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November 01, 2017 -- PWL#171, Update after FAREWELL

October 02, 2017 -- PWL#170, FAREWELL

September 01, 2017 -- PWL#169, AI f/Aerospace, Wire Brushes for Cleaning, Advance in Al Robotic Welding, New ASME BPVC IX

August 01, 2017 -- PWL#168, Safe Robotic Welding, Planning for new automation, Nuts welding to HSLA, TS success story

July 03, 2017 -- PWL#167, Orbital Welding, Automatic programming of robotic welding, Resist. Brazing, Improved Vacuum

June 01, 2017 -- PWL#166, Welding Pipe Downhill, Sinter Brazing, New Brazing Alloys, Prevent Defects in Alum Welding

May 01, 2017 -- PWL#165, New iTSSe, New Cutting Torch, Al Filler Metal, New HT PRO

April 03, 2017 -- PWL#164, Updating Resist. Welding, SS Flame straightening, Soldered Joints Reliability, CWI Career

March 01, 2017 -- PWL#163, Welding ultrathin steel, Pulsed GMAW, Aluminum Filler Metal, Exposure to EM Fields

February 01, 2017 -- PWL#162, Tips on GMAW Guns, Distortion Control, Nanoparticles Doping, Nanostructured Metal

January 01, 2017 -- PWL#161, Adv. Microwave Brazing, Computer Modeling,Ni-WC Hardfacing, Inadequate Welding Screens

December 01, 2016 -- PWL#160, Laser Welds in Vacuum, Lasers for Welding, Raising half sunken ship, Welding Thermoplastic

November 01, 2016 -- PWL#159, Additive Manufacturing, Avoid Overwelding, Update on VFAW, Nickel, Welding Management

October 05, 2016 -- PWL#158, Advances in High Entropy Alloys, Spatter Reduction, Ferrite Content, Cross-Arc Welding

September 01, 2016 -- PWL#157, aluminum tailor-welded blanks, Dangers in thoriated W, AWS Member Forum, Links to Magnesium

August 01, 2016 -- PWL#156, 3rd Generation AHSS, Resistance Welding Tips, Cold Spray Characterization, Worries

July 01, 2016 -- PWL#155, ICTP, Aluminum feedability, SMO 254, FAST, Modern High Temperature Testing, Cast Iron

June 01, 2016 -- PWL#154, Cold Spray Repair, Certif.Res.Weld.Techn, GMAW Sources Advances,Fume Control requirements

May 02, 2016 -- PWL#153, Large Scale Additive Mfg., Hand Grinding, Metal Cored Filler Wire, Modern Mat.Test.Systems

April 01, 2016 -- PWL#152, Bridge Welding Code New Issue, Testing Auto Composites, Spec Fine Print,monitor laser power

March 01, 2016 -- PWL#151, Follow-up on VFAW, Brazing Titanium Tips, HP Cold Al Spray, Active Diffusion Bonding of SS

February 01, 2016 -- PWL#150, New D1.1 Code, Projection welding sources, Problems with FM 312, LFW

January 04, 2016 -- PWL#149, Virtual Welding Simulators, Remote Control, Proper steel filler, new welding technique

December 01, 2015 -- PWL#148, Improved Visual Inspection, Concave Braze Fillets, Silver-free filler, New Material Testing

November 02, 2015 -- PWL#147, New GTAW Variant, Steel Brazing Tip, Special shielding gas, HTPro, Weld Preparation

October 07, 2015 -- PWL#146, Traceability in Cutting, Economic Automatic Deburring, Filler Metal for GTAW 304L to 904L

September 01, 2015 -- PWL#145, Optimizing Robotic Welding, GMAW Troubleshooting, Research on Nb/SS Brazing, Ni-Co welding

August 03, 2015 -- PWL#144,Last HandBook Volume,Changes to ASME Sect. IX,Filler Metal Spec. Changes, Additive Mfg.iTSSe

July 01, 2015 -- PWL#143,Advice to Welding Engineer,Acoustic Imaging for process QC, Rotating Arc Welding Technology

June 01, 2015 -- PWL#142,Turbine Airfoil, Back to Basics, SAW for Creep Resistant Steels, Cold Spray, Nanocomposite

