# ISO 9016:2012 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 9016:2012, item title is Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Impact tests — Test specimen location, notch orientation and examination; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 9016:2022; withdrawn / published date is 2012-11-05, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 9016:2012 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Impact tests — Test specimen location, notch orientation and examination _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 9016:2022 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2012-11-05 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 62318,IS,,ISO 9016:2012,"Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Impact tests — Test specimen location, notch orientation and examination","Essais destructifs des soudures sur matériaux métalliques — Essai de flexion par choc — Position de l'éprouvette, orientation de l'entaille et examen",2012-11-05,2,['25.160.40'],ISO/TC 44/SC 5,9599,[32825],[81122],"['en','fr','ru']",7,
ISO 9016:2012 specifies mainly the method to be used when describing test specimen location and notch orientation for the testing and reporting of impact tests on welded butt joints.
ISO 9016:2012 applies to impact tests on metallic materials in all forms of product made by any fusion welding process.