Welding: Principles and Practices, 5th Edition

Welding: Principles and Practices provides a course of instruction in welding, other joining processes, and cutting that will enable students to begin with the most elementary work and progressively study and practice each process until they are skilled. Both principles and practice are presented so that the student can combine the “why” and the “how” for complete understanding. In this textbook, the fundamental theory of the practice in gas, arc, gas-shielded and self shielded processes, welding, brazing, soldering, and plastic welding processes, is presented. The various applications of these processes are covered such as manual, semiautomatic, mechanized, automatic, and robotic methods. Current industrial practices are cited with use of various national welding codes and standards. The content is based on the SENSE program of the American Welding Society along with other leading welding authorities.

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Introduction to Welding and Oxyfuel
Chapter 1 History of Welding
Chapter 2 Industrial Welding
Chapter 3 Steel and Other Metals
Chapter 4 Basic Joints and Welds
Chapter 5 Gas Welding
Chapter 6 Flame Cutting Principles
Chapter 7 Flame Cutting Practice: Jobs 7-J1–J3
Chapter 8 Gas Welding Practice: Jobs 8-J1–J38
Chapter 9 Braze Welding and Advanced Gas Welding Practice: Jobs 9-J39–J49
Chapter 10 Soldering and Brazing Principles and Practice: Jobs 10-J50–J51

UNIT 2 Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Chapter 11 Shielded Metal Arc Welding Principles
Chapter 12 Shielded Metal Arc Welding Electrodes
Chapter 13 Shielded Metal Arc Welding Practice: Jobs 13-J1–J25 (Plate)
Chapter 14 Shielded Metal Arc Welding Practice: Jobs 14-J26–J42 (Plate)
Chapter 15 Shielded Metal Arc Welding Practice: Jobs 15-J43–J55 (Plate)
Chapter 16 Pipe Welding and Shielded Metal Arc Welding Practice: Jobs 16-J1–J17 (Pipe)

UNIT 3 Arc Cutting and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Chapter 17 Arc Cutting Principles and Arc Cutting Practice: Jobs 17-J1–J7
Chapter 18 Gas Tungsten Arc and Plasma Arc Welding Principles
Chapter 19 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Practice: Jobs 19-J1–J19 (Plate)
Chapter 20 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Practice: Jobs 20-J1–J17 (Pipe)

UNIT 4 Gas Metal Arc, Flux Cored Arc, and Submerged Arc Welding
Chapter 21 Gas Metal Arc and Flux Cored Arc Welding Principles
Chapter 22 Gas Metal Arc Welding Practice with Solid and Metal Core Wire: Jobs 22-J1–J23 (Plate)
Chapter 23 Flux Cored Arc Welding Practice (Plate), Submerged Arc Welding, and Related Processes: FCAW-G Jobs23-J1–J11, FCAW-S Jobs 23-J1–J12; SAW Job 23-J1
Chapter 24 Gas Metal Arc Welding Practice: Jobs 24-J1–J15 (Pipe)

UNIT 5 High Energy Beams, Automation, Robotics, and Weld Shop Management
Chapter 25 High Energy Beams and Related Welding and Cutting Process Principles
Chapter 26 General Equipment for Welding Shops
Chapter 27 Automatic and Robotic Arc Welding Equipment
Chapter 28 Joint Design, Testing, and Inspection
Chapter 29 Reading Shop Drawings
Chapter 30 Welding Symbols
Chapter 31 Welding and Bonding of Plastics
Chapter 32 Safety

Appendix A: Conversion Tables
Appendix B: Illustrated Guide to Welding Terminology
Appendix C: Welding Abbreviation List
Appendix D: Major Agencies Issuing Codes, Specifications, and Associations
Appendix E: Sources of Welding Information
Appendix F: Metric Conversion Information for the Welding Industry