May 01, 2015 -- PWL#141,Welding Engineering Career, Dry Gas to Brazing Furnace, Low Hydrogen Filler Metal, New Exten

April 01, 2015 -- PWL#140, Welding Superferritic, Furnaces Heating Rates, Silver-Free Brazing, New Materials, Ass. Int

March 02, 2015 -- PWL#139, Capacitor Discharge Welding, Decarburization Depth, Aluminum Brazing, RSW Adaptive Controls

February 02, 2015 -- PWL#138,New Hybrid Process, Improving Operations,Low Hydrogen Electrodes,Underwater Laser Cutting

January 05, 2015 -- PWL#137,GMAW Efficiency, Weld Tasking & Quality Monitoring, Brazing copper,New SAW Technology,Impact

December 01, 2014 -- PWL#136, ASM Hdbk 4C, consumable tape in RSW, Amorphous Braz. Filler, Induct. Brazing, Direct Write

November 03, 2014 -- PWL#135 Learning f/Exper,Unclean Brazing, Metal cored galvanized, Acoustic Sectioning, Activated TIG

October 01, 2014 -- PWL#134 - PWL#134, SAW Optimization, Buttering High Carbon Steels, New Aluminum Code, Hi-Temp Carb.

September 02, 2014 -- PWL#133 - Business Software, Plasma Transferred Arc, Brazing differ. metals, Welding Fumes, Near net

August 01, 2014 -- PWL#132 - Maintenance and Repair, Vacuum Aluminum Brazing, Controlling Distortion with Filler Metal

July 01, 2014 -- PWL#131 - Automation Myths, Cooling RSW, Spot welding Al to Mg, Advanced Testing, HT Pro

June 02, 2014 -- PWL#130 - Welding at NASA MSFC, Jig improv., Comb. Chamb. F.Metal, Weld. Stainl. St. Stds, Ti Shield

May 01, 2014 -- PWL#129 - Jigs and Fixtures Basic Design, Vacuum Furnace Brazing, Filler Catalogs,Mobile Welding Svc

April 01, 2014 -- PWL#128 - Advances in Ultrasonic Nondestructive Tests, How to HT welded different PH steels, more

March 03, 2014 -- PWL#127 - SAW Flux, Etching Brazed Sections, Resistance Spot Brazing, Scarce Material Supplies

February 03, 2014 -- PWL#126 - SAW Flux, Fitting Alignment, Alternatives to Hardfacing, Cold Spray for Repair, New Parts

January 02, 2014 -- PWL#125 - FSW and Microstructure, Tips for Job Shops, Aluminum Consumables, RoboLab,Future Materials

December 02, 2013 -- PWL#124 - Friction Welding for Joining Dissimilar Metals, Predicting Ferrite Numbers,Nuclear Items

November 01, 2013 -- PWL#123 - Computer Modeling in NDE, Aluminum Tubing Brazing Overlap, Proceedings from the 5th IBSC

October 01, 2013 -- PWL#122 - More on Duplex Stainless Steels, Aluminum Welding Safety Tips, Hydrogen control for filler

September 16, 2013 -- PWL#121B - Bulletin No. 89 - Resources on Duplex Stainless Steels, Primer, How to Weld, Best Welding

September 02, 2013 -- PWL#121 - Duplex Stainless,Storing Thorium,Thermal Spray Filler Coatings,Asking Questions,Fractogr.

August 01, 2013 -- PWL#120 - Optimizing Material Specifications and Welding Protocols, Welding 1018 to 4140,New filler

July 01, 2013 -- PWL#119 - Ceramic Extension Nozzle Tips, Reduce FN Variability, Clad Corrosion Resistant Material

May 31, 2013 -- PWL#118 - Laser Orbital Welding, Welding Apps for Mobile Devices, New FCAW-G electrodes

May 01, 2013 -- PWL#117 - Laser Roll Welding, Selecting and Maintaining GMAW Torches, Shim Filler Metal for EBW

April 01, 2013 -- PWL#116 - Welding Cast Stainless, Underwater Work, Repairing 304H, Additive Manufacturing Advances

March 01, 2013 -- PWL#115 - Superferritic Stainless Steels, Braze Welding Galvanized Steel, Filler Metals for Brazing

January 31, 2013 -- PWL#114 - Welding Wrought Austenitic PH Stainless, Dissimilar Friction Stud Welding, Filler Metal

January 02, 2013 -- PWL#113 - Welding semiaustenitic PH stainless steels, Manual Torch Brazing variability, AWS A5.10

November 29, 2012 -- PWL#112 - Welding Wrought PH Stainless Steels, Aligning a Long Shaft,Filler Metal for 17-4PH stainl.

