What is BS EN ISO 14343:2025 about?
This document specifies requirements for classification of wire electrodes, strip electrodes, wires and rods for gas-shielded metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, plasma arc welding, submerged arc welding, electroslag welding and laser beam welding of stainless and heat-resisting steels. The classification of the wire electrodes, strip electrodes, wires and rods is based upon their chemical composition. This document is a combined specification providing for classification utilizing a system based upon nominal composition (system A), or utilizing a system based upon alloy type (system B).
- Paragraphs which carry the label “classification according to nominal composition” and the suffix “system A”, or “ISO 14343-A”, are applicable only to products classified according to system A;
- Paragraphs which carry the label “classification according to alloy type” and the suffix “system B”, or “ISO 14343-B”, are applicable only to products classified according to system B.
- Paragraphs which carry neither label nor suffix letter are applicable to products that can be classified according to either system A or B or both.
Who is BS EN ISO 14343:2025 for?
Manufacturers and users of welding consumables in a number of sectors, including:
- Engineering
- Oil and gas
- Energy
- Nuclear
- Pressure vessels and equipment
- Chemical plant
- Shipbuilding
- Automotive
- Aerospace