Welding of Aluminium and Its Alloys
/ Gene Mathers (2011)
1 – Introduction to the welding of aluminium
- Introduction
- Characteristics of aluminium
- Products forms
- Welding: a new definition
2 – Welding metallurgy
- Introduction
- Strengthening mechanisms
- Aluminium weldability problems
- Strength loss due to welding
3 – Material standards, designations and alloys
- Designation criteria
- Alloying elements
- CEN designation system
- Specific alloy metallurgy
- Filler metal selection
4 – Preparation for welding
- Introduction
- Storage and handling
- Plasma-arc cutting
- Laser beam cutting
- Water jet cutting
- Mechanical cutting
- Cleaning and degreasing
