Welding Processes Handbook by Klas Weman Production of this guide to welding was prompted originally by a wish for an up-to-date

reference on applications in the field. The content has been chosen so that it can be used as a textbook for European welding courses in accordance with guidelines from the European Welding Federation. O er the last few years! an e"ui alent #wedish guide has been used for courses on welding processes and e"uipment. The author hopes that this guide will ser e as a useful reference book for those in ol ed in welding. $n writing the book! there has been a conscious effort to ensure that both text and illustrati e material is clear! concentrating particularly on interesting and important aspects. %lthough the book has been written in #weden! with input from #wedish experts! it reflects technology and methods that are internationally accepted and used. &y thanks are due to all those who ha e been in ol ed in the work! with particular mention to' (lues Olsson! )ighTech Engineering! who wrote the chapter on design of welded components. (lues-O e Pettersson! #and ik! who edited the section on stainless steel. (urt *ohansson! #%+! who wrote the chapter on "uality management. ,unnar -ind-n! %ir -i"uide! who edited the chapter on welding costs.

History of welding &ethods for .oining metals ha e been known for thousands of years! but for most of this period the only form of welding was forge welding by a blacksmith. % number of totally new welding principles emerged at the end of /0th century1 sufficient electrical current could then be generated for resistance welding and arc welding. %rc welding was initially carried out using carbon electrodes! de eloped by 2emados! and was shortly followed by the use of steel rods. The #wede Oskar 3.ellberg made an important ad ance when he de eloped and patented the coated electrode. The welding result was ama4ing and formed the foundation of the E#%2 welding company. %nother early method of welding which was also de eloped at that time was gas welding. The use of acetylene and oxygen made it possible to produce a comparati ely high flame temperature! 5/667(! which is higher than that of other hydrocarbon based gas. The intensity of all these heat sources enables heat to be generated in! or applied to! the workpiece "uicker than it is conducted away into the surrounding metal. (onse"uently it is possible to generate a molten pool! which solidifies to form the unifying bond between the parts being .oined. 8isit our site ebook download free http'99code-pdf.com9welding-processes-handbook-by-klasweman