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Minnick, William H.
Gas metal arc welding handbook / by William H. Minnick.
— 5th ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59070-866-8
1. Gas metal arc welding—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
I. Title.
TK4660.M528 2007
671.5’212—dc22 2007039796
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