About This Book
Modern Welding is a comprehensive and widely used textbook that covers the theory, fundamentals, equipment, and techniques of welding technology. Published by Goodheart-Willcox, it serves as a standard educational resource for welding curricula at the high school, vocational, and college levels.
Key Topics Covered
- Welding Processes: Shielded metal arc (SMAW), gas metal arc (GMAW), flux-cored arc (FCAW), and gas tungsten arc (GTAW) welding.
- Cutting and Safety: Oxyfuel gas cutting, plasma arc cutting, and detailed workplace safety guidelines.
- Industry Standards: Blueprint reading, interpretation of welding symbols, and weld testing and inspection.
- Certification Preparation: Content aligned with American Welding Society (AWS) SENSE Level 1 and Level 2 requirements.
Practice Tests Using This Book
This book is required or recommended for 1 licensing exam. We've written 194 practice questions directly from this material, each one citing the chapter and section it comes from.