Book Description
This handbook is a concise, explanatory textbook for the main commercially significant and commonly used welding processes. It takes the student or novice welder through the individual steps involved in each process in a clear and easily understood way. It can be used as a textbook for the European Federation of Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF) and International Institute of Welding (IIW) combined courses leading to the internationally recognised qualifications of Welding Engineer, Welding Technologist and Welding Specialist. It also covers many of the requirements referred to in European Standards including EN719 (on welding task responsibilities), EN 729 (on quality assurance), EN 729 (on welding procedures) and EN 287 (on welding training).
From the Inside Flap
Welding processes handbook is a concise, explanatory guide to the main commercially significant and commonly-used welding processes. It takes the novice welder or student through the individual steps involved in each process in a clear and easily understood way.
It is intended to provide an up-to-date reference to the major applications of welding as they are used in industry. The contents have been arranged so that it can be used as a textbook for European welding courses in accordance with guidelines from the European Welding Federation. Welding processes and equipment necessary for each process are described so that they can be applied to all instruction levels required by the EWF and the important areas of welded joint design, quality assurance and costing are also covered in detail.
Welding processes handbook is set to become the leading guide to basic welding technologies for students and for those with little or no previous experience.