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BRITISH STANDARD

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Welding consumables Ð
Wire electrodes, wires,
rods and deposits for gas
shielded metal arc
welding of high strength
steels Ð Classification

The European Standard EN 12534:1999 has the status of a
British Standard

ICS 25.160.20

NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

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BS EN
12534:1999


BS EN 12534:1999

National foreword
This British Standard is the English language version of EN 12534:1999.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee
WEE/39, Welding consumables, which has the responsibility to:
Ð aid enquirers to understand the text;
Ð present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the
interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
Ð monitor related international and European developments and promulgate
them in the UK.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to
its secretary.
Cross-references


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A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
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Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,
pages 2 to 10, an inside back cover and a back cover.
The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document
was last issued.

This British Standard, having
been prepared under the
direction of the Engineering
Sector Committee, was published
under the authority of the
Standards Committee and comes
into effect on 15 December 1999
 BSI 12-1999

ISBN 0 580 32841 4

Amendments issued since publication
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