INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 17663

Second edition
2023-04

Welding — Quality requirements for

heat treatment in connection with
welding and allied processes
Soudage — Exigences de qualité relatives au traitement thermique
associé au soudage et aux techniques connexes

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Contents Page

Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
4 Review of requirements and technical review..................................................................................................................... 2
4.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
4.2 Review of requirements.................................................................................................................................................................. 2
4.3 Technical review.................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
5 Subcontracting........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
6 Personnel...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
7 Inspection and testing.................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
7.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
7.2 Non-destructive testing.................................................................................................................................................................. 4
7.3 Destructive testing.............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
8 Equipment for heat treatment................................................................................................................................................................ 4
8.1 Production and testing equipment........................................................................................................................................ 4
8.2 Description of facilities.................................................................................................................................................................... 4
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Suitability of equipment.................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Verification of heat treatment equipment....................................................................................................................... 5
8.4.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
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8.4.2 Measurement of the uniformity of furnace temperature............................................................... 5
8.4.3 Validation of setting and recording devices............................................................................................... 6
8.5 New equipment....................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
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Maintenance............................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
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9 Heat treatment activities.............................................................................................................................................................................
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9.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
9.2 Heat treatment parameters......................................................................................................................................................... 6
9.3 Heat treatment procedure specification.......................................................................................................................... 7
9.4 Work instructions................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
9.5 Number of measuring points...................................................................................................................................................... 7
9.6 Guidance for local post-weld heat treatment of welds in pipe work........................................................ 8
10 Heat treatment record.................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
11 Non-conformity and corrective actions....................................................................................................................................... 9
12 Quality records.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Annex A (informative) Example of local heat treatment............................................................................................................ 11
Bibliography..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................12

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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 44, Welding and allied processes,
Subcommittee SC 10, Quality management in the field of welding, in collaboration with the European
Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical ISO 17663:2023
Committee CEN/TC 121, Welding and allied processes,
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This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 17663:2009), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— normative references updated;
— arc stud welding added in 9.5;
— Figure A.1 revised.
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Welding — Quality requirements for heat treatment in

connection with welding and allied processes

1 Scope
This document provides quality requirements for heat treatment in air or controlled atmospheres
carried out in workshops and on site in connection with welding and forming. It applies mainly to
ferritic steels but can be used for other materials as appropriate.
This document provides guidance for manufacturers that perform heat treatment or produce
heat-treated products or components. This document can also be used as a basis for assessing the
manufacturer in respect to its heat treatment capability.
The fulfilment of a requirement can be waived where justification can be provided that a specific
requirement is not applicable to a specific process. This document is intended to be a flexible framework
to provide:
— specific requirements for heat treatment by manufacturers in order to have a quality system in
accordance with ISO 9001;

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— specific requirements for heat treatment in specifications which require the manufacturer to have
a quality system other than ISO 9001;
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— specific guidance for post-weld heat treatment for manufacturers adopting ISO 3834-2 or ISO 3834-3;
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2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 4885, Ferrous materials — Heat treatments — Vocabulary
ISO 13916, Welding — Measurement of preheating temperature, interpass temperature and preheat
maintenance temperature
IEC 60584-1, Thermocouples — Part 1: EMF specifications and tolerances

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 4885 and ISO 13916 and the
following apply.
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3.1
manufacturer
person or organization responsible for heat treatment of products or components
3.2
loading temperature
temperature of the furnace at the stage when the product or component is put into the furnace
3.3
holding temperature
temperature at which the product or component is kept in order to achieve the specified properties
Note 1 to entry: The holding temperature depends on the type of heat treatment, type of material and material
thickness.

Note 2 to entry: Normally, the holding temperature is expressed as a temperature range.

3.4
holding time
time the product or component is kept at the holding temperature
Note 1 to entry: The holding time starts when the temperature at all measuring points has reached the minimum
value of the range of the holding temperature and stops when one of the measuring points falls below that
temperature.

Note 2 to entry: The holding time depends on the type of heat treatment, material and material thickness.

3.5
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temperature of the product or component when it is taken out of a furnace or when the heat source is
removed or switched off in any other heat treatment, e.g. local heat treatment
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temperature range with a specified linear distance that can vary between two adjacent measuring
points

4 Review of requirements and technical review

4.1 General
The manufacturer shall review the contractual requirements and any other requirements together
with any technical data. This is to ensure that all information necessary to carry out the heat treatment
operations is available prior to the commencement of the work. The manufacturer shall affirm its
capability to meet all requirements and ensure adequate planning of all quality-related activities.
The review of requirements is carried out by the manufacturer to verify that the work content is within
its capability to perform, that sufficient resources are available to achieve delivery schedules and that
documentation is clear and unambiguous. The manufacturer shall ensure that variations between the
contract and previous quotation are identified.

4.2 Review of requirements

Aspects for consideration shall include the following:
a) product standard used, together with any supplementary requirements;
b) statutory and regulatory requirements;
c) any additional requirement determined by the manufacturer;

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d) capability of the manufacturer to meet the prescribed requirements.

4.3 Technical review

It shall be ensured that all necessary information has been supplied by the purchaser. Aspects for
consideration shall include the following:
a) application standard being used and appropriate drawings;
b) location and accessibility of the product or component being heat treated;
c) type of marking of the product or component being heat treated;
d) heat treatment specifications (appropriate heat treatment values) and inspection procedures for
heat treatment;
e) connection between heat treatment specifications and welding and/or forming-procedure
specifications;
f) methods of heat treatment, for example which products or components are being treated in a
furnace and which products or components are being subjected to local heat treatment;
g) competence of personnel;
h) suitability of equipment;
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n) quality requirements and testing of heat treatment, if any;
o) schedule or sequence of heat treatment;
p) availability of sufficient energy;
q) other special agreements, e.g. supporting of the product or component.

5 Subcontracting
Any subcontractor shall work under the orders and responsibility of the manufacturer and shall
fully conform to the relevant requirements of this document. The manufacturer shall ensure that the
subcontractor can conform to the quality requirements of the specification.
Information that the manufacturer provides to the subcontractor shall include all relevant data from
the technical review (see 4.3).
The manufacturer who orders heat treatment shall supply all relevant specifications and requirements
concerning these works to the subcontractor. The subcontractor shall provide records and
documentation of its work as specified by the manufacturer.

6 Personnel
The manufacturer shall appoint a sufficient number of competent personnel for the planning,
performing and supervising of the heat treatment work according to specified requirements.

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The competence of personnel who carry out the heat treatment shall be confirmed by the manufacturer
(method of confirmation: support tracing the process).
The personnel shall be trained and be able to read, understand and implement heat treatment
instructions, such as programming the regulation, installation of thermocouples or control of measuring
line.

7 Inspection and testing

7.1 General
The manufacturer shall have at its disposal a sufficient number of competent personnel for planning
and performing, inspection, testing and assessing of the heat treatment activities according to specified
requirements.

7.2 Non-destructive testing

Non-destructive testing shall be carried out at the stage of heat treatment specified in the application
standard.

7.3 Destructive testing

Destructive testing after heat treatment shall be carried out if required by the application standard or
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product or component.
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The destructive testing may be carried out on separate test pieces if these are of the same material as
the product and were subjected to the same production and heat treatment sequences.
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8.1 Production and testing equipment
The following equipment shall be available, when necessary:
a) furnace and/or heating equipment;
b) programmer for the heating process;
c) equipment for measuring and recording the temperature;
d) cooling equipment;
e) lifting and transport devices;
f) personal protective equipment and other safety equipment.

8.2 Description of facilities

For an evaluation of workshop capacity and capability, the manufacturer and/or subcontractor shall
maintain a list of essential equipment used for heat treatment. This list shall identify items of major
equipment, including:
a) furnace dimensions, maximum load and temperature range, in degrees Celsius;
b) heat treatment equipment and its capacity;
c) programmers and their capacity;

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d) temperature-measurement equipment and its capacity, method of measurement, area of reading,

accuracy, number of measuring channels and recording devices;
e) thermocouple type and tolerance class in accordance with IEC 60584-1 and method of attachment;
f) cooling devices, e.g. quenching tank, fan, compressed air;
g) other equipment required for heat treatment and its inspection.

8.3 Suitability of equipment

Equipment shall be adequate for the application concerned.

8.4 Verification of heat treatment equipment

8.4.1 General

All devices used for adjusting, measuring and recording the temperature shall be suitably validated at
specified intervals by calibrated measuring instruments.

8.4.2 Measurement of the uniformity of furnace temperature

The uniformity of the furnace temperature shall be verified by regularly performed measurements of
the temperature.
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The measurement is performed in an empty furnace with thermocouples. The temperature shall be
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measured by a validated recording device. The thermocouples shall be located in such a way that, for
different types of furnaces, the largest possible temperature differences be measured, for example at a
distance of 300 mm from the loading area. At least four measurements shall be taken, two at the top of
the furnace and two at the bottom. They shall be located in opposite corners.
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and another about half of that temperature. When the
furnace is used only for post-weld heat treatment, only one measurement of the uniformity is needed.
The temperature shall be increased up to the measurement temperature and kept there for 15 min;
thereafter, the results of the measurements shall be recorded.
The differences between the temperatures at the different measuring points shall be in accordance
with Table 1.

Table 1 — Permissible temperature variation range at different measuring points

Measurement tempera- Section temperature range for quality class
ture
°C
T
I II III
°C
T < 300 15 10 6
300 ≤ T < 700 20 15 10
700 ≤ T < 1 000 30 20 15
1 000 ≤ T < 1 300 40 30 20

The measurement of the uniformity of temperature in the working zone shall be performed with an
interval of no more than 36 months since the first validation date, or after a major repair or rebuild of
the furnace is carried out.
As an alternative, the measurement can also be carried out during loaded conditions with a typical
load. The measuring points shall be the same as stated in the second paragraph of this subclause.

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A test report of the measurement results shall be prepared. The report shall be kept on file in connection
with quality documents.

8.4.3 Validation of setting and recording devices

The devices used for temperature setting and recording shall be validated at specified intervals as
follows:
a) temperature regulator:     at intervals not exceeding 12 months (in the case of local heat treatment,
the interval shall be as specified by the equipment manufacturer);
b) recording device:                 at intervals not exceeding 6 months;
c) measuring system:              at intervals not exceeding 12 months.
For stationary furnaces, the intervals may be extended to twice the interval.
For transportable heat treatment equipment, the temperature recording devices shall be verified by a
validated setpoint signal to ensure the specified temperature range.
Thermocouples are stable and accurate and do not need any validation.
NOTE Thermocouples are usually delivered with a batch certificate, including value of classes.

Validation reports shall be prepared and kept on file in connection with quality documents. They shall
be available whenever necessary.
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A file shall be kept on validated equipment, including the dates of validity.

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8.6 Maintenance
The manufacturer shall have documented programmes for the maintenance of equipment. The plan
shall ensure maintenance checks of those items in the equipment that control the variables listed in the
relevant heat treatment specifications. The maintenance plan shall also include inspections on safety
matters.

9 Heat treatment activities

9.1 General
The heat treatment shall, as appropriate, be carried out in furnaces.

9.2 Heat treatment parameters

The manufacturer of the product or component is responsible for determining the heat treatment
parameters. The parameters are related to the type and thickness of material.
Depending on the type of heat treatment, the following parameters shall be specified, as appropriate:
a) loading temperature;
b) heating rate;
c) holding temperature (range, if necessary);

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