The 5th edition of this exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes Welding Symbols, Reading Welding Detail Drawings, Physical Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Metals, Preheating and Postheating of Metals, GMAW & FCAW - Equipment and Filler Metals, GMAW & FCAW – Plate, GTAW - Equipment and Filler Metal, and GTAW – Plate.

Table of Contents:
Welding Symbols (5 Hours) Trainee $19 ISBN 978-0-13-417950-6 Instructor $19 ISBN 978-0-13-415273-8 (Module ID 29201-15) Identifies and explains the different types of fillet weld, groove weld, and non-destructive examination symbols. Explains how to read welding symbols on drawings, specifications and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) Reading Welding Detail Drawings (10 Hours) Trainee $19 ISBN 978-0-13-417953-7 Instructor $19 ISBN 978-0-13-415275-2 (Module ID 29202-15) Identifies and explains welding detail drawings.  Describes lines, fills, object views, and dimensioning on drawings. Explains how to use notes on drawings and the bill of materials. Explains how to sketch and draw basic welding drawings. PhysicalCharacteristicsand Mechanical Properties of Metals (7.5 Hours) Trainee $19 ISBN 978-0-13-417954-4 Instructor $19 ISBN 978-0-13-415276-9 (Module ID 29203-15) Explains physical characteristics, mechanical properties, composition, and classification of common ferrous and nonferrous metals. Identifies the various standard metal forms and structural shapes. Shows how to extract metal information  from Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) sheets and Procedure Qualification  Records (PQRs). Covers visual inspection,  magnetic  testing,  and X-ray fluorescent spectrometry methods used to identify  metals. Preheating and Postheating of Metals (5 Hours) Trainee $19 ISBN 978-0-13-418019-9 Instructor $19 ISBN 978-0-13-415278-3 (Module ID 29204-15) Explains preheating, interpass temperature  control, and postheating  procedures that sometimes need to be done to preserve weldment  strength, ductility,  and weld quality.  Covers the equipment  used for heat treating metals. GMAW  and FCAW - Equipment and Filler Metals (10 Hours) Trainee $19 ISBN 978-0-13-418018-2 Instructor $19 ISBN 978-0-13-414185-5 (Module ID 29205-15) Describes general safety  procedures for GMAW and FCAW. Identifies  GMAW and FCAW equipment and explains the filler metals and shielding gases used to perform GMAW and FCAW. Explains how to set up and use GMAW and FCAW equipment and how to clean GMAW and FCAW welds. GMAW - Plate (60 Hours) Trainee $19 ISBN 978-0-13-417970-4 Instructor $19 ISBN 978-0-13-414187-9 (Module ID 29209-15) Explains how to setup and use GMAW equipment and how to select and use different  filler metals and shielding  gases.  Describes how to make  multiple-pass fillet and V-groove welds on carbon steel plate in various positions. FCAW - Plate (60 Hours) Trainee $19 ISBN 978-0-13-420171-9 Instructor $19 ISBN 978-0-13-420170-2 (Module ID 29210-15) Explains how to setup and use FCAW equipment and how to select and use different  filler metals and shielding  gases.  Describes how to make  multiple-pass fillet and V-groove welds on carbon steel plate in various positions. GTAW - Equipment and Filler Metals (10 Hours) Trainee $19 ISBN 978-0-13-417969-8 Instructor $19 ISBN 978-0-13-414188-6 (Module ID 29207-15) Explains GTAW safety. Identifies and explains the use of GTAW equipment, filler metals, and shielding gases. Covers the setup of GTAW equipment. GTAW Plate (60 Hours) Trainee $19 ISBN 978-0-13-417968-1 Instructor $19 ISBN 978-0-13-414192-3 (Module ID 29208-15) Describes how to build pad on carbons steel plate using GTAW and carbon steel filler metal. Also explains how to make multiple-pass GTAW fillet welds on carbon steel plate coupons in the 1F, 2F, 3F, and 4F positions, and how to make GTAW V-groove welds in the 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G positions.