A quick guide to welding and weld inspection. Edited by S.E. Hughes
Contents:
Terminology, Abbreviations and symbols
- Joint terminology
- Weld terminology
- Drawing rules and symbols
Duties of a welding inspector
- Duties of a welding inspector before, during and after welding
Analysis of a fusion weld
- Joint preparation by mechanical or thermal cutting processes
- The four factors which make a good fusion weld
- Residual stress and distortion
Materials and weldability
- Classification of alloy steels
- Alloying elements
- Carbon equivalency
- Material properties including ductility, hardness and toughness
- Heat treatments
Welding processes
- Manual metal arc
- Metal inert gas/metal active gas
- Flux cored arc
- Tungsten inert gas
- Plasma arc
- Submerged arc
Non-destructive testing and mechanical testing
- Liquid penetrant testing
- Magnetic particle testing
- Radiography
- Ultrasonic testing
- Tension testing and results
- Hardness testing and results
- Bend testing and results
- Toughness testing and results
- Macro tests
- Micro tests
- Fillet fracture testing
- Butt weld fracture testing
Defects and Fracture modes
- Brittle fracture
- Fatigue fracture
- Ductile fracture
- Welding induced defects
Codes, standards and documentation
- General welding standards
- Specific standards
- Procedure qualification documentation
- Welder qualification documentation
Health and safety