This document outlines the test methods and procedures for carrying out externally loaded tests to assess susceptibility to hot cracking.The following tests are described:- Hot tensile tests- Varestraint and Transvarestraint test- Flat tensile test.The above tests can provide information about the hot cracking sensitivity of parent materials, weld metals and weldments. Assessment is based upon the measurement of the ""brittle temperature range"" (BTR) where hot cracks occur.
DS/CEN ISO/TR 17641-3:2005 history
2005DS/CEN ISO/TR 17641-3:2005 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Hot cracking tests for weldments - Arc welding processes - Part 3: Externally loaded tests