“Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.”

- Charles Dickens

WELDING MADE EASY : A Book For Aspiring Learners

Chapters:

• Introduction
  • Authors:
• Chapter 1: Safety precaution of welding
  • Definition of safety
  • Safety of workshop
  • Safety of equipment’s
  • Personal safety
  • Safety precaution during arc welding
  • Accidents prone to Industries and inside Factories
  • What’s Next
• Chapter 2: Arc welding
  • Introduction in brief/ History
  • Definition of welding
  • Applications of welding
  • Advantages of welding
  • Disadvantage of welding
  • Basic requirements for a good weld
  • Ways of joining metals
  • What’s Next
• Chapter 3: Arc welding machine and equipments
  • Introduction
  • Figure of welding machine with different parts
  • Classification of welding machine
  • Power source
  • Comparison of arc welding machine set
  • Duty cycle
  • Polarity
  • Straight polarity
  • Reverse polarity
  • Advantages of AC arc welding machine over DC
  • Advantages DC arc welding machine over AC
  • Care and maintenance of arc welding machine
  • What’s Next
• Chapter 4: Classification of welding methods
  • Introduction
  • Classification of welding and allied process
  • Forge welding
  • Use of flux in forge welding
  • What’s Next
• Chapter 5: Arc welding technique
  • Introduction
  • Dividing of heat energy
  • Arc striking method in welding work
  • Arc length and its effect
  • Travel speed of electrode rod
  • Angularity of electrode
  • Multi weld run process
  • Crater
  • Methods of restarting new bead
  • What’s Next
• Chapter 6: Welding joints and positions
  • Introduction to welding positions
  • Introduction on welding joints
  • Different types of welding joints
  • What’s Next
• Chapter 7: Electrodes
  • Introduction
  • Types of welding electrode
  • Methods of using electrode
  • Specification of electrode
  • Functions of electrode coating
  • Selection of electrode
  • Handling and storage of electrode
  • Weaving
  • Walkability
  • What’s Next
• Chapter 8: Welding defects and inspection
  • Welding defects
  • Introduction of welding inspection
  • Types of metal
  • Physical properties of metal
  • Mechanical properties of metal
  • Method of metal identification
  • Effects of welding heat
  • What’s Next
• Chapter 9: Standard welding symbol
  • Introduction
  • Standard location of welding symbol element
  • Basic welding symbol
  • Supplementary symbol
  • Importance of position of arrow
  • What’s next?

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

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