SIGNS AND ABBREVATIONS USE

Classifications:

ASME:
AWS:
NBN:
ISO:
DIN:
AFNOR:
UNI:

American Society Mechanical Engineering.
American Welding Society standards
Belgian standards.
International Standards Organization.
German Industry Standards.
Association Française de Normalisation: the standards organization of France.
Italian Industry Standards

Mechanical features:

R
E
A/5d
KCv

Rupture stress.
Yield point.
Elongation in 5mm Ø
Charpy resilience (V notch)

Current types:

C.A.:
C.C.:

Alternating current
Direct current

Economic features:

Ø
L
A
T.A.
N.E.

Diameter of the electrode (mm).
Length of the electrode (mm).
Recommended amperage (maximum and minimum)
Time of the arc in minutes per kg of deposited metal.
Number of electrodes per kg of deposited metal

Homologations:

LRS:
BV:
ABS:
DNV:
SNCB:
GL:
DB:
TUV:
C:
I.l.S. :

Lloyd's Register Of Shipping.
Bureau Veritas.
American Bureau of Shipping.
Det norske Veritas.
Ferrovie dello Stato Belghe.
Germanischer Lloyd.
Deutsche Bundesbahn.
Technischer Uberwachunosverein.
Controlas
Instituto Italiano della Saldatura