ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 9606-4 First edition 1999-04-01 Approval testing of welders Fusion welding - Part 4: Nickel and nickel alloys Epreuve de qualification des soudeurs - Soudage par fusion - Partie 4: Nickel et ses alliages ISO Reference number ISO 9606-4:1999(E) IHSunder Not for Resale ISO 9606-4:1999(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federationofnationalstandardsbodies(isOmemberbodies).Theworkof preparing International Standards is normally carried out through isO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committeehasbeenestablishedhastheright toberepresentedonthat committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, inliaisonwithisO,alsotakepartinthework.isOcollaboratescloselywiththe International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3. Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of member bodies casting a vote. International Standard isO 9606-4 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in collaboration with ISO Technical Committee TC 44, Welding and allied processes, Subcommittee SC 11, Approval requirements for welding and allied processes personnel, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement). mean"...thisInternational Standard...". IsO 9606 consists of the following parts, under the general title Approval testing of welders -Fusion welding: Part 1: Steels Part 2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys Part 3: Copper and copper alloys Part 4: Nickel and nickel alloys Part 5: Titanium and titanium alloys Part 6: Magnesium and magnesium allloys @ISO1999 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. InternationalOrganizationforStandardization Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneve 20 · Switzerland Internet [email protected] Printed in Switzerland ational Organization for Standardization Not for Resale @ISO ISO9606-4:1999(E) Annexes A and ZA of this part of ISO 9606 are for information only. For the purposes of this part of ISO 9606, the CEN annex regarding fulfilment of European Council Directives has been removed. Caaalaniainor sandadization ili etworking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale