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Tables of Contents for Welding, Principles and Practices
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
5
1
Acknowledgments
6
9
Introduction to Welding
15
8
History of Metalworking
15
3
Welding as an Occupation
18
1
Industrial Welding Applications
19
3
Review Questions
22
1
Industrial Welding
23
22
Fabrication
23
1
Maintenance and Repair
23
1
Industries
24
20
Review Questions
44
1
Steel and Other Metals
45
72
History of Steel
45
1
Raw Materials
46
12
The Smelting of Iron
58
1
Steelmaking Processes
59
16
Metal working Processes
75
11
Physical Properties of Metals
86
7
Effects of Common Elements on Steel
93
2
Types of Steel
95
4
SAE/AISI Steel Numbering System
99
1
Types of Cast Iron
100
1
Types of Aluminum
101
1
Effects of Welding on Metal
102
4
Types of Distortion
106
8
Review Questions
114
3
Basic Joints and Welds
117
22
Types of Joints
117
7
Types of Welds
124
4
Positions of Welding
128
1
Measurement of Welds
128
2
Strength of Welds
130
3
Common Weld Defects
133
4
Review Questions
137
2
Gas Welding
139
26
Oxyacetylene Welding
139
1
Gases
140
6
Welding Equipment
146
12
Supporting Equipment
158
2
Safety Equipment
160
3
Review Questions
163
2
Shielded Metal-Arc Welding Principles
165
30
Process Capability
165
1
Operating Principles
165
1
Welding Power Sources
166
4
Machines
170
12
Multiple-Operator Systems
182
1
Power Supply Ratings
183
1
Cables and Fasteners
183
3
Electrode Holders
186
1
Other Electrode Arc Processes
186
2
Operator Equipment
188
6
Review Questions
194
1
Shielded Metal-Arc Welding Electrodes
195
32
Introduction
195
1
Types of Arc Welding Electrodes
195
1
Functions of Electrode Coverings
196
1
Composition of Electrode Coverings
197
1
Identifying Electrodes
198
4
Electrode Selection
202
9
Specific Electrode Classifications
211
12
Packing and Protection of Electrodes
223
3
Review Questions
226
1
Flame and Arc Cutting Principles
227
24
Oxyacetylene and other Fuel Gas Cutting
227
7
Oxygen Lance Cutting
234
1
Arc Cutting
235
15
Review Questions
250
1
Gas Tungsten-Arc and Plasma Arc Welding Principles
251
38
Gas-Shielded Arc Welding Processes
251
3
Gas Tungsten-Arc Welding
254
22
TIG Hot Wire Welding
276
1
Plasma Arc Welding
277
10
Laser Welding
287
1
Practice Jobs
287
1
Review Questions
288
1
Gas Metal-Arc Welding Principles
289
40
Overview
289
7
MIG Welding Equipment
296
32
Summary
328
1
Review Questions
328
1
General Equipment For Welding Shops
329
30
Screens and Booths
329
1
Work-Holding Devices
329
6
Preheating and Annealing Equipment
335
1
Sandblasting Equipment
336
1
Spot Welder
336
1
Hydraulic Tools
337
5
Power Squaring Shears
342
1
Small Hand Tools
343
2
Portable Power Tools
345
5
Machine Tools
350
8
Review Questions
358
1
Testing and Inspection
359
44
Code Welding
359
2
Nondestructive Testing
361
10
Destructive Testing
371
21
Visual Inspection
392
6
Summary
398
3
Review Questions
401
2
Reading Shop Drawings
403
24
Introduction
403
2
Standard Drawing Techniques
405
8
Gauges
413
1
Types of Views
413
5
Review Questions
418
9
Welding Symbols
427
26
Review Questions
451
2
Safety
453
16
Safety Practices: Electric Welding Processes
453
5
Safety Practices: Oxyacetylene Welding and Cutting
458
5
General Precautions
463
4
Review Questions
467
2
Flame and Arc Cutting Practice
469
24
Review of Flame Cutting Principles
469
2
Cutting Different Metals
471
1
Cutting Technique
472
5
Surface Appearance of High Quality Flame Cuts
477
2
Arc Cutting
479
1
Practice Jobs
479
13
Review Questions
