Authors: Andrew D. Althouse, Carl H. Turnquist, William A. Bowditch, Kevin E. Bowditch, and Mark A. Bowditch

Modern Welding is a comprehensive text that has long been the standard for teaching theory, fundamentals, equipment, and techniques of welding technology. This text provides thorough coverage of common welding and cutting processes, including gas tungsten arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux-cored arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, oxyfuel gas welding and cutting, plasma arc cutting, and resistance welding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The text also includes extensive instruction in welding symbol interpretation, metallurgy and heat treatments, weld testing and inspection, and employment in the welding field.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Modern Welding, 12th Edition

• Welcome to Modern Welding
• Front Matter
• Part 1 Welding Fundamentals
• • 1 - Safety in the Welding Shop
  • 2 - Print Reading
  • 3 - Welding Joints, Positions, and Symbols
  • 4 - Welding and Cutting Processes
• Part 2 Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• • 5 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding Equipment and Supplies
  • 6 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• Part 3 Gas Metal and Flux Cored Arc Welding
• • 7 - GMAW and FCAW Equipment and Supplies
  • 8 - Gas Metal and Flux Cored Arc Welding
• Part 4 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
• • 9 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Equipment and Supplies
  • 10 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
• Part 5 Plasma Arc Cutting
• • 11 - Plasma Arc Cutting
• Part 6 Oxyfuel Gas Processes
• • 12 - Oxyfuel Gas Welding Equipment and Supplies
  • 13 - Oxyfuel Gas Welding
  • 14 - Oxyfuel Gas Cutting Equipment and Supplies
  • 15 - Oxyfuel Gas Cutting
  • 16 - Soldering
  • 17 - Brazing and Braze Welding
• Part 7 Resistance Welding
• • 18 - Resistance Welding Equipment and Supplies
  • 19 - Resistance Welding
• Part 8 Special Processes
• • 20 - Special Welding Processes
  • 21 - Special Ferrous Welding Applications
  • 22 - Special Nonferrous Welding Applications
  • 23 - Pipe and Tube Welding
  • 24 - Special Cutting Processes
  • 25 - Underwater Welding and Cutting
  • 26 - Automatic and Robotic Welding
  • 27 - Metal Surfacing
• Part 9 Metal Technology
• • 28 - Metal Production, Properties, and Identification
  • 29 - Heat Treatment of Metals
• Part 10 Professional Welding
• • 30 - Inspecting and Testing Welds
  • 31 - Procedure and Welder Qualifications
  • 32 - The Welding Shop
  • 33 - Getting and Holding a Job in the Welding Industry
  • 34 - Technical Data
• Glossary
• Index