Metallurgy and Mechanics of Welding: Processes and Industrial Applications [Hardcover]

This book offers a comprehensive overview on the subject of welding. Written by a group of expert contributors, the book covers all welding methods, from traditional to high-energy plasmas and lasers. The reference presents joint welding, stainless steel welding, aluminum welding, welding in the nuclear industry, and all aspects of welding quality control.

Preface xiii

Chapter 1. Traditional Welding Processes 1
Guy MURRY and Dominique KAPLAN

1.1. Introduction 1

1.2. Conditions to create metallic bonding 1

1.2.1. Activation of surfaces 2

1.2.2. Elimination of obstacles to bond creation 3

1.2.3. How can we classify the various welding processes? 4

1.3. Industrial welding processes 5

1.3.1. Processes using local fusion of components without mechanical action 5

1.3.2. Processes using local fusion of components with mechanical action 22

1.3.3. Processes using heating without fusion but with mechanical action 27

1.3.4. Processes using mechanical action without heating 29

1.4. Bibliography 30

Chapter 2. High Density Energy Beam Welding Processes: Electron Beam and Laser Beam 31
Abdelkrim CHEHA?BOU and Jean-Claude GOUSSAIN

2.1. Welding properties using high density energy beams 31

2.2. Laser beam welding 33

2.2.1. History 33

2.2.2. Principle 34

2.2.3. Various laser types 35

2.2.4. Laser systems 41

2.2.5. Implementation of laser beam welding 48

2.3. Electron beam welding 52

2.3.1. History 52

2.3.2. Principle 53&l