TWI Library

May 2008

Books on Welding and Allied Processes

A list of the major basic textbooks and reference works on welding published worldwide. Most of these items are held by TWI Library. For more detail please search the Library Catalogue and Weldasearch.

ALTHOUSE A D
Modern welding. 10th edition
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2004. 784 pp. ISBN13 9781566379878.

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
Guide for the visual examination of welds. (B1.11:2000).
Miami, FL: AWS, 2000. 33 pp.

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
Welding handbook. 9th edition
Volume 1: Welding technology
Miami, FL: AWS, 2001. 918 pp. ISBN13 9780871710468

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
Welding handbook. 8th edition
Volume 2: Welding processes
Miami, FL: AWS, 1991. 955 pp. ISBN13 9780871713544

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
Welding handbook. 9th edition
Volume 2: Welding processes. Part 1
Miami, FL: AWS, 2004. 720 pp. ISBN13 9780871717290

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
Welding handbook. 8th edition
Volume 3: Materials and applications. Part 1
Miami, FL: AWS, 1996. 526 pp. ISBN13 9780871714701

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
Welding handbook. 8th edition
Volume 4: Materials and applications. Part 2
Miami, FL: AWS, 1998. 621 pp. ISBN13 9780871715494

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
The everyday pocket handbook for arc welding steel. (PHB-1).
Miami, FL: AWS, 1994. 35 pp.

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
The everyday pocket handbook for visual inspection and weld discontinuities - causes and remedies. (PHB-2).
Miami, FL: AWS, 2000. 32 pp.

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
The everyday pocket handbook for gas metal arc and flux cored arc welding. (PHB-4).
Miami, FL: AWS, 50 pp. 2000

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
The everyday pocket handbook for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of aluminium. (PHB-8).
Miami, FL: AWS, 1998. 30 pp.

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
The everyday pocket handbook for shielded metal arc welding. (PHB-7).
Miami, FL: AWS, 1998. 34 pp.

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
The everyday pocket handbook on welded joint details for structural applications. (PHB-3).
Miami, FL: AWS, 2004. 30 pp.

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
Practical reference guide to radiographic interpretation acceptance criteria. (PGRVT).
Miami, FL: AWS, 1999. 32 pp.

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
User's guide to filler metals. (UGFM-95)
Miami, FL: AWS, 1995. 114 pp.

BENNETT A E, SIY L J
Blueprint reading for welders. 7th edition
Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers Inc, 2004. 384 pp. ISBN13 9781401867232.

BLUNT F J, BALCHIN N C
Health and safety in welding and allied processes. 5th edition.
Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing, 2002. 261 pp. ISBN13 9781855735385.

BOWDITCH K E
Welding technology fundamentals. 3rd edition.
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2005. 368 pp. ISBN13 9781566373142.

BOWDITCH W A, BOWDITCH M A
Oxyfuel gas welding. 6th edition.
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2004. 130 pp. ISBN13 9781590703007.

BRANDON D, KAPLAN W D
Joining processes: an introduction.
Chichester: Wiley, 1999. 378 pp. ISBN13 9780471964889.

BRIDIGUM T
How to weld: techniques and tips for beginners and pros
Osceola, MI: Motorbooks International, DUE July 2008. ISBN13 9780760331743.

BROEK D
Elementary engineering fracture mechanics. 4th edition.
Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff, 1986. 469 pp. ISBN13 9789024726561.

CARY H B
Modern welding technology. 6th edition.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2004. 715 pp. ISBN13 9780131130296.

DAVIES A C
The science and practice of welding. 10th edition.
Vol.1: Welding science and technology. 347 pp. ISBN13 9780521435659.
Vol.2: The practice of welding. 521 pp. ISBN13 9780521435666.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992.

DRABBLE G E
Elementary engineering mechanics.
Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1986. 276 pp. ISBN13 9780033339278.

GEARY D
The welder's bible [a guide to oxyacetylene welding]. 2nd edition
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books Inc., 1992. ISBN13 9780830638253.

