds, the face side is the
side which contains the larger width of the weld or from which
the welding energy was first applied.
4.3 Additional information
In cases where this simple denomination does not
sufficiently define the location or notch orientation,
a sketch referring to the weld procedure should be
provided.
5 Examples of denomination
Examples of denominations are given in Table 1 and
Table 2 and Figure 1.
6 Examination
The test specimens designated by this standard
shall be tested in accordance with EN 10045-1.
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7 Test report
The test report shall include the following
information in addition to that given in EN 10045-1:
— reference to this standard;
— test specimen denomination;
— sketch if required;
— type and dimensions of imperfections
observed;
— other information as required by the
application standard and/or by agreement
between the contracting parties.
An example of a typical test report is given
in Annex A.

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 Table 1 — Notched face parallel to the surface of the test piece (S position)
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Reference Centre of the weld Reference Fusion/joint line

Denomination Representation Denomination Representation

VWS a/b VHS a/b

(pressure weld)

VHS a/b
(Fusion weld)

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Reference Centre of the weld Reference Fusion/joint line
Denomination Representation Denomination Representation
VWT O/b VHT O/b

VWT a/b VHT a/b

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Reference Centre of the weld Reference Fusion/joint line

Denomination Representation Denomination Representation

VWT O/b VHT a/b

VWT a/b VHT a/b

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Figure 1 — Typical examples of denominations

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Annex A (informative)
Test report

Table A.1 — Impact test in accordance with EN 875

Test Denomination Type and Test Impact Impact Remark
specimen dimension temperature toughness absorbed
energy

No. mm ûC J/cm2 J Location Type of Type and size

of fracturea of
fracturea imperfection

a if required
Examiner or examining body Certified by:

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List of references

See national foreword.

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