BS 709:1983

Foreword
Committees responsible
Methods
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Separation of test specimen
4 Heat treatment
5 Tensile tests
5.1 Transverse tensile test
5.2 Cruciform test
5.3 All-weld tensile test
6 Bend tests
6.1 Transverse and longitudinal bend tests
6.2 Side bent test
7 Fracture test
8 Fillet weld fracture test
9 Macroscopic examination
10 Test for hardness across welded joint
11 Charpy V-notch impact test
12 Intercrystalline corrosion test
13 Fracture toughness test (Klc/CTOD test)
Appendices
A Suggested methods of preparing etched specimens
B Vickers hardness test report for welded joints
Tables
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Figures
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6 Cruciform test piece, specimens and method of
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18 Alternative forms of fillet weld test piece and
     specimens
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22 Klc/CTOD test configuration

Object of tests, preparation and dimensions of test specimens, testing and reporting of results for tensile tests, macro-examination and tests for bend, nick break, fillet weld fracture, hardness across the welded joint, Charpy V notch impact, intercrystalline corrosion and fracture toughness.