Everyday Pocket Handbook for Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) of Aluminum

This book, compiled as a useful tool for on-the-job welding personnel, covers preparation of aluminum for welding. This Handbook also includes tips and troubleshooting, typical procedures for groove and fillet welds in aluminum alloys with argon shielding, aluminum filler metal properties (as-welded condition), and a guide to selection of filler metal for general-purpose welding.
Content:
• Front Matter
• Table of Contents
1. Basic Safety Precautions
• 2. Typical Joint Geometries for Arc Welding of Aluminum
• 3. Designations for Wrought Alloy Groups
• 4. Chemical Composition of Wrought Aluminum Filler Metals
• 5. Typical Aluminum Filler Metal Properties (as-Welded Condition)
• 6. Guide to the Selection of Filler Metal for General Purpose Welding
• 7. Influence of Shielding Gas on Weld Profile
• 8. Typical Procedures for Gas Metal Arc Welding of Groove Welds in Aluminum Alloys with Argon Shielding
• 9. Typical Procedures for Gas Metal Arc Welding of Fillet Welds in Aluminum Alloys with Argon Shielding
• 10. Typical Procedures for Flat Position Gas Metal Arc Welding Groove Welds in Aluminum Alloys with Large Diameter Electrodes
• 11. Joint Geometry Types
• 12. Typical Procedures for Gas Metal Arc Welding of Fillet Welds in Aluminum Alloys with Large Diameter Electrodes and Argon Shielding
• 13. Aluminum Welding Wire
14. Preparation of Aluminum for Welding
• 15. Tips to Make the Aluminum Welding Job Easier
• 16. Troubleshooting
• 17. Basic Welding Symbols and Their Location Significance
• 18. Location of Elements of a Welding Symbol