# ISO 17639:2003 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 17639:2003, item title is Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 17639:2022; withdrawn / published date is 2003-08-21, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 17639:2003 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 17639:2022 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2003-08-21 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 29973,IS,,ISO 17639:2003,Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds,Essais destructifs des soudures sur matériaux métalliques — Examens macroscopique et microscopique des assemblages soudés,2003-08-21,1,['25.160.40'],ISO/TC 44/SC 5,9599,,[81124],"['en','fr']",9,"
ISO 17639:2003 gives recommendations for specimen preparation, test procedures and their main objectives for macroscopic and microscopic examination.
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