GIBSON S W, SMITH A R
Basic welding.
Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1993. 165 pp. ISBN13 9780333578537.

GIBSON S W
Practical welding.
London; MacMillan, 1994. 241 pp. ISBN13 9780333609576.

GOLDE H D
Ultrasonic metal welding: principles and applications of high-grade bonding technology.
Landsberg/Lech, Germany: Verlag Moderne Industrie, 1997. 70 pp.

GOURD L M
Principles of welding technology. 3rd edition.
London: Edward Arnold, 1995. 243 pp. ISBN13 9780340613993.

GRAHAM E
Maintenance welding.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1985. 336 pp. ISBN13 9780135454688.

GRIFFIN I H, RODEN E M
Basic arc welding (SMAW). 4th edition.
Albany, NY: Delmar, 1984. 84 pp. ISBN13 9780827321311.

GRIFFIN I H, RODEN E M
Basic oxyacetylene welding. 4th edition.
Albany, NY: Delmar, 1984. 99 pp. ISBN13 9780827321373.

GRIFFIN I H, RODEN E M
Basic TIG and MIG welding. 3rd edition.
Albany, NY: Delmar, 1984. 128 pp. ISBN13 9780827321298.

HALMSHAW R, BIRCHON D
Non-destructive testing for engineering design. Revised ed.
Northampton; BINDT, 1988. 32 pp. ISBN13 9780903132053.

HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE
Electrical safety in arc welding.
(Health and Safety Guidance HSG118).
Norwich: HSE, 1994. 20 pp. ISBN13 9780717607044.

HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE
Safe use of compressed gases in welding, flame cutting and allied processes.
(Health and Safety Guidance HSG139).
Norwich: HSE, 1997. 69 pp. ISBN13 9780717606801.

HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE
Health and safety in arc welding.
(Health and Safety Guidance HSG204).
Norwich: HSE, 2000. 19 pp. ISBN13 9780717618132.

HICKS J G
Welded joint design. 3rd edition.
Cambridge; Woodhead Publishing, 1999. 160 pp. ISBN13 9781855733862.

HOBART INSTITUTE OF WELDING TECHNOLOGY
Gas tungsten arc [TIG] welding. Technical guide. (EW-470).
Troy, OH: Hobart, [n.d.]. 100 pp.

HOBART INSTITUTE OF WELDING TECHNOLOGY
Hobart welding guide. H B Cary. (EW-385).
Troy, OH: Hobart, 1995. 116 pp.

HOBART INSTITUTE OF WELDING TECHNOLOGY
Pocket welding guide. 27th edition. (EW-609).
Troy, OH: Hobart, [n.d.]

HOBART INSTITUTE OF WELDING TECHNOLOGY
Safety and health of welders. Technical guide. (EW-607).
Troy, OH: Hobart, [n.d.]. 20 pp.

HOULDCROFT P T ed
Submerged arc welding. 2nd edition.
(Handbooks in welding technology series).
Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing, 1989. 112 pp. ISBN13 9781855730021.

HOULDCROFT P T
Welding process technology.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977. 316 pp. ISBN13 9780521400732

HOULDCROFT P T
Which process? An introduction to welding and related processes and a guide to their selection.
Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing, 1990. 93 pp. ISBN13 9781855730083.

JEFFUS L, COOKSON J
Welding principles and applications. 6th edition.
New York: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2007. ISBN13 9781418052751.

JEFFUS L, COOKSON J
Welding principles and applications. 6th edition. Instructor's guide.
New York: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2007. ISBN13 9781418052779.

JELLISON R W
Welding fundamentals.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996. 232 pp. ISBN13 9780131071780.

KENYON W
Basic welding and fabrication. 2nd edition.
Harlow: Longmans, 1987. 216 pp. ISBN13 9780582005365.

LANCASTER J F
Metallurgy of welding. 6th edition.
Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing, 1999. 464 pp. ISBN13 9781855734289.

