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engineer needs a weld guide

engineer needs a weld guide

engineer needs a weld guide

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I would really appreciate it if somebody could steer me in the direction of a simple guide that demonstrates the various types of common welds, their uses and the respective weld symbol.  Thank you.   

RE: engineer needs a weld guide

Machinery's Handbook has a section on welding / weld symbols.

RE: engineer needs a weld guide

Adding to strider6's post make sure you go to the book section where for about $50 you have the beginnings of  a welding library.
Aside from the books on welding proper, a good general reference book is the "Design of Weldments" by Blodgett. The best $15 you will ever spend if you are involved with welding.

https://ssl.lincolnelectric.com/lincoln/apdirect/store.asp?PID=16&cat=8

RE: engineer needs a weld guide

Lincoln Electric's Procedure Handbook of Arc Welding is probably the best all-around reference material you could have for your typical welding processes, especially given the content it contains for $25.   

RE: engineer needs a weld guide

There isn't much better information than the AWS codes.  I would recommend the AWS D1.1 code and the AWS A2.4, Standard Symbold for Welding, Brazing, and Nondestructive Examination.  I also have a book, Design of Welded Structures, that gives a structural engineer most of what he might need to understand how to size a weld.  Finally, on a more academic level, I have a book titled Welding Inspection Technology.  I don't know what these books cost these days, but I think the AWS D1.1 is pretty high (~$300).  The other books should be substantially less.

RE: engineer needs a weld guide

For the money spent, you can't beat the books available from the James F. Lincoln Foundation.

The URL is: https://ssl.lincolnelectric.com/lincoln/apdirect/

For a $100.00 you can have an excellent resource library.

As mentioned by a few other folks, the AWS recommended practices and standards are an excellent resource, but a tad pricey.
 

Best regards - Al  

RE: engineer needs a weld guide

gtaw & unclesyd are right books from the James F. Lincoln Foundation are the best set of books for the price.  The "Design of Weldments" by Blodgett has some vary good real life weldment examples.

Chris

"In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics." Homer Simpson

RE: engineer needs a weld guide

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I think a very comprehensive book is the AWS Welding Handbook volume 1.

There is information describing welding processes, physics of welding, metallurgy, design,, testing, symbols, economics of welding, quality and safety, terms, and others.

Gerald Austin
Iuka, Mississippi
http://www.weldinginspectionsvcs.com

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