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 BS EN 12536:2000

National foreword
This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 12536:2000. It
partially supersedes BS 1453:1972.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee
WEE/39, Welding consumables, which has the responsibility to:

Ð aid enquirers to understand the text;

Ð present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the
interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
Ð monitor related international and European developments and promulgate
them in the UK.
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its secretary.
Cross-references
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referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the
section entitled ªInternational Standards Correspondence Indexº, or by using the
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Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,
pages 2 to 8, an inside back cover and a back cover.
The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document
was last issued.

This British Standard, having Amendments issued since publication

been prepared under the
direction of the Engineering Amd. No. Date Comments
Sector Committee, was published
under the authority of the
Standards Committee and comes
into effect on 15 June 2000

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Contents Page

Foreword.....................................................................................................................................3
1 Scope .......................................................................................................................................4
2 Normative references..............................................................................................................4
3 Classification ...........................................................................................................................4
4 Symbols and requirements ....................................................................................................4
4.1 Symbol for the product/process..............................................................................................4
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4.2 Symbol for the chemical composition of rods .........................................................................4

5 Chemical analysis ...................................................................................................................6
6 Technical delivery conditions ................................................................................................ 6
7 Designation..............................................................................................................................6
Annex A (informative) Welding behaviour .............................................................................7
Bibliography ...............................................................................................................................8

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Foreword

This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC121, Welding,
the secretariat of which is held by DS.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication
of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2000, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2000.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations

of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium,
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Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United
Kingdom.

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1 Scope

This standard specifies a classification in order to designate rods for gas welding of non alloy
and creep-resisting steels in terms of the chemical composition of the rod.

2 Normative references

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
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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 759 Welding consumables - Technical delivery conditions for welding filler

metals - Type of product, dimensions, tolerances and marking.

ISO 31-0:1992 Quantities and units - Part 0: General principles

3 Classification

A rod shall be classified with the symbol for its chemical composition in Table 1. Information
about welding behaviour is given in annex A.

The classification is divided into two parts:

1) The first part gives a symbol indicating the product/process to be identified;

2) The second part gives a symbol indicating the chemical composition of the rod.

4 Symbols and requirements

4.1 Symbol for the product/process

The symbol for the rod used in the gas welding process shall be the letter O.

4.2 Symbol for the chemical composition of rods

The symbol in Table 1 indicates the chemical composition of the rod, determined under
conditions given in clause 5.

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Table 1 - Symbol for chemical composition of rods, percentage by mass

Chemical composition in % 1)2)3)

Symbol

C Si Mn P S Mo Ni Cr

OZ Any other agreed composition

OI 0,03 to 0,12 0,02 to 0,20 0,35 to 0,65 0,030 0,025 - - -

O II 0,03 to 0,20 0,05 to 0,25 0,50 to 1,20 0,025 0,025 - - -

O III 0,05 to 0,15 0,05 to 0,25 0,95 to 1,25 0,020 0,020 - 0,35 to 0,80 -

O IV 0,08 to 0,15 0,10 to 0,25 0,90 to 1,20 0,020 0,020 0,45 to 0,65 - -

OV 0,10 to 0,15 0,10 to 0,25 0,80 to 1,20 0,020 0,020 0,45 to 0,65 - 0,80 to 1,20

O VI 0,03 to 0,10 0,10 to 0,25 0,40 to 0,70 0,020 0,020 0,90 to 1,20 - 2,00 to 2,20

1)
If not specified: Mo ˆ 0,3 %, Ni ˆ 0,3 %, Cr ˆ 0,15 %, Cu ˆ 0,35 % and V ˆ 0,03 %. Residual copper content in the steel including any coating shall not
exceed 0,35 weight percent.
2)
Single values shown in the table are maximum values.
3)
The results shall be rounded to the same number of significant figures as in the specified value using the rules in accordance with annex B, Rule A of
ISO 31-0:1992.

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5 Chemical analysis

Chemical analysis is performed on specimens of the rod. Any analytical technique can be
used, but in case of dispute reference shall be made to established published methods.

NOTE: See annex B.

6 Technical delivery conditions

Technical delivery conditions shall meet the requirements in EN 759.

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7 Designation

A rod for gas welding has a chemical composition within the limits for the alloy symbol O III of
Table 1.

The designation will be:

Rod EN 12536 - O III

where,

EN 12536 = standard number;

O = rod/gas welding (see 4.1);

III = chemical composition of rod (see Table 1).

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Annex A (informative)

Welding behaviour

Rods with symbol I to VI have different welding behaviour. In Table A.1 typical welding
behaviour of different rods is listed.

Table A.1 - Welding behaviour

Rod symbol
\ OI O II O III O IV OV O VI
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Behaviour
fluidity highly fluid less fluid viscous
spatter much less no
sensitive
to yes yes no
porosity

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Bibliography

Handbuch für Eisenhüttenlaboratorium, VdEh, Düsseldorf.

BS 6200-3, Sampling of iron, steel and other ferrous metals - Part 3: Methods of analysis.

CEN/CR 10261 ECISS information circular 11 - Iron and Steel - Review of available methods
of chemical analysis.
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