Fourth edition2023-01Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Bend testsEssais destructiβ des soudures sur materioux metalliques — Essais de pliageReference number ISO 5173:2023(E)©ISO 2023INTERNATIONALSTANDARDISO5173ISO 5173:2023(E)© ISO 2023 - All rights reserved/ : ∖ COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT© ISO 2023All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanicalt including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO,s member body in the country of the requesterISO copyright officeCP 401 ∙ Ch. de Blandonnet 8CH-1214 Vernier, GenevaPhone: ÷41 22 749 01 11Email: copyright@iso.orgWebsite: WWWjSO.orgPublished in SwitzerlandISO 5173=2023(E)© ISO 2023 - All rights reservediiiContentsFOreWordiv2Normative references.14Symbols and abbreviated terms86Preparation of test specimens86.4Heat treatment and/or ageing96.6SPeCimen SiZe96.6.1Transverse root and face bend tests of a butt weld (TRBB and TFBB)........................96.6.2Transverse side bend tests of a butt weld (TSBB)....................................................... 96.6.3Longitudinal bend tests of a butt weld (LFBB and LRBB).......................................... 106.6.4Face bend tests of cladding material without a butt weld (FBC) ................................ 106.6.5Side bend tests Ofcladding material without a butt weld (SBC)106.6.6Transverse face bend tests Ofcladding material with a butt weld (FBCB]...................106.6.7Side bend tests Ofcladding material with a butt weld (SBCB)..........