The book provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of welding, starting with the fundamentals of metals and electrical engineering principles relevant to welding. It covers a wide array of topics including the electric arc, arc welding equipment, metallurgical aspects of welding, welding electrodes, and manual arc welding of both low-carbon and special steels. The book also delves into advanced techniques such as hard facing, production welding of steel structures, and the welding of nonferrous metals and cast iron. Additionally, it addresses practical aspects like welding procedures, inspection, and safety rules, along with methods to enhance welding efficiency and reduce costs.
Translated from the Russian By B. Kuznetsov
Designed By V. Dober
Original scan by DLI
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CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1. FUNDAMENTALS OF METALS
1. General
2. Properties of Metals
3. The Crystalline Structure of Metals
4. Ferrous Alloys
5. Heat Treatment of Steel
6. Surface Treatment
7. Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
Chapter II. POWER SOURCES WE ARE USING: THEIR DESIGN AND OPERATION
8. Basic Electrical Units and Laws
9. Thermal and Chemical Effects of Electric Current
10. Electromagnetism
11. Electromagnetic Induction
12. General Principles of D.C. Generators
13. Operating Principle of D.C. Motors
14. Alternating Current and Its Generation
15. Resistance of an A.C. Circuit. Ohm’s Law for A.C. Circuits
16. A.C. Circuits Containing Resistance, Inductance, and Capacitance. Volt-amperes and Power Factor
17. Three-phase Current
18. The Revolving Magnetic Field
19. A.C. Three-phase Motors
20. Transformers
21. Electrical Instruments
THE ELECTRIC ARC
22. Electric Properties of the Arc
23. Welding Properties of the Arc
SOURCES OF CURRENT SUPPLY FOR ARC WELDING
24. Arc Welding Equipment
25. Requirements for Sources of Current Supply for Arc Welding
26. Single-operator Direct-current Welding Sets
27. Multi-operator D.C. Welding Sets
28. Single-operator Welding Transformers
29. Multi-operator Welding Transformers
30. Rectifier-type Welding Sources
31. Welding Frequency Converters
32. Care of Welding Sources
33. Arc Welding Equipment Failures
34. Parallel Operation of Welding Sources
Chapter III. METALLURGICAL ASPECTS OF WELDING
35. Specific Features
36. Refinement of the Weld Metal
37. The Structure of the Weld Metal and Near-weld Area
Chapter IV. WELDING ELECTRODES
38. General
39. Core Wire Materials
40. Electrode Coatings
41. Electrode Manufacture
Chapter V. MANUAL ARC WELDING OF LOW-CARBON STEELS
42. Welded Joints
43. Weld Types
44. Technique of Manual Arc Welding
45. Positions of Welds
46. Arc Welding with D.C. and A.C
47. Advanced Arc Welding Techniques
48. Welding at a Low Temperature
Chapter VI. EXPANSION, CONTRACTION, DISTORTION AND RESIDUAL STRESSES IN WELDING
49. Causes of Thermal Strains and Stresses
50. Methods of Controlling Distortion and Stresses in Welding
Chapter VII. MANUAL ARC WELDING OF SPECIAL STEELS
51. General
52. General Technique for Welding Alloy Steels
53. Welding of Various Special Steels
Chapter VIII. REPAIR WELDING
54. Building Up
55. Repair Welding Applications
Chapter IX. HARD FACING
56. Hard Facing with Diamond Substitutes
57. Hard Facing with Powdered Alloys
58. Hard Facing with Ferrous Alloy Rods
Chapter X. PRODUCTION WELDING OF STEEL STRUCTURES
59. Types of Weldments
60. Stages of Fabrication by Welding
61. Welding Applications
62. Pipe Welding
63. Arc Welding of Reinforcement Bars for Ferro-concrete Structures
Chapter XI. CAST IRON WELDING
64. General
65. Welding of Cast Iron Without Preheating
66. Welding of Cast Iron with Preheating
Chapter XII. WELDING OF NONFERROUS METALS
67. Welding of Copper and Its Alloys
68. Welding of Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys
Chapter XIII. ARC CUTTING
69. Cutting with a Carbon Electrode
70. Cutting with a Metal Electrode
71. Air-arc Cutting
Chapter XIV. MACHINE WELDING
72. General Principles of Machine Arc Welding
73. Basic Design of Automatic Welding Heads
74. Fluxes
75. Electrode Wire
76. Techniques and Procedures of Automatic Welding
77. Automatic Welding Units
78. Electroslag Welding
79. Semi-automatic Submerged-arc Welding
80. Machine Gas-shielded Arc Welding
81. Machine Welding with Powder-cored Electrodes
Chapter XV. RESISTANCE WELDING
82. Basic Principles
83. Upset and Flash Butt Welding Equipment and Techniques
84. Spot and Seam Welding Equipment and Techniques
Chapter XVI. WELDING PROCEDURES
85. Welding Procedure Defined
86. Welding Specifications and Instructions
Chapter XVII. WELD INSPECTION
87. Scope of Inspection or Quality Control
88. Welding Defects
89. Visual Inspection
90. Tightness Tests
91. Mechanical Tests
92. Internal Flaw Detection
Chapter XVIII. SAFETY RULES
93. General
94. Protection from Arc Rays
95. Precautions Against Electric Shock
96. Precautions Against Burns
97. General Safety Measures
Chapter XIX. FOR BETTER WELDING
98. Welding Tools and Accessories
99. Upkeep of a Welding Station. Reduction of Welding Cost
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