For all courses in welding, and related courses in topics such as welding safety, welding codes, destructive and non-destructive weld testing, welding symbols, welding metallurgy, and welding power sources.\n \nAn easy-to-read and highly visual “diameter of electrodes” approach to welding.\nMost textbooks do not cover smaller diameter electrodes well. Welding does. With over 50 years combined experience, the authors have created a book that is both reference-friendly and incredibly engaging to students and professionals alike. With setups for every important weld and step-by-step procedures and photos for every step, this is the only book on welding you will ever need.\n \nWelding provides readers with cleanly designed and concise chapters. Essential coverage of safety, theory, key skills, easy-to-read reference charts and tables, detailed step-by-step procedures, and a strong emphasis on the diameter of electrodes is covered in a simple, yet comprehensive way. After an introduction to welding and to welding safety, each major welding process is presented in its own chapter so they can easily be discussed in the classroom. Following the weld processes, chapters focus on critical topics such as codes, destructive and non-destructive weld testing, welding symbols, welding metallurgy, welding ferrous and nonferrous alloys, and welding power sources.\n \nThe Second Edition has been updated to include a new chapter on pipe welding and techniques, a new macro look at metallurgy, and a more procedural approach to welding alloys. Welding codes and testing have also been split into two separate chapters, for accessibility and ease of use.\nWelding, 2/e, presents an easy-to-read and highly visual “diameter of electrodes” approach to welding.\n \nFind the information you need.\nNEW! A new chapter, Pipe Welding, fully discusses the processes and techniques unique to this important topic. Topics covered include joint preparation, weld joint fit-up, tack welds, root pass welding, fill pass welding, cap pass welding, and technique. The chapter closes with welding tables that, when used in conjunction with the welding process chapters, act as a step-by-step guide for welding pipe.\nNEW! Added material in the Metals and Welding Metallurgy chapter provides a macro look at metal, which is often discussed from only a micro perspective.\nNEW! Coverage of welding alloys has been split into two chapters—now Welding Ferrous Alloys (Chapter 11) and Welding Nonferrous Alloys (Chapter 12). These chapters have also been re-written to provide a procedural approach to welding these alloys. Information was reorganized, for a more practical approach to setting up and completing welds with individual metal alloys.\nThorough chapters on metals and welding metallurgy, and on welding alloys eliminate the need for separate metallurgy texts, saving students money by providing a single source of information.\nNEW! Welding codes and testing can now be found in two separate chapters: Welding Codes (Chapter 14) and Weld Testing (Chapter 15). This logical division makes information easier to find and aids instructors in course design.\nUPDATED! The Welding Costs chapter has been eliminated, but a shortened version of the most important content remains in an appendix. Some formulas have been added to aid in determining welding travel speed and deposition rates.\nNEW! The welding design information has been moved to the end of the Metals and Welding Metallurgy chapter adding a unique, practical, and measurable view of metal warpage and distortion.\nAn emphasis on the diameter of electrodes—the method preferred in high schools, technical schools, and home shop settings—distinguishes this book’s approach from those of other textbooks.\nComparisons of three levels of welding power sources, including advice on how to purchase the correct welding power source for each application, guide students in making better equipment-purchasing decisions.\nEasily understand the information you find.\nDetailed, step-by-step procedures break down the entire process of weld setups and techniques. Using descriptions and photographs to walk readers through procedures from start to finish, this method builds both mastery and confidence.\nLogical, consistent organization in all welding chapters and introductions—safety information and tables; power source and peripherals coverage; setup; step-by-step procedures; technique features; information on modes of metal transfer, electrodes, and shielding gases; and finally, chapter questions—supports easier understanding and quicker, more efficient reference.\nA spacious one-column design, with great summary tables and charts, makes this an open and inviting textbook that is extremely accessible to students.\nLarge, 3-dimensional artwork, vibrant colors, and exclusive photographs help students learn visually and interactively, and make learning more compelling and enjoyable for today’s spatial learners.\nUtilize the resources at your fingertips.\nUPDATED! Clearly stated Chapter Learning Objectives—now aligned directly with each major chapter heading—tell students exactly what they should achieve and know by the end of each chapter, helping them focus their study and reading time more efficiently.\nChapter Introductions set the scene with essential content—often including historical information—that provides valuable context for each set of techniques.\nChapter Key Terms open every chapter, with page references, promoting easy review and quick access to terminology.\nSafety considerations and tables, clearly highlighted at the start of each welding process chapter, ensure that students know and apply all safety precautions before beginning any lab project.\nReference charts and tables provide quick and easy access to critical information, such as welding parameters, shielding gases, electrode comparisons, and more. This gives students comprehensive reference material that they can rely on in the workplace.\nEnd-of-chapter questions and assignments, designed for complete study review and comprehension checks, help students quickly and thoroughly assess their understanding of the material.\nTable of content :\n\nPart 1 Introductory Materials\nChapter 1 Welding Jobs and Employment Skills\nChapter 2 Safety in Welding\nPart 2 Commonly Used Welding Processes\nChapter 3 Shielded Metal Arc Welding\nChapter 4 Gas Metal Arc Welding\nChapter 5 Flux Cored Arc Welding\nChapter 6 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding\nChapter 7 Pipe Welding\nPart 3 Other Welding and Related Processes\nChapter 8 Other Welding Processes\nChapter 9 Cutting Processes\nPart 4 Metals and Alloys\nChapter 10 Metals and Welding Metallurgy\nChapter 11 Welding Ferrous Alloys\nChapter 12 Welding Nonferrous Alloys\nPart 5 Welding Related Concentrations\nChapter 13 Welding Symbols\nChapter 14 Welding Codes\nChapter 15 Weld Testing\nChapter 16 Power Sources\nPart 6 Supplementary Information\n
About the Author
The authors of Welding, 2/e have experience both in industry and in the classroom. Their industry experience brings together knowledge of welding and manufacturing, welding inspection and quality control, power source design, troubleshooting, and customer service. These experiences, combined with more than 50 years of instructional expertise, inspired the development of this textbook and its accompanying technology. Kevin Dahle\nMember, American Welding Society\nMember, Artist Blacksmith Association of North America\nCertified Welding Inspector\nFox Valley Technical College\n \nKevin Dahle has twenty years of experience teaching as a welding instructor at the Associate Degree and Vocational Diploma levels. In addition, he has taught welding apprentices, as well as related welding courses for transportation technology students and agriculture students. Kevin has been involved in training for industry and responsible for overseeing welder and procedure qualifications as an AWS Certified Welding Inspector. David Fisher\nMember, American Welding Society\nCertified Welding Inspector\nFox Valley Technical College\n \nDavid Fisher has five years of experience teaching as a welding/metal fabrication instructor at the Associate Degree and Vocational Diploma levels. In addition, he has taught welding apprentices, as well as related welding courses for transportation technology students and agriculture students. David has been involved in training for industry and responsible for overseeing welder and procedure qualifications as an AWS Certified Welding Inspector.\n \nDavid Hoffman\nMember, American Welding Society\nCertified Welding Inspector\nCertified CRAW Technician\nFox Valley Technical College\n \nAn accomplished welder with thousands of hours of hands-on experience, Dave Hoffman has been teaching welding and fabrication for more than 25 years. He assisted with the development of an Associate Degree program in Automated Manufacturing at Fox Valley Technical College and developed an Associate Degree program for Welding Technology. He also received a state grant to redevelop the Metal Fabrication/Welding Diploma program for which he wrote program requirements, competencies, and the complete curriculum.
