Foreword \ Preface vii Acknowledgements ix 1. Basic Concepts and Physical Metallurgy of Welding ] A.K. Bhadun and V 2. Welding Metallurgy of Steels 22 Shajuu K. Albert 3. Weldability of Austeninc SUinlcu.s Steels 37 V. Shankar 4. Welding of Feiritic, Martensilic and Duplex Stainless Steels 48 SSundaresan 5 Weldabilily ol Aluminimn anil 'lilanium Alloys 67 S. Sundaresan 6. WclJubilitv of Nickel and Coppei Base Alloys 79 B.G. Murtihtlharun 7.. Dissimilar Melal Welding and Cladding 97 A.K.Bhaduri 8. Arc Welding Processes 116 S. Manoharan 9. Resistance and Solid Stale Welding Processes 157 K,G.K. Munhy 10 Residual Stresses, in Wcldments 172 S. Suresh 11. Corrosion of Sleel and Slainless Sleel WeId ments 183 Hasan Shaikh 12. Non-Deslmctive Testing oi Welded Components 224 C.V Subraintinwn 13. Quality Assurance and Welding Qualification!! 248 B.S..C. Rao 14 Leak and Pressure Testing of Welds and Field NDT Experience 253 M. Palaniappan 15. Quality Control m Production Welding of Different Meials and their Alloys M. G0pQlakri.ifjtia and B.S.C. Riw 278 16. Weld Joint Design T.K Mitw 259 17. Challenges in Meeting Reliability Requirements in Welding Baldee Raj and T Jaytikumar 304 IS. Selection of Welding Consumables R.D. fennafhur 342 19. Mechanical Testing of Weldmenls S. K.Ray 355 20. Advanced Non -destructive Testing Technique for Inspection of Weldmcnts T- Jayakumarr, G.A'. Sharma and BatdevRaj 3&S Index 403