David Trees (left) receives his Silver Member Certificate from Lee Kvidahl, a past AWS president, during the Membership Committee meeting Oct. 23 at AWS World Headquarters in Miami, Fla. The Silver Member Certificate is presented for 25 years of service to the Society. WELDING JOURNAL 77 A2 Committee Meets at EWI in Columbus Standard for Public Review D10.17M/D10.17:201X, Guide for Welding Tubular Steel Vehicle Structures. $35. Review expired 12/16/2013. E-mail B. McGrath, bmcgrath@aws.org, to order a copy. AWS was approved as an accredited standards-preparing organization by the American National Standards Institute in 1979. AWS rules require that all standards be open to public review for comment during the approval process. New Standards Projects Development work has begun to revise the following standards. Affected individuals are invited to contribute to this work. F4.2:201X, Safety Guidelines for Proper Selection and Safe Use of Welding Cables. This document provides guidance on the safe and proper selection of welding cables. This includes identifying specific criteria including minimum copper content, gauge sizing, electrical performance, and resistance for welding cable sizes. Stakeholders: Personnel involved in welding. Contact Steve Hedrick, steveh@aws.org. E-mail Chelsea Lewis, clewis@aws.org, for information on the following projects. C4.1:201X, Criteria for Describing Oxygen Cut Surfaces. This set consists of a plastic gauge with samples of oxygen-cut surfaces, and a document including descriptive terms and illustrations of surface cuts. Stakeholders: Oxyfuel gas cutters and inspectors as an aid to identify acceptance levels of oxygen-cut surfaces. C4.1 is referenced in several AWS D.1 structural welding documents. C4.2/C4.2M:201X, Recommended Practices for Safe Oxyfuel Gas Cutting Torch Operation. This document includes the procedures to be used in conjunction with oxyfuel gas cutting equipment and the latest safety requirements. Complete lists of equipment are available from individual manufacturers. Stakeholders: Oxyfuel gas operators involved with cutting steel plate and tooling fabrication, equipment manufacturers, and building construction. C4.3/C4.3:201X, Recommended Practices for Safe Oxyfuel Gas Heating Torch Operation. The document includes the latest safety requirements and procedures to be used in conjunction with oxyfuel gas heating equipment. Stakeholders: Oxyfuel gas heating and welding operators, and steel mill, fabrication, and tool shop personnel. C4.4/C4M:201X, Recommended Practices for Heat Shaping and Straightening with Oxyfuel Gas Heating Torches. This edition covers the shaping of metal products by prudent use of heat to obtain a desired configuration. The text reviews the theory and analytical calculations that explain how heat shaping and straightening occur. Sample calculations and tables are presented for typical materials. General heating patterns and heat shaping and straightening techniques are discussed. Specific heating applications are illustrated for various sections. Stakeholders: Oxyfuel gas heating torch operators and users of oxyfuel gas welding systems. C4.5M:201X, Uniform Designation System for Oxyfuel Nozzles. This document recommends identification markings to be permanently applied to the torch nozzle to identify its intended application and to improve the safe operation and application of nozzles by torch operators. Stakeholders: Members of the oxyfuel gas welding and cutting community. C7.2M:201X, Recommended Practices for Laser Beam Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes. This document can be used for welding, cutting, drilling, and transformation hardening of various materials. These recommended practices stress the process basics, parameters, and applications. Stakeholders: Members of the laser beam welding industry. Tech Topics Shown during the Oct. 29, 30 A2 Committee meeting at EWI in Columbus, Ohio, are (from left) Richard Holdren, Secretary Stephen Borrero, Chris Lander, Chuck Ford, Dave Beneteau, Bob Anderson, Mike Ludwig, Chris Thurow, Pat Newhouse, Ben Finney, Bryan Worley, J. P. Christein, and Brian Galliers. The Committee members met to discuss the revisions for AWS A3.0, Standard Welding Terms and Definitions, and A2.4, Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing, and Nondestructive Examination.
Welding Journal | January 2014
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