Welding

Handbook of Welding: Processes, Control, and Simulation

This book provides a comprehensive overview of processes, metallurgy, quality assessment, testing, and numerical simulation in welded structures from conventional welding techniques to electron or laser beams.

Preface

Chapter 1. Welding Metallurgy of Stainless Steels
(P. Ferro and J.O. Nilsson – Department of Engineering and Management, University of Padova, Vicenza, Italy, et al.)

Chapter 2. A Processing Chart for Laser Beam Welding of AA6013-T6 Aerospace Aluminum Alloys
(R.H.M. Siqueira, S. M. Carvalho and M.S.F. Lima – IEAv-Insitute for Advanced Studies, Photonics Division, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, et al.)

Chapter 3. Electron Beam Welding: Current Trends and Future Scopes
(Anupam Kundu, Sanjib Jaypuria, D.K. Pratihar, Debalay Chakrabarti and Debasish Das – Research Scholar, IIT Kharagpur, India, et al.)

Chapter 4. Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels for Automotive Applications
(C.D. Marconi and H. G. Svoboda – DEYTEMA – Centre of Development and Technology of Materials, Department of Metallurgy Engineering, San Nicolás Regional Faculty, National Technology University, San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, Argentina, et al.)

Chapter 5. Weldability of Metal Foams Using Different Processes: A Review
(G. Costanza and M.E. Tata – Industrial Engineering Department, University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Via del Politecnico, Rome, Italy)

Chapter 6. Friction Stir Processing and Welding Technologies
(Catarina Vidal, Daniel Braga, Pedro Moreira and Virgínia Infante – UNIDEMI, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal, et al.)

Chapter 7. Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloys: Similar and Dissimilar Materials
(H.G. Svoboda and L.N. Tufaro – FIUBA – Departmento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, et al.)

Chapter 8. Dissimilar Welding of Aluminum to Magnesium Alloys: Issues and Current Progress
(L.H. Ahmad Shah – Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia)

Chapter 9. Hybrid Metal Extrusion and Bonding
(Øystein Grong, Lise Sandnes, Paolo Ferro, and Filippo Berto – Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, et al.)

Chapter 10. Characterization of the Microstructure of Refill Friction Stir Spot Welded Aluminium Alloy Joints
(A. Kubit and T. Trzepiecinski – Department of Manufacturing and Production Engineering, Rzeszow University of Technology, Warszawy, Rzeszow,stir welding, Poland, et al.)

Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Thermo-Fluid-Mechanical Modelling in Welding Processes
(J. Winczek and A. Yadav – Czestochowa University of Technology, Czestochowa, Poland, et al.)

Chapter 12. Role of Numerical Simulations in Weld Analysis
(D. Das, S. Jaypuria, S. Gupta, A. Kundu, D.K. Pratihar and G.G. Roy – Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India, et al.)

Chapter 13. Control of Residual Stress and Mitigation Approaches of Laser Welding-Computational Modeling and Experimental Validations
(Fanrong Kong and Radovan Kovacevic – ESAB Advanced Joining Center at SMU, ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, Dallas, TX, US, et al.)

Chapter 14. Computational Modelling of T-Joint Fillet Welding
(F.A.O. Fernandes and A.B. Pereira – TEMA-Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal)

Chapter 15. Recent Advances in Controlling, Monitoring, and Optimization of the Friction Stir Welding Process
(R. De Finis, F. Facchini, D. Palumbo, and L.M. Serio – Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Bari, Italy)

Chapter 16. Quality Assurance of Welded Construction of Industrial Boilers
(A.B. Pereira, J.C.F. Martinho and F.J.G. Silva – Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal)

Chapter 17. Quality Assessment in the Manufacture of a Pressure Piping by Welding
(A.B. Pereira, J.C.F. Martinho and F.J.G. Silva – Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal)

Index