492
1
Gas Welding Practice: Jobs 17-J1-J49
493
32
Sound Weld Characteristics
493
2
Oxyacetylene Welding Flame
495
1
Setting Up Equipment
496
2
Flame Adjustment
498
2
Closing Down Equipment
500
1
Safety
500
1
Practice Jobs
501
20
Review Questions
521
1
Course Outline
522
3
Braze Welding and Advanced Gas Welding Practice: Jobs 18-J50-J64
525
18
Braze Welding
525
2
Welding Cast Iron
527
4
Welding Aluminum
531
4
Welding Other Metals with the Oxyacetylene Process
535
4
Hard Facing (Surfacing)
539
3
Review Questions
542
1
Course Outline
542
1
Soldering and Brazing Principles and Practices
543
26
Soldering and Brazing Copper Tubing
543
1
Soldering
544
5
Practice Jobs: Soldering
549
3
Brazing
552
9
Practice Jobs: Brazing
561
5
Review Questions
566
3
Shielded Metal-Arc Welding Practice: Jobs 20-J1-J28 (Plate)
569
66
Introduction
569
1
Approach to the Job
569
2
Learning Welding Skills
571
1
Practice Jobs
571
60
Review Questions
631
1
Course Outline
632
3
Shielded Metal-Arc Welding Practice: Jobs 21-J29--J51 (Plate)
635
50
Introduction
635
1
Practice Jobs
635
47
Review Questions
682
2
Course Outline
684
1
Shielded Metal-Arc Welding Practice: Jobs 22-J52--J65 (Plate)
685
40
Introduction
685
1
Practice Jobs
685
28
Tests
713
10
Review Questions
723
1
Course Outline
724
1
Shielded Metal-Arc Welding Practice (Pipe)
725
48
Introduction
725
5
Shielded Metal-Arc Welding of Pipe
730
2
Joint Design
732
4
Codes and Standards
736
14
Practice Jobs
750
13
Tools for Pipe Fabrication
763
7
Review Questions
770
1
Course Outline
771
2
Welding Practice Gas Tungsten-Arc (Plate)
773
28
Gas Tungsten-Arc Welding of Various Metals
773
5
Joint Design and Practices
778
3
Setting Up the Equipment
781
1
Safe Practices
782
1
Arc Starting
783
1
Welding Technique
784
1
Practice Jobs
785
14
Review Questions
799
1
Course Outline
800
1
Gas Tungsten-Arc Welding Practice (Pipe)
801
18
Joint Design
802
1
Joint Preparation
803
1
Porosity in Gas Tungsten-Arc Welds
804
1
Practice Jobs
805
13
Review Questions
818
1
Course Outline
818
1
Gas Metal-Arc Welding With Solid Core Wire (Plate)
819
34
Operating Variables
819
9
Weld Defects
828
2
Safe Practices
830
1
Care and Use of Equipment
831
5
Welding Technique
836
1
Process and Equipment Problems
837
1
Practice Jobs
837
12
Gas Metal-Arc Welding of Other Metals
849
2
Review Questions
851
1
Course Outline
851
2
Gas Metal-Arc Welding Practice With Flux-Cored Wire (Plate), Submerged-Arc Welding, and Related Practices
853
32
Flux-Cored Wire Welding
853
10
Gas-Shielded, Flux-Cored Wire Welding Practice Jobs
863
1
Self-Shielded, Flux-Cored Arc Welding
864
2
Self-Shielded, Flux-Cored Wire Welding Practice Jobs
866
1
Magnetic-Flux Coated Wire Welding
867
1
Automatic Welding Processes
868
13
Choice of Welding Process
881
1
Review Questions
882
1
Course Out-line
882
3
Welding Practice With Solid Core Wire (Pipe)
885
22
Industrial Applications of MIG Pipe Welding
885
1
Use of Equipment and Supplies
886
2
Welding Operations
888
2
Practice Jobs
890
15
Review Questions
905
1
Course Outline
906
1
Welding and Bonding of Plastics
907
22
Characteristics of Plastics
907
2
Welding as a Method of Joining Plastics
909
7
Inspection and Testing
916
4
Practice Jobs
920
8
Review Questions
928
1
Appendix
929
12
Glossary
941
15
Illustrated Guide to Welding Terminology
956
17
Welding and Allied Processes
973
2
Major Agencies Issuing Codes and Specifications
975
1
Sources of Welding Information
976
1
Directory of Reliable Sources of Metric Conversion Information
977
1
Index
978