November 01, 2012 -- PWL#111 - NDE and Weld Repair of CSEF, Guided Bend Test for Al, Al Filler Metals selection, Qualif.

October 01, 2012 -- PWL#110 - Planning Welding Inspection, Welding Bolts, Stainless SAW Cladding,Friction Stir Spot Weld

August 30, 2012 -- PWL#109 - Oxy-Fuel Flame Safety, Developing Laser Welding Procedures, Filler Metals for Active Metal

August 01, 2012 -- PWL#108 - Grinding Safety, Purging Innovations, Composite Solder, Low Alloy Steel Heat Treatment

July 16, 2012 -- PWL#107B - Resources on Underwater Welding, Hyperbaric welding, Underwater Schools, Training, Career

July 02, 2012 -- PWL#107- Progress in Orbital Welding, Microfissures in Stainless Steel,Filler Metal for sour gas app

June 14, 2012 -- PWL#106B - Resources on Resistance Welding, Handbooks, Manuals, Articles, Presentations, Basics

June 01, 2012 -- PWL#106 - Direct Manufacturing State of the Art,SAW of Superaustenitic, Preventing SCC in Al alloys,

May 15, 2012 -- PWL#105B - Resources on Metal Cutting, Oxy-fuel Cutting Safety, Safety Practices, Cut Torch Safety

May 01, 2012 -- PWL#105 - Improving GMAW Performance, Brazing Nickel, New FCAW Specification, Low Load Vickers Hardn

April 16, 2012 -- PWL#104B - Resources on Welding Distortion Prevention, Types, Minimizing Causes, Control, Prediction

April 02, 2012 -- PWL#104 - Spot Weld Lobes, Controlling Distortion, Filler Metals for Stainless Steel 316H

March 15, 2012 -- PWL#103B - Resources on near-net-shape, direct manufacturing, rapid prototyping, stereolitography

March 01, 2012 -- PWL#103 - Spot weld qualification, Sequential weld repair, Brazing Titanium, Plasma nano coatings

February 15, 2012 -- PWL#102B - Resources on weld failures prevention, Failure Analysis,Welding Fatigue Failures investig

January 31, 2012 -- PWL#102 - Process Optimization, Squeeze time, Joining SiC, HYB, PM/HIP

January 15, 2012 -- PWL#101B - Resources on Welding Process Comparison, Cost Reduction, Selection, Competition,Joint Req

January 01, 2012 -- PWL#101 - Grab the offer!, Happy New Year!, New Handbook, Substituting Solders, Selecting Al-Mg Fill

December 15, 2011 -- PWL#100B - Resources on Dilution, Weld Dilution, Dilution control, Martensite Forming Dilution

December 01, 2011 -- PWL#100 - Questionnaire, Weldability of High Performance Steels, Automatic Radiographic Evaluation

November 01, 2011 -- PWL#099 & 099B - Thermomechanical Processing (TMP), Copper Furnace Brazing, Filler Metal for Welding

October 03, 2011 -- PWL#098 & 098B - LENS®, Wailing Structures, Pyromet®, Managing Welding Costs, Leak Testing

September 01, 2011 -- PWL#097 & 097B - Hard Coating, Stainless Studs, Active Brazing Filler, Dissimilar Metals Welding

August 01, 2011 -- PWL#096 & 096B - Virtual Reality Training, Fillets on Beam Reinforcements, Low Hydrogen FCAW Wire

June 30, 2011 -- PWL#095 & 095B - Pipe and Tube Welding, Avoiding Porosity, Dissimilar Metals Welding, Metallography

June 01, 2011 -- PWL#094 & 094B - AWS Hbook Vol.4, Welding Codes, Corrosion Avoidance, Auto Tip Dressing, PEW

May 02, 2011 -- PWL#093 & 093B - Virtual Welding Training, Stress Relieving Test, New Chromium Free Filler Metal

March 31, 2011 -- PWL#092 & 092B - Comparing Welding Processes, Hard Facing AMS, Flux Cored Filled Metals, RP EB Weld.

