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British Standard Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 12 December 2002, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI A single copy of this British Standard is licensed to Akin Koksal 12 December 2002 This is an uncontrolled copy Ensure use of the most current version of this document by searching British Standards Online at bsonline.techindex.co.uk BRITISH STANDARD Testing of welded joints of thermoplastics semi-finished products Ð Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 12 December 2002, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Part 6: Low temperature tensile test The European Standard EN 12814-6:2000 has the status of a British Standard ICS 25.160.40 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BS EN 12814-6:2000 BS EN 12814-6:2000 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 12814-6:2000 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PRI/80, Welding thermoplastics, 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 Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 12 December 2002, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled ªInternational Standards Correspondence Indexº, or by using the ªFindº facility of the BSI Standards 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