Steelworker Volume 01 - Building manual for how to work with steel
Chapter 1 Properties And Uses Of Metal
Mechanical Properties
Strength
Metal Types
Steel
Nonferrous Metals
True Brass
Table 1-3.Surface Colors Of Some Common Metals
Metal Identification
Figure 1-3.Using A Grinding Wheel Dresser.
Figure 1-4.Spark Patterns Formed By Common Metals.
Table 1-4.Metal Identification By Chip Test
Chip Test
Chapter 2 Basic Heat Treatment
Heat Colors For Steel
Table 2-1.Heat Colors For Steel
Normalizing
Case Hardening
Figure 2-1.Progressive Hardening Torch Tip.
Tempering
Quenching Media
Liquid Quenching
Brine
Dry Quenching
Chapter 3 Introduction To Welding
Figure 3-1.Welding Processes.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Filler Metals
Fluxes
Figure 3-7.Root Of Joint.
Parts Of Joints
Figure 3-11.Weld Reinforcement.
Types Of Welds
Figure 3-17.Surfacing Welds.
Parts Of Welds
Welded Joint Design
Butt Joints
Corner Joints
Lap Joints
Welding Positions
Figure 3-30.Welding Position-Pipe.
Controlling Distortion
Proper Edge Preparation And Fit-Up
Welding Procedures
Drawings
Figure 3-37.Welding Procedure Specification.
Figure 3-37.Welding Procedure Specification-Continued.
Figure 3-38.Line Characters And Uses.
Dimensions
Drawing Views
Welding Symbols
Dimensioning
Figure 3-48.Elements Of A Welding Symbol.
Supplementary Symbols
Specifying Additional Information
Safety
Table 3-1.Recommended Filter Lenses For Various Welding Operations
Figure 3-57.Welding Gloves And Mitts.
Safety, Continued
Figure 4-1.Oxygas Cutting Outfit.
Acetylene
Mapp Gas
Oxygen
Regulators
Double-Stage Regulators
Hoses
Torch Body
Figure 4-13.Common Cutting Torch Tips And Their Uses.
Figure 4-14.Four Cutting-Tip Conditions.
Figure 4-16.Mapp Gas Cutting Tips.
Oxygas Cutting Operations
Cutting Mild-Carbon Steel
Cutting Thin Steel
Cutting Cast Iron
Gouging Mild Steel
Figure 4-25.Electric Motor-Driven Carriage
Cutting And Beveling Pipe
Cutting Rivets
Cutting Wire Rope
Judging Cutting Quality
Safety Precautions
Figure 4-32.Titles And Color Codes For Compressed-Gas Cylinders.
Figure 4-33.Identifying Color Patterns For Gas Cylinders.
Handling And Storing Gas Cylinders
Figure 5-1.An Oxygas Welding Outfit.
Figure 5-4.Equal-Pressure Welding Torch.
Operation And Maintenance Of Oxygas Equipment
Maintaining The Equipment
Welding Torch Tips
Forehand Welding
Joint Edge Preparation
Oxygas Welding Of Nonferrous Metals
Nickel And High-Nickel Alloys
Figure 5-10.Edge Preparation For Gas-Welding Aluminum.
Welding Techniques
Fusion Welding Pipe
Figure 5-13.Chain Clamps Quickly Align Pipe Fittings Of Any Description.
Chapter 6 Soldering, Brazing, Braze Welding And Wearfacing
Figure 6-3.Filing A Soldering Copper.
Electric Soldering Coppers
Soft Solder
Fluxes
Soldering Techniques
Soldering Aluminum Alloys
Brazing
Joint Design
Brazing Procedures
Work Support Braze Welding
Figure 6-17.Silver-Brazed Joints Designed To Use Preplaced Silver Alloy Rings.
Braze Welding Procedures
Wearfacing
Wearfacing Materials
Figure 6-20.Grader Blade With Hardfacing Material Applied To Cutting Edge.
Chapter 7 Shielded Metal-Arc Welding And Wearfacing
Power Source
Cables
Electrode Holder
Equipment Operation And Maintenance
Electrodes
Electrode Selection
Electrode Storage
Starting The Arc
Setting The Current
Length Of Arc
Arc Welding Positions
Plat-Position Welding
Butt Joints With Backing Strips
Horizontal-Position Welding
Electrode Movement
Lap Joints
Vertical-Position Welding
Joint Type
Figure 7-37.Fillet Welds In The Vertical Position.
Overhead Position Welding
Type Of Welds
Figure 7-41.Fillet Welding In The Overhead Position.
Table 7-3Causes And Cures Of Common Welding Problems
Pipe Welding
Joint Preparation And Fit-Up
Wear Facing
Preheating
Bulldozer Blades
Carbon-Arc Cutting
Figure 7-53.Air Carbon-Arc Cutting.
Air Carnon-Arc Gouging
Welding Quality Control
Magnetic Particle Inspection, Continued
Liquid Penetrant Inspection
Figure 7-60.Liquid Penetrant Inspection.
Destructive Testing
Figure 7-61.Free-Bend Test
Guided-Bend Test
Nick-Break Test
Fillet-Welded Joint Test
Etching Test
Safety Regulations
Chapter 8 Gas Shield-Arc Welding
Gta Welding Equipment And Supplies
Figure 8-4.Effects Of Polarity On The Weld.
Torches
Electrodes
Shielding Gas
Table 8-4.Selection Of Shielding Gases For Various Gmaw And Gtaw Applications
Gta Welding Preparation
Gta Welding Procedures
Welded Joints
Figure 8-18.Gta Welding A Lap Joint.
Out-Of-Position Welding
Gta Welding Common Metals
Gas Metal-Arc Welding-Gmaw
Gma Welding Equipment And Supplies
Shielding Gas
Filler Wires
Types Of Gma Welding
Gma Welding Preparation
Welding Positions
Common Weld Defects
Gma Welding Common Metals