EN ISO 4136:2022

Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Transverse tensile test (ISO 4136:2022)

This document specifies the sizes of test specimen and the procedure for carrying out transverse tensile tests in order to determine the tensile strength and the location of fracture of a welded butt joint.
This document applies to metallic materials in all forms of product with joints made by any welded butt joint.

Zerstörende Prüfung von Schweißverbindungen an metallischen Werkstoffen - Querzugversuch (ISO 4136:2022)

Dieses Dokument legt die Probenmaße und das Verfahren für die Durchführung von Querzugversuchen fest, mit denen die Zugfestigkeit und die Lage des Bruches einer Stumpfschweißverbindung ermittelt werden.
Dieses Dokument ist anzuwenden für metallische Werkstoffe jeder Produktform, deren Verbindung mit einer beliebigen Stumpfnaht hergestellt wurde.

Essais destructifs des soudures sur matériaux métalliques - Essai de traction transversale (ISO 4136:2022)

Le présent document spécifie les dimensions des éprouvettes et le mode opératoire d’essai de traction transversale dans le but de déterminer la résistance à la traction et l’emplacement de la rupture d’un assemblage soudé bout à bout.
Le présent document s’applique aux assemblages soudés à partir de matériaux métalliques sous toute forme de livraison, réalisés par tout assemblage soudé bout à bout.

Porušitveno preskušanje zvarnih spojev na kovinskih materialih - Prečni natezni preskus (ISO 4136:2022)

Ta dokument določa velikosti preskusnega vzorca in postopek za izvajanje prečnih nateznih
preskusov, da bi se določila natezna trdnost ali mesto zloma soležnega zvarnega spoja.
Ta dokument se uporablja za kovinske materiale v vseh oblikah izdelkov, ki vsebujejo kakršen koli soležni zvarni
spoj.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 07-Jun-2022
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Dec-2022
• ICS: 25.160.40 - Welded joints and welds
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 121 - Welding
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 121/WG 21 - Testing of welds
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 08-Jun-2022
• Completion Date: 08-Jun-2022
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 4136:2022 - Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Transverse tensile test (ISO 4136:2022)

Relations

• Replaces: EN ISO 4136:2012 - Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Transverse tensile test (ISO 4136:2012)
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2022

Overview

EN ISO 4136:2022 - “Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Transverse tensile test (ISO 4136:2022)” is a CEN-adopted International Standard that specifies specimen sizes and the procedure for carrying out transverse tensile tests on welded butt joints. The test determines the tensile strength of the joint and the location of fracture in metallic materials in any product form. This fourth edition (2022) replaces EN ISO 4136:2012 and aligns with ISO testing practice and European implementation requirements.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and purpose: Applies to welded butt joints in metallic materials; used to assess joint integrity by pulling a transverse specimen to rupture.
• Test principle: A continuously increasing tensile load is applied until rupture; results record tensile strength and fracture location.
• Temperature control: Tests are carried out at ambient temperature between 10 °C and 35 °C; controlled-condition tests at (23 ± 5) °C. Testing temperature must be reported.
• Specimen location and marking:
  • Specimen is taken transverse to the weld with the weld axis centered along the parallel length.
  • Each test piece and specimen must be clearly marked to identify origin and working direction where relevant.
  • For small-diameter pipes (D ≤ 50 mm, unless otherwise specified), testing may be performed on the whole pipe.
• Preparation, extraction and machining:
  • Extraction methods must not alter specimen properties. For steel, shearing is excluded for thicknesses > 8 mm; thermal cutting must be ≥ 8 mm from the final parallel length surfaces.
  • For other metallic materials, shearing and thermal cutting are excluded; machining or non-thermal cutting methods are required.
  • Surface preparation and exact specimen dimensions follow the standard’s figures and Table 1 symbols (e.g., b, L, S, t).
• Post-test examination and reporting:
  • Record tensile strength, fracture location, and examine fracture surfaces.
  • Include specimen details, heat treatment/ageing history (if any), testing temperature, and methods used in the test report.

Applications and users

• Who uses it: Welding engineers, quality inspectors, third‑party testing laboratories, fabrication shops, metallurgists, R&D teams and certification bodies.
• Practical uses:
  • Verifying weld quality in production and after procedure qualification.
  • Failure analysis and root-cause investigation when weld fracture behavior is under review.
  • Supporting conformity assessment for welded structures and components across industries (pressure equipment, pipelines, automotive, shipbuilding, construction).

Related standards

• ISO 6892-1 / ISO 6892-2 - Metallic materials tensile testing (room and elevated temperature methods) - referenced for general tensile test principles.
• ISO 4063 - Welding process nomenclature.
• EN ISO 4136:2022 is the CEN-endorsed version of ISO 4136:2022.

Keywords: EN ISO 4136:2022, transverse tensile test, destructive tests on welds, welded butt joint, weld testing, tensile strength, fracture location, welding inspection standard.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 4136:2013
Porušitveno preskušanje zvarnih spojev na kovinskih materialih - Prečni natezni
preskus (ISO 4136:2022)
Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials - Transverse tensile test (ISO 4136:2022)
Zerstörende Prüfung von Schweißverbindungen an metallischen Werkstoffen -
Querzugversuch (ISO 4136:2022)
Essais destructifs des soudures sur matériaux métalliques - Essai de traction
transversale (ISO 4136:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 4136:2022
ICS:
25.160.40 Varjeni spoji in vari Welded joints and welds
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 4136
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 25.160.40 Supersedes EN ISO 4136:2012
English Version
Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials -
Transverse tensile test (ISO 4136:2022)
Essais destructifs des soudures sur matériaux Zerstörende Prüfung von Schweißverbindungen an
métalliques - Essai de traction transversale (ISO metallischen Werkstoffen - Querzugversuch (ISO
4136:2022) 4136:2022)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 March 2022.

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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 4136:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 44 "Welding
and allied processes" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 “Welding and allied
processes” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
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North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 4136:2022 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 4136:2022 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 4136
Fourth edition
2022-05
Destructive tests on welds in metallic
materials — Transverse tensile test
Essais destructifs des soudures sur matériaux métalliques — Essai de
traction transversale
Reference number
ISO 4136:2022(E)
ISO 4136:2022(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms.1
5 Principle . 2
6 Preparation of test specimens . 2
6.1 Location . 2
6.2 Marking . 2
6.3 Heat treatment and/or ageing . 3
6.4 Extraction . 3
6.4.1 General . 3
6.4.2 Steel . 3
6.4.3 Other metallic materials. 3
6.5 Machining . 3
6.5.1 General . 3
6.5.2 Location . 3
6.5.3 Dimensions . 4
6.5.4 Surface preparation . 7
7 Test procedure .7
8 Test results . . 7
8.1 General . 7
8.2 Location of fracture . 7
8.3 Examination of fracture surfaces . 7
9 Test report . 8
Annex A (informative) Example of a test report. 9
Bibliography .10
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