Welding Standards and their issuing organizations
Various Institutes and organizations around the world draft and issue Welding Codes and Standards for industrial uses. Many of them are followed all over the world while a few are limited to use in their respective territory only. Most adopted codes and standards organizations are listed below for reference:
- ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (USA) issues Code, Standards & specification
- AWS: American Welding Society issues (USA) Code, Standards & specification
- API: American Petroleum Institute (USA) issues Code, Standards & specification
- AS/NZS: Australian / New Zealand (Australia) Issues Standards & specifications
- CSA: Canadian Standards Association (Canada) issues Standards & specifications
- ISO: International Organization for Standardization (Internationally) issues Standards & specifications
Australian and New Zealand Welding Standards (same standards for both countries) can be accessed and purchased from Australia Standards Website Australia.
Australia has its own welding standards which are being used by Australians and New Zealander’s users. AWS, ASME, ISO, and API codes & standards are used by the companies in Australia.
Standards Australia (AS) is the body responsible for the development, maintenance, and publication of Australian Standards.
A brief summary of Australian Welding Standards are given in below table:
The list of main Australian/ New Zealand welding standards are:
What other standards are followed in Australia?
Australia and New Zealand follow harmonized ISO and BS standards. ISO 3834 series for weld quality management is adopted by Australia.
The adoption of ISO standards into AS/ NZS is in a similar way followed by British Standard Institute. in the oil & gas field, API and ASME standards are being followed.
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