AWS: American Welding Society

AWS, the American Welding Society, is a nonprofit organization that develops and publishes standards that apply to welding and related joining disciplines. Headquartered in Miami, United States, AWS standards are spread by its over 65,000 worldwide members, a significant portion of which are located within the United States. AWS is heavily involved in educational initiatives, with many conferences around the world, student scholarships and a wide variety of courses. AWS also serves as the administrator for the U.S. TAGs (United States Technical Advisory Group) to ISO/TCs 44 and 167 (International Organization for Standardization/Technical Committee) and to many of the subcommittees for ISO/TC 44.

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AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2020

Structural Welding Code - Steel

This code covers the welding requirements for any type of welded structure made from the commonly used carbon and low-alloy constructional steels. Clauses 1 through 11 constitute a body of rules for the regulation of welding in steel construction. There are eight normative and eleven informative annexes in this code. A Commentary of the code is included with the document.

ANSI Z49.1-2021

Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes

This standard covers all aspects of safety and health in the welding environment, emphasizing oxygen gas and arc welding processes with some coverage given to resistance and high energy beam welding, brazing and soldering. It contains information on protection of personnel and the general area, ventilation, fire prevention and protection, and confined spaces. A significant section is devoted to precautionary information, showing examples, and an extensive bibliography is included.

AWS D17.1/D17.1M:2017-AMD2

Specification For Fusion Welding For Aerospace Applications

Amendment 2: This specification provides the general welding requirements for welding aircraft and space hardware. It includes but is not limited to the fusion welding of aluminum-based, nickel-based, iron-based, cobalt-based, magnesium-based, and titanium-based alloys using electric arc and high energy beam processes. There are requirements for welding design, personnel and procedure qualification, inspection, and acceptance criteria for aerospace, support, and non-flight hardware. Additional requirements cover repair welding of existing hardware. A commentary for the specification is included.

AWS D14.0/D14.0M:2024

Machinery and Equipment Welding Specification

This specification establishes design, manufacture, quality, inspection, and repair requirements for carbon, low-alloy, and alloy steel welded connections in machinery and equipment. It addresses topics including weld joint design, workmanship, quality acceptance criteria, nondestructive examination methods (visual, radiographic, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, and liquid penetrant), repair of weld defects, and postweld heat treatment.

AWS D17.1/D17.1M:2017-AMD1

Specification for Fusion Welding for Aerospace Applications

This specification provides the general welding requirements for welding aircraft and space hardware. It includes but is not limited to the fusion welding of aluminum-based, nickel-based, iron-based, cobalt-based, magnesium-based, and titanium-based alloys using electric arc and high energy beam processes. There are requirements for welding design, personnel and procedure qualification, inspection, and acceptance criteria for aerospace, support, and non-flight hardware. Additional requirements cover repair welding of existing hardware.

AWS D1.3/D1.3M:2018

Structural Welding Code - Sheet Steel

This code covers the requirements associated with welding sheet steel having a minimum specified yield point no greaterthan 80 ksi [550 MPa]. The code requirements cover any welded joint made from the commonly used structural quality low-carbon hot rolled and cold rolled sheet and strip steel with or without zinc coating (galvanized). Clause 1 includes general provisions, Clause 4 design, Clause 5 prequalification, Clause 6 qualification, Clause 7 fabrication, and Clause 8 inspection.

AWS A3.0M/A3.0:2025

Standard Welding Terms and Definitions - Including Terms for Additive Manufacturing, Adhesive Bonding, Brazing, Soldering, Thermal Cutting, Thermal Spraying, and Nondestructive Examination

This standard is a glossary of the technical terms used in the welding industry. Its purpose is to establish standard terms to aid in the communication of information related to welding and allied processes. Since it is intended to be a comprehensive compilation of welding terminology, nonstandard terms used in the welding industry are also included. All terms are designated as either standard or nonstandard and are arranged in word-by-word alphabetical sequence.

AWS C7.4/C7.4M:2017

Process Specification and Operator Qualification for Laser Beam Welding

This specification on laser beam welding discusses applicable specifications, safety, requirements, fabrication, quality examination, equipment calibration and maintenance, approval of work, and delivery of work.