Welding Processes Handbook (Second edition)
Woodhead Publishing Ltd, November 2011, Pages: 280
The first edition of the welding processes handbook established itself as a standard introduction and guide to the main welding technologies and their applications. This new edition has been substantially revised and extended to reflect the latest developments.
After an initial introduction, the book first reviews gas welding before discussing the fundamentals of arc welding, including arc physics and power sources. It then discusses the range of arc welding techniques including TIG, plasma, MIG/MAG, MMA and submerged arc welding. Further chapters cover a range of other important welding technologies such as resistance and laser welding, as well as the use of welding techniques for cutting, surface cladding and hardfacing, soldering and brazing. A final group of chapters discuss more general issues such as mechanisation, safety, residual stress and distortion, welding design, costs and quality assurance, as well as the welding of steel and aluminium.
The new edition of the welding processes handbook confirms its reputation as a concise, authoritative and practical introduction to welding and its applications for both students and engineers. It is designed to meet the requirements of Module 1: Welding processes and equipment of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) guidelines for the training of welding personnel at IWE, IWT, IWS and IWP level.
Key features:
- this new edition has been substantially revised and extended to reflect the latest developments in the main welding technologies and their applications
- reviews gas welding and discusses the fundamentals of arc welding, including arc physics and power sources, before covering the range of arc welding techniques, including TIG, plasma, MIG/MAG, MMA and submerged arc welding
- examines a range of important welding technologies, such as resistance and laser welding and the use of welding techniques for cutting, surface cladding and hardfacing, soldering and brazing
- comprehensively discusses general issues such as mechanisation, safety, residual stress and distortion, welding design, costs and quality assurance, as well as the welding of steel and aluminium
Introduction to welding
- The history of welding
- Terminology
- References and further reading
Gas welding
- Introduction
- Equipment
- Gas flames
- Welding techniques
- Applications
Basics of electricity in welding
- Introduction
- Basic electrical concepts
- Components in electrical circuits
- Measuring welding data
Arc welding: An overview
- Introduction
- Arc physics
- Drop transfer
- Magnetic arc blow
- Shielding gases
- Standardisation of shielding gases
- Standards for wires and rods
- References and further reading
Power sources for arc welding
- Introduction
- Electrical characteristics and their control in welding
- Different types of welding power units
- Controlling power sources
- Rating data for power sources
- Safety requirements
- References and further reading
TIG welding
- Introduction
- Equipment
- Consumables
- Quality issues
- References and further reading
Plasma welding
- Introduction
- Classification of plasma welding methods
- Equipment
- Gases for plasma welding
- References and further reading
MIG/MAG welding
- Introduction
- Equipment
- Consumables
- MIG/MAG welding process variations
- Quality issues in MIG/MAG welding
- References and further reading
Manual metal arc (MMA) welding with coated electrodes
- Introduction
- Equipment
- Consumables: electrodes
- Quality issues
- References and further reading
Submerged arc welding
- Introduction
- Equipment
- Consumables
- Process knowledge
- Quality issues: weld defects
- References and further reading
Pressure welding methods
- Introduction
- Resistance welding
- Friction welding
- High-frequency welding and induction welding
- Ultrasonic welding
- Explosion welding
- Magnetic pulse welding
- Cold pressure welding
- Diffusion welding
- References and further reading
Other methods of welding
- Introduction
- Electroslag welding
- Electrogas welding
- Stud welding
- Laser welding
- Electron beam welding
- References and further reading
Cutting method
- Introduction
- Thermal cutting
- Water jet cutting
- Thermal gouging
- References and further reading
Surface cladding and hardfacing methods
- Introduction
- Types of wear
- Thermal spraying
- References and further reading
Mechanisation and robot welding
- Introduction
- Quality issues in mechanised welding
- Mechanised TIG welding
- Narrow-gap welding
- Arc welding using robots
- References and further reading
Soldering and brazing
- Introduction
- Soldering
- Brazing
The welding environment and welding safety
- Introduction
- Welding fumes and gases
- Electrical hazards
- Arc radiation
- Ergonomics
- Fire risks
- References and further reading
Welding residual stress and distortion
- Introduction
- Residual stress
- Distortion
- Reducing welding residual stress and distortion
- References and further reading
The weldability of steel
- Introduction
- Carbon steels
- High-strength steels
- Stainless steels
- References and further reading
Welding of aluminium
- Introduction
- Designation system for aluminium and filler materials
- Weldability
- Suitable methods of welding aluminium
- Filler materials
- Strength after welding
- Quality issues in aluminium welding
- References and further reading
Design of welded components
- Introduction
- Symbolic representation of welds on drawings
- Welding classes
- Design considerations
- Strength considerations of welded joints
- Analysis of statically loaded welded joints
- Welded structures subjected to fatigue loads
- References and further reading
Quality assurance and quality management
- Introduction
- Quality requirements for welding (EN ISO 3834)
- Welding coordination (EN ISO 14731)
- Specification and qualification of welding procedures
- Qualification test of welders (EN 287-1)
- Non-destructive testing
- References and further reading
Welding costs
- Introduction
- Some welding cost concepts
- Cost calculation
- Mechanisation, automation, robot welding
Professor Klas Weman currently works for WEMAB AB in Sweden. He has previously worked for ESAB Welding Equipment AB and in the Welding Technology Department of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
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