Certificates of Compliance and Test Reports

General Notes
Works certificates or acceptance test certificates to EN 10204 can be issued for every delivery on request. It is also possible to receive test reports in accordance with AWS A5.01. Basically speaking all types of certificates should be requested on placing the order. It is imperative that the scope of testing is specified in the case of acceptance test certificates EN 102043.1B und test reports. Subsequent issuing of a 3.1B certificate or a test report with a scope of testing which deviates from schedules F and H always entails increased costs for administration and expenditure. It is no longer possible to issue certificates at a later date if a series has already come out of production and has been processed in its entirety.

Works Certificates acc. EN 10204-2.2

These certificates are product-related, i.e. a separate certificate is issued for each series or batch number. This certificate records all the values arising during the current in-process inspection that are relevant to the certificate. This means that for all low, medium and high-alloy stick electrodes and flux cored wires the respective actual values from the current quality test are inserted for the chemical analysis whilst for non-alloy electrodes and flux cored wires to some extent only statistical values based on non-specific testing are shown. The heat analyses of the associated batches are specified for all solid wires and rods. With the exception of the submerged-arc wires and flux powder, mechanical property data are shown on the works certificates for all products. The values specified are guaranteed tolerance limits (minimum and/or maximum depending on the standard requirement) and correspond to the minimum properties guaranteed for the product in this manual.

Acceptance Test Certificates acc. EN 10204-3.1B and 3.1C

Acceptance test certificates 3.1B or 3.1C will also be issued on request. In order to do this tests must be performed on the delivery or on the production unit with which the delivery is associated. Since this is a certificate concerning a delivery-related test according to information supplied by the purchaser, it is imperative that the scope of testing should be made clear at the time of ordering or even at the enquiry stage. The costs arising will be charged according to expenditure.

Test Reports acc. AWS A5.01

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A test report should be requested if a certificate of the products conformity with the AWS is required for a customers project. The test report includes as standard a confirmation of conformity for compliance with the applicable AWS standard or the reference to this AWS standard contained in ASME II, Part C. The test report will correspond to "Schedule F" of AWS A5.01 if no further elements are specified by the customer. This test report is comparable with a works certificate "2.2" as regards content. The scope of testing required must be disclosed at the point of ordering for all other schedules. In this case costs will be charged according to expenditure.

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