March 01, 2011 -- PWL#091 & 091B - Intelligent Process Control, Welding Unknown Metals, Undermatched Weld Metal

February 01, 2011 -- PWL#090 & 090B - Wear Resistant Coatings, Grinding root pass, Inconel 625 Overlay, Weld Bevels

January 03, 2011 -- PWL#089 & 089B - Welding Standards, Aluminum weldability, Cast Iron-steel welding, DS Al Alloys,Lean

December 01, 2010 -- PWL#088 & 088B - Quality Reducing Waste, Increasing WDR, Low Hydrogen Electrodes, Hexavalent Chrome

November 01, 2010 -- PWL#087 & 087B - Welding Information Retrieval, Water Cooling Spot Welding Electrodes, Alum. SMAW?

October 01, 2010 -- PWL#086 & 086B - Management Duties, Project. Weld. of Steel Nuts, Welding Consumables, Design Change

September 01, 2010 -- PWL#085 & 085B - Certified Robotic AW Operator, copper substitution, Aluminum Design, biomaterials

August 02, 2010 -- PWL#084 & 084B - Numerical Welding Simulations, Arc Strikes, Improved Filler Metal, Relaxation, CWI

July 01, 2010 -- PWL#083 & 083B - Bimetals, Hydrogen Furnaces, Power Plant Equipment, Heat Treatment, Straightening

June 01, 2010 -- PWL#082 & 082B - Do you open it? 13.3 -Superplasticity, Borescopes, Handling Fillers - Weldability

May 17, 2010 -- PWL#081B - Ultrasonic NDT, Basic Principles, Wave Types and Propagation, Sizing Defects, Articles

May 03, 2010 -- PWL#081 - Move to Robotics, Welding Stainless to Nickel, Spot Brazing, Titanium Surface Treatments

April 15, 2010 -- PWL#080B - Weldment Tooling and Positioning Systems, Welding Tables, Modular Fixturing Tables

April 01, 2010 -- PWL#080 - Improving Productivity, Hardfacing Nanotechnology, Welding Chrome-Moly Tubing

March 15, 2010 -- PWL#079B - Resources on Welding Calculations and Calculators, Strength and Stress Formulas, Phases

March 01, 2010 -- PWL#079 - Gleeble Simulations, Heat Affected Zone Characterization, Leaking Tanks,Filler Metal mixup

February 15, 2010 -- PWL#078B - Resources on Friction Stir Welding, Process Technology, Aluminum, Magnesium, Steels

February 01, 2010 -- PWL#078 - Understanding Differences between Welding Education and Training, Braze-Welding of Steel

January 15, 2010 -- PWL#077B - Resources on Fiber Optic and other Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring,

January 04, 2010 -- PWL#077 - Hermetic Seal Laser Welding, Selecting Carbide for Hardfacing, New Consumable Process Tape

December 15, 2009 -- PWL#076B - Resources on Best Paying Welding Jobs, Pipeline-, Structural-, Pipe-Fitter-, Boilermaker-

December 01, 2009 -- PWL#076 - GMAW-P, Straight CO2 GMAW, Metal Cored Filler Wire, Delayed Failure, ECM

November 16, 2009 -- PWL#075B - Resources on Ultrasonic Phased Array, multielement probe, time shifting, Swept Beam

November 02, 2009 -- PWL#075 - Sinter Brazing and Resonant Acoustic Inspection, Brazing Flux Removal, Active Solder

October 15, 2009 -- PWL#074B - Resources on Adhesive Bonding, Advantages & Limitations, Design Considerations and more..

