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New developments in advanced welding

Edited by N Ahmed, CSIRO, Australia

Woodhead Publishing Series in Welding and Other Joining Technologies No. 53

 - discusses the changes in advanced welding techniques
 - looks at new technologies
 - explores mechanical and structural engineering examples

There have been a number of significant developments in welding technology. New developments in advanced welding summarises some of the most important of these and their applications in mechanical and structural engineering.

The book begins by reviewing advances in gas metal arc welding, tubular cored wired welding and gas tungsten arc welding. A number of chapters discuss developments in laser welding, including laser beam welding and Nd:YAG laser welding. Other new techniques such as electron beam welding, explosion welding and ultrasonic welding are also analysed. The book concludes with a review of current research into health and safety issues.

With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, New developments in advanced welding is a standard guide for the welding community.

ISBN 1 85573 970 4
ISBN-13: 978 1 85573 970 3
September 2005
308 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£160.00 / US$270.00 / €190.00

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About the editor

Dr Nasir Ahmed is a Consultant and an Honourary Fellow of Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology, Division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia.

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Contents

Gas metal arc welding
Y Adonyi, LeTourneau University, USA and J Nadzam, Lincoln Electric Company, USA
 - Introduction
 - Advances in GMAW technologies
 - GMAW process measurement and control
 - GMAW of particular metals
 - GMAW hybrid processes and other developments
 - Future trends
 - References

Tubular cored wire welding
D Widgery, ESAB Group (UK) Ltd
 - Introduction: process principles
 - Equipment
 - Benefits
 - Materials used in tubular cored wire welding
 - Optimising productivity
 - Process control and quality
 - Applications
 - Troubleshooting
 - Advantages and disadvantages
 - Sources of further information and advice
 - References

Gas tungsten arc welding
B L Jarvis, CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology, Australia, and M Tanaka, University of Osaka, Japan
 - Introduction
 - Principles
 - The A-TIG process
 - The keyhole GTAW process
 - Future trends
 - References

Laser beam welding
V Merchant, Consultant, Canada
 - Introduction: process principles
 - Energy efficiency
 - Laser parameters: their measurement and control
 - Weld quality assurance
 - Advantages of laser beam welding
 - Suitability of laser beam welding
 - Process selection
 - Current laser beam welding applications
 - Related processes
 - Safety in laser beam welding
 - Future trends
 - Sources of further information and advice
 - References

Nd: YAG laser welding
M Naeem, GSI Group, UK and M Brandt, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
 - Introduction
 - Laser output characteristics
 - The Nd: YAG laser
 - The laser as a machining tool
 - Laser welding with Nd: YAG lasers
 - Nd: YAG laser welding tips: process development
 - Nd: YAG laser welding of different metals
 - Control of Nd: YAG laser welding
 - References

New developments in laser welding
S Katayama, Joining and Welding Research Institute, Japan
 - Introduction
 - Strengths and limitations of current laser welding technologies
 - New areas of research in laser welding
 - Advances in laser welding processes
 - Applications of laser welding
 - Future trends
 - References

Electron beam welding
U Dilthey, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany
 - Introduction
 - Basics of the process
 - Electron beam welding machines
 - Micro electron beam welding
 - Non-vacuum electron beam welding
 - Quality assurance
 - Applications
 - References

Developments in explosion welding technology
J Banker, Dynamic Materials Corporation, USA
 - Introduction
 - Capabilities and limitations
 - EXW history
 - The EXW process
 - EXW applications
 - Weld characterization
 - Conclusions
 - References

Ultrasonic metal welding
K Graff, Edison Welding Institute, USA
 - Introduction
 - Principles of ultrasonic metal welding
 - Ultrasonic welding equipment
 - Mechanics and metallurgy of the ultrasonic weld
 - Applications of ultrasonic welding
 - Summary of process advantages and disadvantages
 - Future trends
 - References

Occupational health and safety
F J Blunt, University of Cambridge, UK
 - Introduction
 - Legislation
 - Recent and ongoing research
 - Environmental issues
 - Sources of further information and advice
 - References