Welding Licensing Exam Study Guide, Second Edition

Everything you need to pass the welding certification exams -- fully updated for the latest advances!This thoroughly revised study guide helps you pass your licensing certification exams -- including the AWS certification exam -- and obtain your professional license. Inside, you'll find a valuable review of material that is most likely to appear on welding certification exams -- from basic safety and cutting practices to different types of welding, including plasma-arc, shielded-metal-arc, oxyacetylene, flux-cored, gas metal, and gas tungsten, brazing, soldering, and more.Welding Licensing Exam Study Guide, Second Edition features:Over 1,000 updated multiple-choice and true-false practice exam questions and answersNumerous welding calculations and troubleshooting tipsHundreds of detailed drawings and illustrationsNew: Info on plastic pipes and tubingNew: Methods of welding repair and maintenanceIn-depth coverage of welding tools and their usesThe latest welding safety practicesGuidance on studying welding methodsSI and English units for all problems and equationsWelding and Cutting ProcessesPlasma-Arc Cutting and WeldingShielded-Metal-Arc WeldingOxyacetylene WeldingFlux-Cored-Arc WeldingGas-Metal-Arc WeldingGas-Tungsten-Arc WeldingBraze WeldingBrazingSolderingLead, Tin, and ZincIdentifying MetalsCast Iron and Its AlloysWrought IronCarbon SteelsLow- and High-Alloy SteelsHardfacing, Tool, and Die SteelsReactive and Refractory MetalsGalvanized MetalsSoft Metals and Their AlloysSubmerged-Arc WeldingArc-Welding ElectrodesTypes of JointsWelding PositionsWelding Tips and TestsCommon Welding ProblemsCertificationsConversion TablesWelding TerminologyTips for Producing Good Welds