October 01, 2009 -- PWL#074 - Welding Supervisors Duties, Stainless Handrails, Lead Free Solders, SAW Flux and Size

September 15, 2009 -- PWL#073B - Resources on Mechanical Fastening, Bolted and Riveted Joints, Structural Joints, Design

September 01, 2009 -- PWL#073 - GAWDAwiki: Interactive Resource, Welding Lead, Filler Metals for Graphite,SAW Optimization

August 17, 2009 -- Resources on Welding Gases, Cutting and Associate Processes, Shielding Gases, Hazards, Safety

August 03, 2009 -- TipTig, Autogenous dissimilar welding, Nanostructured coatings, more on brittle fracture, WeldCraft

July 15, 2009 -- Survey on effectiveness of website www.welding-advisers.com and of Practical Welding Letters

July 01, 2009 -- PWL#071- Comparing Standards, Tungsten for Ti-Tig, Filler Metals for Corr. Protection, Res. Stress

June 15, 2009 -- PWL#070B - Resources on Welding Forums, Associations, Societies, Online-help, Professional Advice

May 31, 2009 -- PWL#070 - Seismic Welding and Filler Metal, Mig or Stick?, Centrifugal Casting, Forge Welding

May 13, 2009 -- PWL#069B - Resources on Welding Books, Pamphlets, Publications, Presentations, Downloads

April 30, 2009 -- PWL#069 - Pipes Underwater Flash Butt Welding, Cold Welding, Filler Metal Selection, Brazing Steel

April 15, 2009 -- PWL#068B - Resources on Welding Schools and Colleges, Locators, Courses, Manual Skill, Training

April 01, 2009 -- PWL#068 - Laser Welding & Cutting, Bevel Cutting, Thermite Fillers, Cracks in Welds, Shock Spray

March 16, 2009 -- PWL#067B - Resources on Health and Safety in Welding,welding fumes,safe practices injury prevention

March 02, 2009 -- PWL#067 - - Encyclopedia Online Volume 2, Hybrix Composite Panels, Welding Cobalt Filler Metal ...

February 16, 2009 -- PWL#066B - Resources on Mechanical Testing, mechanical properties, tensile-testing,compress.-testing

February 02, 2009 -- PWL#066 - Weld Failures, Distortion, GMAW filler for AHSS, Welding Positions, Medical Devices

January 15, 2009 -- PWL#065B - Resources on Advanced High Strength Steels,Dual Phase,Trip Steels,Martensitic,Properties

January 02, 2009 -- PWL#065 - Welding Rotators, Cutting Pipes and MPI, Fluxed Fillers for GTAW, AHSS, Hot Press. Welding

December 15, 2008 -- PWL#064B - Resources on tungsten electrodes, pure tungsten, thoriated, ceriated,lanthanated tungsten

December 01, 2008 -- PWL#064 - Welding Stainless Castings,Copper to Aluminum,Electrode Development,HY Steels,Coat Removal

November 14, 2008 -- PWL#063B - PWHT, Post Weld Heat Treatment, Stress Relief, Repair Procedures, Code Exemptions, etc.

November 03, 2008 -- PWL#063 - Thruster Welding, High Strength Bolts, cleaning filler metals, Clad Steel, ceramic coating

October 15, 2008 -- PWL#062B - Resources on EFW, Electro Fusion Welding, Polyethylene Pipe, thermoplastic pipe joining

October 01, 2008 -- PWL#062 - Acoustic Emission, Hinge Design,Nickel Filler Metal, Brazing Defects, AWS D1.1 changes

September 15, 2008 -- PWL#061B - Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding, high power fibre laser, Laser Assisted GMAW, one sided welding

September 01, 2008 -- PWL#061 - Cooling for HVOF, Welding 1018 to 4140, Underwater Electrodes, SCC, FSW Equipment, Weld Mo

August 14, 2008 -- PWL#060B - Resources on Robotic Welding,Spot Welding Robots, Arc Welding Robots,Laser Welding Robots

July 30, 2008 -- PWL#060 - Weld Silicon Steel, Nuts to a Zinc Alloy, Corrosion Resistant Alum. Brazing, Polymer Coat

July 14, 2008 -- PWL#059B - weldments fatigue, fatigue improvement, fatigue tests, fatigue analysis, design fatigue

July 01, 2008 -- PWL#059 - Welding Inspection Duties, Welder Qualification, Filler Metal Characteristics,Pipe Welding

June 16, 2008 -- PWL#058B - Resources on Waterjet Cutting and on Abrasive Waterjet Cutting, Overview, Ref. Articles..

