Every year, welding technology improves and new welding procedures and technologies are being introduced, allowing metals to be joined with greater capability. Welding has a virtually limitless range of applications. Welding is utilised in almost every industry. Almost everything we use in our everyday lives is welded or created with welded equipment. Arc welding is a metal-joining fusion welding method. An electric arc generated by an AC or DC power supply generates a high temperature of roughly 6500°F, melting the metal at the joint between two work parts. A shielding gas, vapour, or slag is frequently used to protect the welding region. Manual, semi-automatic, and fully automated arc welding methods are available. It is still used in the construction of steel structures and automobiles today.
Welding is still evolving, and this book will equip readers with the knowledge they need to keep up. It gives people involved in welding and those in charge of welding operations all the information they need. The goal of this book is to introduce well-established procedures and techniques that have been investigated, developed, and utilised in various sectors and researches. Conventional welding processes, advanced welding techniques, brazing and welding of different metals will all be discussed as state-of-the-art development targeted at advancing technologies. This book also aims to give engineers and researchers interested in arc material processing with practical solutions to a variety of problems.
Preface
1. Introduction
1. Introduction to Welding
2. An overview of Arc Welding
3. History of Arc Welding
4. Classification of Welding processes
5. Metals that can be welded
6. Advantages of welding
7. Disadvantages of welding
Conclusion
References
2. Review of Conventional Welding Process
1. Introduction
2. Gas Welding
3. Arc welding processes
4. Carbon Arc Welding
Conclusion
References
3. Different Types of Arc Welding
1. MIG (Metal Inert Gas) Welding
2. FCAW (Flux-Cored Arc Welding)
Conclusion
References
4. Advanced Welding Techniques
1. Introduction to Advanced Welding Techniques
2. Plasma Arc Welding
3. Laser Beam Welding
4. Electrobeam Welding
5. Ultrasonic Welding
6. Atomic Hydrogen Welding
7. Explosive Welding
8. Underwater Welding
9. Metal Surfacing And metal Spraying
Conclusion
References
5. Soldering and Brazing
1. Introduction
2. Use of Flux for Soldering
3. Process of Soldering
4. Welding, Soldering and brazing
5. Brazing
6. Uses of a Soldering Iron
7. Use of Soldering gun
8. Soldering Safety
9. Soldering defects
Conclusion
References
6. Welding of Different Metals
1. Introduction of Welding Metals
2. Welding of Cast Iron
3. Welding Preparation of Cast Iron
4. Choosing the Right Welding Technique
5. Welding techniques of cast Iron
6. Copper Welding
7. Different Methods for Welding Copper
8. Key Steps in Welding Copper
9. Welding of Stainless steel
10. Welding Processes for Stainless Steel
11. Welding of Aluminium
Conclusion
References
7. Weld Design and Weld Defects
1. Introduction to Weld Designs
2. Weld defects
Conclusion
References
8. Measures and Inspection of Welding Joints
1. Introduction
2. Design of weld joints and loading conditions
3. Anatomy of a Weld Symbol
4. Design aspects of weld joint
5. Distortion in welding
6. Residual stresses in Welding
7. Testing and inspection of Welding
Conclusion
References
9. Macrostructure and Microstructure of Weld
1. Introduction
2. Metallurgy of fusion welds
3. Types of Fusion Welding
4. Heat Affected Zone(HAZ)
5. Pipe Welding Basics
6. Tack Welding
7. Electrode Selection for Welding
Conclusion
References
Index
Khadijah Mcmullen earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgy from Technological University, Belfast. She is a Research Associate at Institute of Technology, Greifswald. Her research interests are in metal cutting processes, manufacturing processes, joining, welding, heat treatment, casting and light alloys material. Mcmullen has authored numerous articles and book chapters, which have been published worldwide. She has also presented 15 research papers at several conferences.
