Metallurgy and mechanics of welding [[electronic resource] ] : processes and industrial applications / / edited by Régis Blondeau

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830893303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : ISTE; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008
• ISBN: 1-282-16511-9; 9786612165115; 0-470-61127-8; 0-470-39389-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (514 p.)
• Collana: ISTE ; ; v.41
• Altri autori (Persone): BlondeauRégis
• Disciplina: 671.5/2; 671.52
• Soggetti: Welding
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Metallurgy and Mechanics of Welding; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Traditional Welding Processes; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Conditions to create metallic bonding; 1.2.1. Activation of surfaces; 1.2.2. Elimination of obstacles to bond creation; 1.2.3. How can we classify the various welding processes?; 1.3. Industrial welding processes; 1.3.1. Processes using local fusion of components without mechanical action; 1.3.2. Processes using local fusion of components with mechanical action; 1.3.3. Processes using heating without fusion but with mechanical action; 1.3.4. Processes using mechanical action without heating1.4. Bibliography; Chapter 2. High Density Energy Beam Welding Processes: Electron Beam and Laser Beam; 2.1. Welding properties using high density energy beams; 2.2. Laser beam welding; 2.2.1. History; 2.2.2. Principle; 2.2.3. Various laser types; 2.2.4. Laser systems; 2.2.5. Implementation of laser beam welding; 2.3. Electron beam welding; 2.3.1. History; 2.3.2. Principle; 2.3.3. Equipment; 2.3.4. Design and preparation of the parts; 2.4. Metallurgy of high density energy beam welding; 2.4.1. Steels; 2.4.2. Aluminum alloys; 2.4.3. Nickel-based alloys2.4.4. Titanium-based alloys; 2.4.5. Zirconium-based alloys; 2.4.6. Copper-based alloys; 2.5. Mechanical properties of welded joints; 2.6. The quality of the assemblies; 2.6.1. Weld defects; 2.6.2. Weld inspection methods; 2.6.3. Standardization and qualification of the welding operating mode; 2.7. Economic aspects; 2.7.1. Cost of an electron beam machine; 2.7.2. Cost of a laser beam machine; 2.8. Safety; 2.9. Examples of industrial applications; 2.9.1. Electron beam welding; 2.9.2. Laser beam welding; 2.10. Development prospects; 2.11. Bibliography; Chapter 3. Thermal, Metallurgical and Mechanical Phenomena in the Heat Affected Zone3.1. Thermal aspects related to welding; 3.1.1. Maximum temperature attained in the HAZ; 3.1.2. Cooling parameter in the HAZ; 3.2. Microstructural modifications in the HAZ: metallurgical consequences of the thermal cycles of welding; 3.2.1. Transformations in the HAZ during heating; 3.2.2. Transformations in the HAZ during cooling; 3.2.3. Case of multipass welding; 3.2.4. Cold cracking; 3.2.5. Lamellar tearing; 3.3. Influence of the thermal cycles on the mechanical properties of the HAZ; 3.3.1. Modifications of the mechanical properties of hardness or traction in the HAZ3.3.2. Toughness properties of the HAZ; 3.3.3. Residual stresses associated with welding; 3.3.4. Influence of residual stress relieving heat treatments in the HAZ; 3.4. Bibliography; Chapter 4. Molten Metal; 4.1. Metallurgical reminders; 4.2. Molten metal; 4.2.1. Thermal aspect; 4.2.2. Chemical aspect; 4.2.3. Microstructures in ferritic steel welds: relationship with impact strength characteristics; 4.3. Principal welding defects; 4.3.1. Hot cracking; 4.3.2. Cold cracking; 4.3.3. Reheat cracking; 4.3.4. Porosities
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.