About
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Secretariat: ANSI (United States)
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2026):Mr Dr Martin Schmitz-Niederau
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1982
Scope
Classification and testing of welding consumables for fusion welding of metallic materials.
In addition, standardization of:
- non-consumable tungsten electrodes for inert gas shielded arc welding, and for plasma welding, cutting and thermal spraying;
- fluxes used in submerged arc and electroslag welding;
- gases and gas mixtures for fusion welding and allied processes;
- technical delivery conditions for filler materials and fluxes;
- procurement for filler materials and fluxes.
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Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 44/SC 3
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 44/SC 3:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/TC 8/SC 8 | Ship design | ISO |
| ISO/TC 17/SC 17 | Steel wire rod and wire products | ISO |
| ISO/TC 261 | Additive manufacturing | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 44/SC 3
ISO/TC 44/SC 3 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| IIW | International Institute of Welding | ISO |
| ISO/TC 8/SC 8 | Ship design | ISO |
| ISO/TC 17/SC 17 | Steel wire rod and wire products | ISO |
| ISO/TC 261 | Additive manufacturing | ISO |
| Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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| 6 | May 2025 | Virtual () | ISO/TC 44/SC 3 |
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