Welding Metallurgy

SINDO KOU, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Wisconsin. He graduated from MIT with a PhD degree in metallurgy. He is a Fellow of American Welding Society and ASM International. He is the author of Transport Phenomena and Materials Processing, also published by Wiley.

Preface. PART I: INTRODUCTION. 1 Fusion Welding Processes. 2 Heat Flow in Welding. 3 Chemical Reactions in Welding. 4 Fluid Flow and Metal Evaporation in Welding. 5 Residual Stresses, Distortion, and Fatigue. PART II: THE FUSION ZONE. 6 Basic Solidification Concepts. 7 Weld Metal Solidification I: Grain Structure. 8 Weld Metal Solidification II: Microstructure within Grains. 9 Post-Solidification Phase Transformations. 10 Weld Metal Chemical Inhomogeneities. 11 Weld Metal Solidification Cracking. PART III: THE PARTIALLY MELTED ZONE. 12 Formation of the Partially Melted Zone. 13 Difficulties Associated with the Partially Melted Zone. 14 Work-Hardened Materials. 15 Precipitation-Hardening Materials I: Aluminum Alloys. 16 Precipitation-Hardening Materials II: Nickel-Base Alloys. 17 Transformation-Hardening Materials: Carbon and Alloy Steels. 18 Corrosion-Resistant Materials: Stainless Steels. Index.