Module 1 — Welding processes and equipment

Module 1 reviews the joining processes and their equipment: arc welding (covered electrode, MIG/MAG, TIG, flux-cored wire, submerged arc), resistance welding, electron beam, laser and plasma, brazing, cutting and mechanisation. It also covers power sources, gases and consumables.

Sub-modules

• 1.1 Overview of welding processes11
• 1.2 Gas welding31
• 1.3 Electronics basics for welding14
• 1.4 The electric arc25
• 1.5 Power sources for arc welding33
• 1.6 Gas-shielded arc welding25
• 1.7 Consumables for arc welding of steels5
• 1.8 TIG welding55
• 1.9 MIG/MAG welding41
• 1.10 Flux-cored wire welding10
• 1.11 Manual metal arc (covered electrode) welding36
• 1.12 Submerged arc welding35
• 1.13 Resistance welding31
• 1.14 High energy density welding19
• 1.15 Other welding processes23
• 1.16 Cutting and edge preparation22
• 1.17 Thermal spraying and weld cladding22
• 1.18 Automated and robotic welding27
• 1.19 Soldering and brazing13
• 1.20 Welding of plastics13
• 1.21 Joining of ceramics and composites15

Practise module 1