Introduction. Introduction to welding. Safety in welding. Oxyfuel welding. Oxyfuel gases and filler metals. Oxyfuel welding equipment, set-up and operation. Oxyacetylene welding of plate. Oxycetylene welding of pipe. Soldering, brazing and braze welding. Flame cutting. Shielded metal arc welding. Shielded metal arc equipment, set-up and operation. Shielded metal arc electrode selection. Shielded metal arc welding of plate. Advanced shielded metal arc welding of pipe. Gas shielded welding. Gas tungsten arc welding equipment, set-up, operation and filler metals. Gas tungsten arc welding of plate. Gas tungsten arc welding of pipe. Gas metal arc welding equipment, set-up and operation. Gas metal arc welding. Related processes and technology. Welding automation and robotics. Special Welding processes. Welding metallurgy. Weldability of metals. Testing and inspection of welds. Joint design. Welding symbols. Appendix. Index.