Welding Practice Manual

Welder certification is not just a test; it is a true reflection of skill, knowledge, and technical preparation. This manual compiles the essential exercises for qualification in shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), TIG, MIG/MAG, flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), and oxy-fuel welding, covering materials such as carbon steel, stainless steel, cast iron, and aluminium alloys, in all joint configurations: fillet welds, butt welds, pipe-to-plate, and pipe-to-pipe connections.
Welding Practice Manual contains exercises backed by over 18,000 hours of training experience and the practical knowledge gained from preparing hundreds of welders for certification under ISO 9606 and ISO 15614 standards. However, this manual goes beyond listing exercises: it provides an innovative and structured learning approach, integrating key welding concepts that every professional should master.
This manual is designed not only to help you pass a qualification test but to understand, refine, and master welding at a professional level.

List of contents

Part 1. Practice notebook with coated electrode 1. Basic principles 2. Practices with coated electrode for carbon steel 3. Practices with coated electrode for stainless steel Part 2. TIG practice book 4. Basic principles 5. TIG Practices for Carbon Steel 6. TIG Practices for Stainless Steel 7. TIG practices for aluminum Part 3. MIG MAG practice book 8. Basic principles 9. MAG Practices for Carbon Steel 10. MIG Practices for Stainless Steel 11. MIG Practices for Aluminum

About the author

Carlos Alonso Marcos is a college instructor in Madrid and a welding coordinator in industry. He began as a welder's apprentice and has worked in the piping and high-pressure tanks sector, in land and naval transport, and the aeronautical/space industry.

Product details

• Authors: Carlos Alonso
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 09.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032692265
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3269226-5
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Manufacturing, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Welding, environmental science, engineering & technology, Metals technology / metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Technical design, Materials science, Production engineering, Engineering: general, Mathematics & science, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Mathematics and science, Hydraulic Engineering, Production and industrial engineering