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Subtitled Complete coverage of the welding field in one easy-to-use volume!

Written by Andrew D. Althouse, Carl H. Turnquist, William A. Bowditch and Kevin E. Bowditch.

Modern Welding has long been the standard for teaching students all facets of welding technology. This comprehensive text covers the theory, fundamentals, equipment, and techniques of welding. In-depth discussions are provided for all the major welding and cutting processes used in production and repair, in addition to information on reading welding symbols, inspecting and testing welds, and getting and keeping a job in the welding industry. Text provides both US Conventional and SI Metric measurements.

Features

• Contents correlates with the new AWS standard QC10-95, Specification for Qualification and Certification for Entry Level Welders.
• Increased emphasis in the importance of ventilation and respiratory protection.
• Unique colour coding represents gases, materials, and equipment in illustrations.
• New topics include exothermic cutting and GTAW semiautomatic welding.
• All terminology conforms with current American Welding Society approved usages.

Contents

• Welding Fundamentals
  1. Safety in the Welding Shop
  2. Print Reading
  3. Reading Welding Symbols
  4. Welding and Cutting Processes
• Oxyfuel Gas Processes
  5. Oxyfuel Gas Welding Equipment & Supplies
  6. Oxyfuel Gas Welding
  7. Oxyfuel Gas Cutting Equipment & Supplies
  8. Oxyfuel Gas Cutting
  9. Soldering
  10. Brazing and Braze Welding
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  11. SMAW Equipment and Supplies
  12. Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• GTAW and GMAW
  13. GTAW and GMAW Equipment and Supplies
  14. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
  15. Gas Metal Arc Welding
• Arc Cutting
  16. Arc & Oxygen Arc Cutting Equipment and Supplies
  17. Arc & Oxygen Arc Cutting and Gouging
• Resistance Welding
  18. Resistance Welding Equipment and Supplies
  19. Resistance Welding
• Special Processes
  20. Special Welding Processes
  21. Special Ferrous Welding Applications
  22. Special Nonferrous Welding Applications
  23. Pipe and Tube Welding
  24. Special Cutting Processes
  25. Automatic and Robotic Welding
  26. Metal Surfacing
• Metal Technology
  27. Production of Metals
  28. Metal Properties and Identification
  29. Heat Treatment of Metals
• Professional Welding
  30. Inspecting and Testing Welds
  31. Procedures and Welder Qualifications
  32. The Welding Shop
  33. Getting and Holding a Job on the Welding Industry
  34. Technical Data

Code No. 008131, ISBN 1605257958