MADSEN R J
Welding fundamentals.
Alsip, IL: American Technical Pubs, 1982. 320 pp. ISBN13 9780826930958.

MARION N
Math for welders. Revised edition
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2006. 224 pp. ISBN13 9781590705834.

MINNICK W H
Gas metal arc welding handbook. 3rd edition
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2000. 170 pp. ISBN13 9781566376921.

MINNICK W H
Flux cored arc welding handbook.
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 1999. 176 pp. ISBN13 9781566374828.

MINNICK W H
Gas tungsten arc welding handbook. Revised edition.
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2006. 272 pp. ISBN13 9781590705810.

O'BRIEN R L ed
Jefferson's welding encyclopedia. 18th edition.
Miami, FL: AWS, 1997. 758pp. ISBN13 9780871715067.

O'CON R L, CARR R H
Metal fabrication: a practical guide.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1985. 343 pp. ISBN13 9780135776858.

PRITCHARD D
Soldering, brazing and welding: a manual of techniques. 2nd edition.
Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 2001. 160 pp. ISBN13 9781861263919.

RESISTANCE WELDER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
Resistance welding manual. 4th edition.
Philadelphia, PA: RWMA, 2003. Various pagination. ISBN13 9780962438219.

RIDDIHOUGH M
Hardfacing by welding. 4th edition.
Swindon: Deloro Stellite Ltd, 1975. 129 pp.

ROLLASON E C
Metallurgy for engineers. 4th edition.
London: Elsevier, 1987. 448 pp. ISBN13 9780713132823.

RUCK J A
Welding projects. New edition.
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2005. 96 pp. ISBN13 9781590704097.

SCHELL F R, MATLOCK B J
Industrial welding procedures: oxyacetylene, electric arc, MIG and TIG, design and special processes.
New York: Van Nostrand-Reinhold, 1979. Various pagination. ISBN13 9780827316966.

SCHELL F R, MATLOCK B J
Practical problems in mathematics for welders. 5th edition.
Albany, NY: Thomson Delmar Publications, DUE 2008. ISBN13 9781418042295.

SCHWARTZ M M
Brazing: for the engineering technologist. 2nd edition.
Materials Park, OH: ASM International, 2003. 421 pp. ISBN13 978087170784.

SMITH B D
Welding practice. (Workshop Technology series.)
London: Edward Arnold, 1996. 115 pp. ISBN13 9780340614068.

SMITH D
Welding: skills and technology.
New York: McGraw Hill, 1984. 657 pp. ISBN13 9780070007574.

SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS
Tool and manufacturing engineers handbook.
Volume 4: Quality control and assembly. 4th edition.
Dearborn, MI: SME, 1987. ISBN13 9780872631779.

THOMPSON S
Handbook of mould tool and die repair welding.
Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing, 1999. 202 pp. ISBN13 9781855734296.

TODD J
The complete book of home welding.
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, 1986. 485 pp. ISBN13 9780830603176.

TUBAL CAIN [pseud]
Soldering and brazing. (Workshop Practice Series No 9.)
Special Interest Model, 1998. 136 pp. ISBN13 9780852428450.

VAUSE W A
The art of welding. (Workshop Practice series No 7.)
Hemel Hempstead: Argus, 1985. 95 pp. ISBN13 9780852428467.

WALKER J R
Arc welding. 7th edition.
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2004. 128 pp. ISBN13 9781590703434.

WALKER J R
Modern metalworking. Textbook
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2004. 528 pp. ISBN13 9781566377102.

WALKER J R
Modern metalworking. Workbook
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2004. ISBN13 9781566372253.

WALKER J R
Welding print reading. 5th edition
South Holland, IL: Goodheart-Willcox, 2001. 208 pp. ISBN13 9781566378208.

WELDING TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA
Technical Notes 1-24.
Lidcombe; WTIA, 1979-2006.
(A range of short guides covering all aspects of welding: see full details at www.wtia.com.au/catalog.htm).

WISE R J
Thermal welding of polymers.
Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing, 1999. 104 pp. ISBN13 9781855734951.

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