Weldability test

Within the framework of restoration projects on old structures (e.g. old building and bridge structures) which, as a rule, are associated with the partial replacement of materials and the reinforcement of the existing structure, it is necessary to make a statement about the weldability of the existing material. The most cost-favourable possibility of carrying out the work is to weld the existing structure with the new steel sections.

However, it is firstly necessary to clarify the question of whether the existing structure exhibits sufficient weldability in order to prevent any cracks (e.g. hot cracks) in the materials. For this reason, an "old steel" (this includes the reinforcing steels) is designated as a steel which was manufactured from approx. 1850 to 1950. The presence of an old steel structure in an existing structure does not simultaneously mean that there is no weldability.

You need the following investigations in order to clarify the weldability of old steels:

1. Sulphur print according to Baumann

2. Spark spectral analysis

For you, we also determine the weldability of modern materials if, for example, you are not in possession of a 3.1 acceptance test certificate or you would like to check it. As a rule, chemical analysis by means of spark spectral analysis is sufficient for this purpose.

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