Welding Fundamentals

by William A. Bowditch, Kevin E. Bowditch, Mark A. Bowditch

Overview

Welding Fundamentals provides students with a strong understanding of the underlying theory and skills required for successful welding, with a strong emphasis on safety. It provides all of the information needed to help students develop proficiency with the most common welding processes (including SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and oxyfuel welding), thermal cutting, welding symbols and basic print reading, and joint design and fit up. The text also introduces students to weld inspection and testing. 

• The book covers all of the key indicators for AWS SENSE Level-1 certification, so it can be used in all courses leading to SENSE Level-1 certification.
• It includes chapters on basic math and math applications in welding.
• The sections of the book can be taught in any order, making it easily adaptable to any course. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645646938
Publisher:	Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
Publication date:	10/06/2020
Edition description:	Sixth Edition, Revised, Textbook
Pages:	656
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

William A. Bowditch served for over 40 years as a teacher, department head, and supervisor of welding and other vocational education programs. Maintaining membership in the Association for Career and Technical Education and the American Welding Society always kept him current on the best teaching practices and the newest technologies. As a coauthor, he guided Modern Welding and Welding Fundamentals through many revisions to keep them up-to-date and technically accurate, maintaining their value as leading authoritative welding texts.

 

Kevin E. Bowditch retired as a welding engineer specialist for Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. His welding experience includes working for two automotive firms, two aerospace firms, a construction company building two nuclear plants, and a precision sheet metal firm. While working at Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc., he was involved with creating, validating, and implementing welding conditions for Subaru vehicles built in Indiana and sold both in North America and overseas. He helped teach the basics of welding and brazing to hundreds of new associates. Mr. Bowditch attended Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, then went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in welding engineering from The Ohio State University. He has attended specialized conferences and courses sponsored by the American Welding Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and American National Standards Institute. Beginning with the 1984 edition, Mr. Bowditch joined his father as a coauthor of Modern Welding, and he has been a coauthor of Welding Fundamentals since its first edition in 1991.

 

Mark A. Bowditch joined the Bowditch welding authoring team in 1998 by coauthoring Oxyfuel Gas Welding with his brother, Kevin Bowditch. Since that time, Mr. Bowditch has coauthored multiple editions of Oxyfuel Gas Welding, Modern Welding, and Welding Fundamentals. He has more than 10 years of experience as an educator and holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. Mr. Bowditch attended Hobart Institute of Welding Technology in 1997 and is a member of both the American Welding Society and the Association for Career and Technical Education. He also served for 26 years as an officer in the United States Air Force Reserve and retired as a Colonel.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Welding
1.       Careers in Welding
2.       Safety in the Welding Shop
3.       Welding and Cutting Processes
4.       The Physics of Welding
5.       Math for Welding
6.       Math Applications for Welders
7.       Weld Joints and Positions
8.       Welding Symbols
Shielded Metal Arc Welding
9.       SMAW: Equipment and Supplies
10.     SMAW: Equipment Assembly and Adjustment
11.     SMAW: Electrodes
12.     SMAW: Flat Welding Position
13.     SMAW: Horizontal, Vertical, and Overhead Welding Positions
14.     Surfacing
Gas Metal and Flux Cored Arc Welding
15.     GMAW and FCAW: Equipment and Supplies
16.     GMAW and FCAW: Equipment Assembly and Adjustment
17.     GMAW and FCAW: Flat Welding Position
18.     GMAW: Horizontal, Vertical, and Overhead Welding Positions
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
19.     GTAW: Equipment and Supplies
20.     GTAW: Equipment Assembly and Adjustment
21.     GTAW: Flat Welding Position
22.     GTAW: Horizontal, Vertical, and Overhead Welding Positions
Plasma Arc Cutting
23.     Plasma Arc Cutting
Oxyfuel Gas Processes
24.     Oxyfuel Gas Cutting and Welding: Equipment and Supplies
25.     Oxyfuel Gas Cutting and Welding: Equipment Assembly and Adjustment
26.     Oxyfuel Gas Cutting
27.     Oxyfuel Gas Welding: Flat Welding Position
28.     Oxyfuel Gas Welding: Horizontal, Vertical, and Overhead Welding Positions
29.     Brazing and Braze Welding
30.     Soldering
Resistance Welding
31.     Resistance Welding: Equipment and Supplies
32.     Resistance Welding: Procedures
Welding in Industry
33.     Pipe and Tube Welding
34.     Robotics in Welding
35.     Special Welding and Cutting Processes
36.     Inspecting and Testing Welds
37.     Welder Certification