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Welding Skills is an industry-leading textbook that provides the essential welding knowledge and skills needed for successful employment. Practical skill-building exercises are given throughout, with step-by-step instructions for completing welds. Hundreds of illustrations, photos, and charts present welding principles and practices and aid comprehension.
Key features of this edition include
Comprehensive coverage of welding safety based on ANSI/AWS Z49.1
Expanded coverage of pipe welding including modified GMAW-S
Reorganized and expanded coverage of essential metallurgy and the weldability of ferrous