Advanced Automotive Welding by Uttrachi, Jerry -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Welding Processes and Equipment

Oxyacetylene Welding TIG Welding Stick Welding MIG Welding Oxyfuel Cutting Plasma Cutting

Chapter 2: Joint Types

Butt Joints Tubular Structural Joints Weld Types

Chapter 3: Oxyacetylene Welding

Equipment Projects and Applications Project: Welding Plate Practice Project: Welding Pipe Practice Application: Oxyacetylene Welding Cast Iron

Chapter 4: TIG Welding

Power Options Torch Position Equipment Selecting TIG Rod Stiffness versus Diameter Heat-Affected Zone Projects and Applications Project: Making a Taillight Bracket Application: Tubing Intersections Application: Stainless-Steel Gas Tanks Project: Making a Stainless Exhaust System Application: Exhaust System Application: Chrome-Moly Chassis Application: Pro/Street Rod Chassis Project: Repairing Aluminum Cylinder Heads Application: NASCAR Uses TIG Welding Application: Custom Motorcycle Parts Application: TIG Welding Titanium Application: TIG Welding Magnesium

Chapter 5: Stick Welding

Equipment Electrodes Filler Metals Learning Stick Welding Application: Repairing Cast Iron

Chapter 6: MIG Welding

Process Variations Cored Wires Gun Position What Melts a MIG Wire? Wire Stickout Effect on Penetration Equipment Standard Power Systems Wire and Gas Selection Projects and Applications Project: Repairing Aluminum Hydroformed Chassis Project: Fabricating a Seat Support Application: Subframe Connector Application: NASCAR Stock Car Chassis Application: Street Rod Roll Bar Project: Building a Trailer Hitch for a Corvette Application: Spot Welds Application: Triumph TR3 Floorpan Installation Application: Street Rod and Race Car Tubing Application: TCI MIG Welds Application: Rear Quarter Panel Replacement

Chapter 7: Thermal Cutting

Oxyfuel Cutting Plasma Cutting Plasma Gouging Laser Cutting Water Jet Cutting Application: Water Jet Cutting

Chapter 8: Advanced Materials and Metallurgical Processes

High-Strength Steels Alloys in Steel Metallurgical Property Tests Weld Defects Project: Arc Straightening

The Future of Automobile Chassis Glossary Further Reading Source Guide