Certification codex
AWS D1.6: Structural Welding Code: Stainless Steel
Referenced for structural fabrication where corrosion resistance requires stainless steel rather than carbon steel.
- Issuer American Welding Society (AWS)
- Scope The stainless-steel counterpart to D1.1, addressing the different metallurgy and qualification requirements of stainless structural welding.
- Who needs it A welder qualified on stainless steel structural work, where corrosion resistance rules out carbon steel.
- 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 $225 member / $300 non-member for the 2007 edition (AWS Bookstore, retrieved 2026-08-05); a newer 2017-amended edition prices higher through third-party resellers.
- Renewal / recertification Not applicable.
- Where employers ask for it Named in stainless structural fabrication postings: food-processing, chemical, and marine environments commonly reference it.
Co-located test facilities
Prep schools with an AWS-accredited test facility (ATF)
Schools that host their own AWS Accredited Test Facility are the closest match this directory has for training and testing for AWS D1.6 in one place, a bridge AWS's own certification pages don't provide.
Virginia Beach, VA
Long Island City, NY
Lima, OH
Piedmont, SC
Atlanta, GA
Tacoma, WA
Baton Rouge, LA
Bangor, ME
Bellingham, WA
Grand Island, NE
Pleasant Gap, PA