Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 ARC Welding -- An Overview -- History of welding -- Terminology -- Distortion -- The welding arc -- Shielding gases -- Power sources -- 2 GAS Welding -- Equipment -- 3 TIG Welding -- A description of the method -- Equipment -- Consumables -- 4 PLASMA Welding -- A description of the method -- Equipment -- 5 MIG/MAG Welding -- Equipment -- Setting of welding parameters -- Consumables -- Weld quality -- 6 METAL arc Welding with Coated Electrodes -- Description of the method -- Equipment -- Electrodes -- Weld defects -- 7 Submerged arc Welding -- Description -- Equipment -- Filter material -- The effect of the welding parameters -- Productivity improvements -- Joint preparation -- Risks of weld defects -- 8 Pressure Welding Methods -- Resistance welding -- Friction welding -- High-frequency welding -- Ultrasonic welding -- Explosion welding -- Magnetic pulse welding -- Cold pressure welding -- Diffusion welding -- 9 Other methods of welding -- Electroslag welding -- Stud welding -- Laser welding -- Electron beam welding -- Thermite welding -- 10 Cutting Methods -- Thermal cutting -- Water jet cutting -- Thermal gouging -- 11 Surface Cladding Methods -- Cladding to provide a corrosion-resistant layer -- Hardfacing -- Thermal spraying -- 12 Mechanisation and Robot Welding -- Narrow-gap welding -- Arc welding using robots -- Mechanised TIG welding -- Quality requirements for mechanised welding -- 13 Soldering and Brazing -- General -- Soft soldering -- Brazing -- 14 The Weldability of Steel -- Carbon steels -- High-stregth and extra high-strength steels -- Austenitic steels -- 15 Design of welded components -- Introduction -- Symbolic representation of welds on drawings -- Welding classes -- Residual stresses in welds, weld distortions -- Design consideration -- Strength considerations of welded joints -- Analysis of statically loaded welded joints -- Analysis of statically loaded welded joints -- Welded structures subjected to fatigue loads -- References -- 16 Quality assurance and Quality Management -- Quality requirements for welding -- Welding coordination -- Specification and approval of welding procedures -- Approval testing of welders -- Non-destructive testing -- 17 Welding Costs -- Welding cost calculation -- Some welding cost concepts -- Cost calculation -- Mechanisation, automation, robot welding.