Metallurgy and Mechanics of Welding

First published in France in 2001 by Hermes Science/Lavoisier in 2 volumes entitled “Métallurgie et mécanique du soudage” and “Procédés et applications industrielles du soudage”

First published in Great Britain and the United States in 2008 by ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

[Métallurgie et mécanique du soudage English] Metallurgy and mechanics of welding: processes and industrial applications / Edited by Regis Blondeau.

p. cm.

Translation of Métallurgie et mécanique du soudage and Procédés et applications industrielles du soudage.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-84821-038-7

1. Welding. I. Blondeau, Régis. II. Title: Procédés et applications industrielles du soudage.

TS227.M385 2008

671.5'2--dc22

2008027554

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

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ISBN: 978-1-84821-038-7