C5 Committee on Arc Welding and Cutting
CHAIR: James Cochran, Kiewit
SECRETARY: Rakesh Gupta
COORDINATOR: Yojaidy Acosta
SCOPE: Responsible for creating and revising standards on arc welding and cutting.
PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
- AWS C5.3:2000 (R2011), Recommended Practices for Air Carbon Arc Gouging and Cutting
- AWS C5.7:2000 (R2006), Recommended Practices for Electrogas Welding
NEW DOCUMENTS UNDERGOING DRAFTING AND APPROVAL
- None
LIST OF SUBCOMMITTEES
- AWS C5C Subcommittee on GTAW
- AWS C5H Subcommittee on SW
- AWS C5J Subcommittee on PAC
- AWS C5O Subcommittee on Gases
- AWS C5P Subcommittee on EGW
JOIN THE COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE
The C5 Committee seeks volunteers to participate in its standards development process. Contact Secretary Rakesh Gupta to learn more about this committee’s work.
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