Text Book Of Welding Technology

Table Of Contents 1. Welding A Fabrication Process 2. Safety Recommendations in Welding and Cutting 3. Gas Welding Processes and Equipments 4. Arc Welding Processes and Equipments 5. Resistance Welding 6. Solid-State Welding Processes 7. Thermochemical Welding Processes 8. Radiant Energy Welding Processes 9. Underwater Welding Processes 10. Braze (or Bronze) Welding 11. Brazing 12. Soldering 13. Adhesive Bonding 14. Weldability and Weldability Testing 15. Welding of Wrought Iron 16. Welding of Cast Iron 17. Welding Carbon Steels 18. Welding of Alloy Steels 19. Welding of Tool Steels 20. Welding of Stainless Steels 21. Welding of Aluminium and its Alloys 22. Welding of Magnesium and its Alloys 23. Welding of Copper and its Alloys 24. Welding of Dissimilar Metals 25. Welding of Plastics 26. Hardfacing of Materials 27. Metallizing or Metal Spraying 28. Physics of Welding 29. Metallurgy of Welding, Brazing and Soldering 30. Defects in Welds 31. Residual Welding Stresses 32. Stress Relief Heat Treatment of Weldments 33. Welding Distortion 34. Welding Jigs and Fixtures 35. Thermal Cutting of Metals 36. Maintenance of Welding Equipments 37. Welding at Site 38. Inspection and Testing of Welds 39. Quality Control in Welding 40. Welding Symbols 41. Welding Design 42. Computer-Aided Welding Design 43. Computer Systems for Welding Engineering 44. Estimation of Welding Costs 45. Welding Robots 46. Welding Automation 47. Question Bank Appendix 1