Welding is a crucial construction process that involves applying heat to bind materials together. It is a fabrication technique that involves fusing two pieces together using heat, pressure or both. The book “Welding Handbook: Welding, Brazing and Soldering” explains the underlying science of welding, brazing, and soldering, emphasizing how chemistry, physics, and metallurgy affect weldment properties and performance. The book includes most common joining methods, describing process parameters, advantages and limitations, and equipment requirements. It also provides extensive information on specific materials, including selection criteria, application considerations, joining properties, and related data. This book introduces the conventional and more widely known joining, cutting, and thermal spraying processes. The distinguishing features of the various processes are summarized and compared to one another. Among the joining processes reviewed are the arc, resistance, and solid-state welding processes as well as brazing, soldering, and adhesive bonding. The cutting processes examined include thermal and nonthermal methods.

Robena Mortensen obtained her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Science Research University, Manitoba. Her research interests are in the field of metallic alloys, mechatronics engineering, welding and automation. She has served as a Visiting Professor at various universities across America and Europe. Mortensen has attended numerous scientific conferences and symposiums where she has presented 8 papers on quality control and welding metallurgy.