June 05, 2008 -- PWL#058 - New Brazing Handbook, GMAW of Titanium, Cryogenic Processing Part 2, New website pages...

June 02, 2008 -- PWL#058 - New Brazing Handbook, GMAW of Titanium, Cryogenic Processing Part 2, New website pages...

May 15, 2008 -- PWL#057B - Stick Welding, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, SMAW, Manual Metal Arc Welding, Downloads

April 30, 2008 -- PWL#057 - Risk Based Inspection, Normalizing, Magnesium Joining, Cryogenic Processing, Brazing Metal

April 14, 2008 -- PWL#056B - Gas Metal Arc Welding, Guide, Guidelines, Handbook, Troubleshooting, Downloads, Video

April 01, 2008 -- PWL#056 - Oxidation Resistance, Remaining Life Assessment, Ultrasonic Impact Treatment, Gas Filler

March 17, 2008 -- PWL#055B - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Guidelines, Handbook, Tips, Resources, Articles, Information...

March 02, 2008 -- PWL#055 - Heat Resistance, Zinc Fumes, Honeycomb brazing, Type IV Cracking, Joint Design, Laser Weld

February 14, 2008 -- PWL#054 - Repair Welding,Failure Analysis, Material_Condition Determination,Proc. Develop and more..

January 30, 2008 -- PWL#054 - Validation, Cut Pie Weld, Filler Metal: Corrosion and Wear, PREN, FSW, R Stamp and more..

January 15, 2008 -- PWL#053B - Failure Analysis, Physical Survey, Evidence Collection, Witness Information,Investigation

January 02, 2008 -- PWL#053 - Greetings, New Handbook Vol. 3, Welding Pb Brass, Filler for DFB, Ferrite in Aust.SS, DFW

December 17, 2007 -- PWL#052B - Welding defects, discontinuities, defect types, visual defects, internal defects

December 03, 2007 -- PWL#052 - Cleaning for Brazing, Welding a Shaft, Filler Metals development, Abusive Grinding

November 14, 2007 -- PWL#051B - Welding Economics, Welding Costs Estimate, Selecting Processes, Comparison, Optimizing

November 01, 2007 -- PWL#051 - t8/5, Welding 1/2" plates, Exothermal Additions, Orbital Welding, Metals Knowledge, LHW

October 25, 2007 -- PWL Special - New Page Announcement - Metal Knowledge

October 15, 2007 -- PWL#050B - Welding Safety, Welding Hazards, Dangers, Heat, Fire, Explosion, Education, Discipline...

October 01, 2007 -- PWL#050 - Ultrasonic Consolidation, Weld crack Repair, Filler Metal for HSS, Hot Wire TIG, Weld Art

September 17, 2007 -- PWL#049B - Visual Inspection, Certified Welding Inspector, Visual Requirements for NDT, Duties

September 03, 2007 -- PWL#049 - Friction Stir Surfacing, Joining Copper to Steel, Nonstandard Fillers,High Energy Drilling

August 15, 2007 -- PWL#048B - Welding Distortion, Types, Causes, Prevention by Design, by Fabrication, Warp Correction

August 01, 2007 -- PWL#048 - Materials Selection, Robot Breakdown, U_water Filler Metal, Shielding Gases, Surface Engrg

July 15, 2007 -- PWL#047B - Cobalt and Cobalt Alloys, Superalloys for Heat and Corrosion Resistance, Magnetic Alloys

June 27, 2007 -- PWL#047 - FSW, Spatter Reduction,Testing Filler Metals,Abrasive WaterJet Cutting, CaseHardening, MMC

June 15, 2007 -- PWL#046B - Surface Treatments, Plating, Coating, Metal Finishing, Surface Modification

May 31, 2007 -- PWL#046 - MPW, Tin to Stainless, Brazing Ti Alloys, Lamellar Tearing, Consultation, GTAW Tips

May 15, 2007 -- PWL#045B - Welding of Cast Irons

May 01, 2007 -- PWL#045 - Electron Beam Melting, Welding different Carbon Steels, Filler Metal Specifications, more.

