Path to Employment -- Welding Apprentice Introduction

Author: Luo Qingtong
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Features: This book is designed to meet the needs of young workers who have been laid off, transferred, or seeking reemployment, as well as the needs of military-to-civilian workers, migrant workers from state-owned and rural enterprises. The book focuses on introducing the basic knowledge and techniques of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), including the types and selection of electrodes, the variety, models, and proper use and maintenance of common arc welding power sources, and the welding of common metallic materials. Briefly, it also covers the fundamental concepts of welding arcs, welding metallurgy, welded joints, welding stresses and deformations, as well as the ethical responsibilities and safety knowledge for welders, and the basic principles of mechanical drawing. To broaden the knowledge base of welders, the book also provides a concise overview of several other common welding methods and the basic knowledge of cold working for structural components, excluding shielded metal arc welding.