AWS D1.2: Structural Welding Code: Aluminum

Used where structural members are aluminum rather than steel; shipbuilding, transportation, and specialty fabrication commonly reference this code.

• Issuer American Welding Society (AWS)
• Scope The aluminum-specific counterpart to D1.1: qualification and workmanship requirements for welding aluminum structures.
• Who needs it A welder qualified to weld aluminum structural members, where D1.1's steel-based acceptance criteria do not apply.
• Prerequisites Same structure as D1.1: a code an employer qualifies a welder against, not an individual AWS test.
• Test format Not applicable; employer-administered qualification against the code.
• Cost Code book sold through the AWS Bookstore; a specific price was not confirmed in this pass.
• Renewal / recertification Not applicable.
• Where employers ask for it Named in shipbuilding, transportation-equipment, and specialty aluminum-fabrication postings.