Tungsten Arc Gas Shielded Welding Practical Technology

Author: Yu Zengrui
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book provides detailed introductions to the tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding process, equipment, welding specification parameters, selection of welding materials, basic operation techniques, operation skills for all-position welding, back and tail drag protection, double-sided synchronous welding technology, and prevention of common welding defects. It also explains TIG welding safety technology, welding quality inspection, and welding cost estimation. The book is highly practical and operational, summarizing the author's years of practical experience, making it suitable for TIG welders to read and also serves as a training textbook for welders.
Chapter 1 Process Overview
Section 1 Operation Process
Section 2 Characteristics of GTAW
Section 3 Characteristics of GTAW with Different Current Types
Chapter 2 Equipment
Section 1 Power Supply
Section 2 Welding Torch
Section 3 Gas Shielding Equipment
Section 4 Water Cooling System and Wire Feeding Mechanism
Section 5 Welding Program Control Devices, Cables, and Connectors
Chapter 3 Tungsten Electrode and Shielding Gas
Section 1 Tungsten Electrode Types
Section 2 Tungsten Electrode Current Rating
Section 3 Tungsten Electrode Tip Shape and Preparation Methods
Section 4 Tungsten Electrode Selection Guide and Usage Precautions
Section 5 Argon Gas
Section 6 Helium Gas
Section 7 Mixed Gas
Chapter 4 GTAW Welding Wire
Section 1 GTAW Welding Wire Standards
Section 2 General Description
Section 3 Carbon Steel and Low-Alloy Steel Welding Wire
Section 4 Stainless Steel Welding Wire
Section 5 Nickel Alloy Welding Wire
Section 6 Surface Welding Wire
Section 7 Copper and Copper Alloy Welding Wire
Section 8 Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Welding Wire
Section 9 Titanium and Titanium Alloy Welding Wire
Section 10 Magnesium Welding Wire
Section 11 Filler Material for Welding
Section 12 Welding Wire Selection
Section 13 Precautions for Using Welding Wire
Chapter 5 Groove Preparation and Cleaning Methods
Section 1 Groove Design
Section 2 Cleaning Methods
Chapter 6 Process and Technology
Section 1 Gas Shielding Effect
Section 2 Selection of Welding Process Parameters
Section 3 Basic Operation Techniques
Section 4 Operation Principles for All-Position Welding
Section 5 Pipe Root Welding Operation Techniques
Section 6 Common Welding Defects and Prevention Measures
Chapter 7 Welding of Metal Materials
Section 1 Carbon Steel
Section 2 Low-Alloy Steel
Section 3 Martensitic Heat-Resistant Steel
Section 4 Stainless Steel
Section 5 Nickel and Nickel Alloys
Section 6 Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
Section 7 Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys
Section 8 Copper and Copper Alloys
Section 9 Titanium and Zirconium
Section 10 Welding of Dissimilar Metals
Chapter 8 Applications and Welding Examples
Section 1 Pipes
Section 2 Heat Exchangers
Section 3 Aircraft
Section 4 Surface Welding
Section 5 Containers
Chapter 9 Special Types and Applications of GTAW
Section 1 Semi-Automatic Welding
Section 2 Mechanized Welding
Section 3 Track Welding
Section 4 Arc Spot Welding
Section 5 Pulsed GTAW
Section 6 GTAW Hot Wire Welding
Section 7 Submerged Arc GTAW
Section 8 GTAW Multi-Pole Welding
Chapter 10 Safety Technology
Section 1 General Regulations
Section 2 Welding Electrical Safety
Section 3 TIG Welding Safety Technology
Section 4 Safety Operations for Welding and Cutting in Maintenance Sites
Chapter 11 Welding Quality Inspection
Section 1 Welding Quality Inspection Methods
Section 2 Non-Destructive Testing
Section 3 Destructive Testing
Chapter 12 Welding Cost
Section 1 Factors Affecting Cost and Cost Composition
Section 2 Welding Material Consumption
Section 3 Welding Time and Energy
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