Arc Welding presents the fundamentals, skills, and techniques of the shielded metal arc and carbon arc welding processes. Presented in 36 easy-to-understand units with numerous illustrations, the approach of this text assists comprehension of material. Write-in design of the text facilitates self-paced learning and evaluation of student progress. 190 pp.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to Arc Welding
• 2. Measurement in Welding
• 3. Welding Safety
• 4. Common Types of Welds and Joints
• 5. Welding Symbols
• 6. Arc Welding Equipment
• 7. Types of Arc Welding Machines
• 8. Electrodes
• 9. Selecting Proper Electrode
• 10. Joint Preparation
• 11. Preparing to Weld
• 12. Running Short Beads
• 13. Running Continuous Beads
• 14. Running Multidirectional Beads
• 15. Padding
• 16. Welding Problems - How to Solve Them
• 17. Controlling Distortion
• 18. Welding Square Groove Joints
• 19. Single Fillet Lap Joint
• 20. Single Pass Fillet Welds
• 21. Multiple Pass Fillet Welds
• 22. Single V Groove Butt Welds
• 23. Corner Joint Fillet Welds
• 24. Welding Round Stock
• 25. Welding in the Horizontal Position
• 26. Welding in the Vertical Position
• 27. Welding in the Overhead Position
• 28. Cutting with the Arc
• 29. Welding Sheet Metal
• 30. Hardsurfacing
• 31. Carbon Arc Welding
• 32. Arc Welding Aluminum
• 33. Welding Pipe
• 34. Identifying Metals
• 35. Quality Control
• 36. Careers in Welding