本书共分5个单元,包括课文和阅读材料共36篇,主要介绍焊接技术的基本知识,焊接应力与裂纹产生的原因及防止办法,常用的焊接方法、切割方法、无损探伤方法的原理、特点及其在工业中的应用等。本书形式新颖,内容全面,难度适中,对重要的知识点全部进行了解释。此外,书后还附有常用的焊接专业词汇及本书词汇,以便于学生自学。
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前言
Unit One Basic Knowledge of Welding
Module 1 What Is Welding
Module 2 Heat Treatment of Steel
Module 3 Selection of Metals in Welding
Module 4 Effect of Welding on Structure of Steel
Unit Two Stresses and Cracking of Welding
Module l Stresses Occurring in Welding
Module 2 Welding Cracking
Unit Three Welding Methods
Module 1 Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Module 2 Submerged Arc Welding Fundamentals of Process
Module 3 C02 Welding
Module 4 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Module 5 Gas Metal Arc Welding
Module 6 Resistance Welding
Unit Four Cutting
Module 1 Flame Cutting
Module 2 Plasma Arc Cutting
Unit FiVe Inspection
Module 1 Radiographic Examination
Module 2 Ultrasonic Examination
Module 3 Magnetic Particle Examination
IV
Module 4 Penetrant Examination
Appendix
Appendix A Selective Reading Materials
Text One Technology of SMAW
Text Two Technology of Submerged Arc Welding
Text Three Flux-Cored Arc Welding
Appendix B Terms of Welding
Appendix C Vocabulary
References