Welding is a small but crucial part of metallurgy i.e. the science of discovering new metals and working efficiently with them. The welding specialist has to have an intimate knowledge of the properties, structure and behaviour of each metal as also new alloys and exotic variants for specific industries and applications. When metallurgy moves to the next phase of metal-working there are many skills and processes that need to be mastered.
This is why in the middle ages there were no books but there were guilds where the masters taught know-how through a process of show-how . Today s equivalent is the knowledge volume in hardcopy (book) form or digital storage.Contents: Introduction to Welding and Allied Processes / Power Sources for Arc Welding / Manual metal Arc Welding / Submerged Arc Welding / Tungsten Inter-Gas Arc Welding (TIG Welding) / Metal Inter-Gas/CO2 Arc Welding / Flux-Cored Arc Welding /Electroslag and Electrogas Welding / Welding Metallurgy / Weldability of Metals / Hardfacing by Welding / Welding Defects: Their Causes and Prevention / Testing and Inspection of Welding / Metal Cutting Processes / Welding Costs and Economics / Safety Requirements in Arc Cutting and Welding / General Hints on Welding Design / Welding Procedure Specifications / Welding Applications / Preheat and Postweld Heat Treatment / Mechanised Arc Welding / Information Technology (IT) in Welding / Glossary / Index
Nadkarni S V
