TS EN ISO 6947

TS EN ISO 6947 is the Turkish adoption of the standard that defines welding working positions and describes how welds are located in space by means of slope and rotation angles. In welding practice, the orientation of the joint affects access, sequence, and the way an operator approaches the work; this standard provides a common way to describe that geometry.

What slope and rotation angles are used for

The standard uses a reference plane that is independent of the surrounding structure, typically imagined as parallel to the workshop floor. With that reference, a weld position can be stated consistently even when the workpiece is tilted or turned. In general technical terms, this matters because a weld cannot always be understood accurately from informal labels such as horizontal or vertical alone; angular definitions make the position more precise and repeatable across drawings, procedures, and shop communication.

Why this terminology matters in welding practice

• It supports a shared understanding of working positions.
• It provides a geometric basis for describing weld orientation.
• It improves consistency in welding documentation and process planning.
• It helps distinguish position terminology from other welding topics such as process selection or quality requirements.

As general technical context, the main value of this kind of standard is clarity: it removes ambiguity from the way weld positions are named and compared. It is concerned with position definition and classification language, not with prescribing a welding process, heat input, or acceptance criteria. For engineering, training, and documentation, TS EN ISO 6947 serves as a vocabulary reference for describing weld location in a controlled and repeatable way.