April 16, 2007 -- PWL#044B - Online Resources on Steel and on Steel Welding

April 02, 2007 -- PWL#044 - Vacuum Plasma Spray, Welding Aluminum Structures, Hydrogen Induced Cracking,Cost Reduction

March 14, 2007 -- PWL#043B - Online Resources on Titanium and Titanium Alloys Welding

March 01, 2007 -- PWL#043 - Huge Savings, Thickness of Cutters, Brazing Aluminum/Steel, Incompatible Materials, more..

February 14, 2007 -- PWL#042B - Copper Welding: Online Resources,Articles,Tables,Data,Properties,Specifications & more...

January 31, 2007 -- PWL#042 - MFDC, Welding Aluminum Castings, New Lead-free solder, Surf. Impact Treatm., Tony Anderson

January 15, 2007 -- PWL#041B - Aluminum Welding: Online Resources

January 02, 2007 -- RSW Electrodes Life, Al-Bronze Weld to MS, Aerospace Filler Metal, Backing Bars, Processes, more...

December 14, 2006 -- PWL#040B - Engineering Design for Welding, Brazing, Soldering, Adhesive-, Mechanical-Joining, more..

November 30, 2006 -- PWL#040 - Error Proof Assembly Design, Steel to Aluminum, Weld Cracking, Fiber Optics and more...

November 14, 2006 -- PWL#039B - Corrosion, Corrosion Prevention, Corrosion Control, Cathodic Protection, SCC and more...

October 30, 2006 -- PWL#039 - HT Welded Aluminum, Out of Pos. Welding, F/M for Repair Alum Alloy Castings, Hyperbaric W.

October 16, 2006 -- PWL#038B - Industrial Radiography, Training, Qualification, Certification, Level I, II, III Insp.

September 28, 2006 -- PWL#038 - Fluidized Bed Furnaces, Furnace Brazing, Soldering Magnesium Alloys, Low Temp C Supersatur

September 14, 2006 -- PWL#037B - PWL Mid September Bulletin - Laser Welding Online Resource List.

August 30, 2006 -- PWL#037 - Preheating, Type 440C, Filler Metal for OAW, Macro Testing, OAW Tips, Thermal Spray

August 15, 2006 -- PWL#036B - PWL Mid August Bulletin - Hardfacing Online Resource List

August 01, 2006 -- PWL #036 - Gravity Welding, Titanium to Cobalt Joints, Filler Metals for Tool Steels, Extensometers

July 17, 2006 -- PWL #035B - PWL Mid July Bulletin - Brazing Online Resource List

July 01, 2006 -- PWL #035 - FOW, Nanofoil Bonding, Welding Stainless, UT TOFD, Robotics, Variable Polarity

June 15, 2006 -- PWL #034B - Careers, Certifications, Jobs - Online Resource List

June 01, 2006 -- PWL #034 - Weld Quality, Stainless to Cast Iron Weld, Brazing Copper, Surface Engineering, SMAW tips

May 15, 2006 -- PWL #033B - Mid May Bulletin - Online Resource List

May 01, 2006 -- PWL #033-PQR, Weld Ti to SS, Creep Resistant Filler, Weld for Gas Turbines, SAW tips, Electrolysers

April 01, 2006 -- PWL #032-WPS, Welding thin stainless, FCAW Resources, Corrosion, FCA Welding Tips, Success of FSW

March 01, 2006 -- PWL #031-EGW, UI for all, Filler Metal Resources, Safety, PAW Tips, Thermite Welding

February 01, 2006 -- PWL #030-GMAW Extensions, Cold Weather Welding, Braze Welding Filler, Damage Tolerance, Mig Welding

January 01, 2006 -- PWL #029-Weld Deposition Rate, Preventing Distortion, Filler metal for SAW, Risk Assessment, TigWeld

December 01, 2005 -- PWL #028-Welding Defects, Joining Silicon Bronze, Brazing in Space, High Tech Ceramics, Positioners

November 01, 2005 -- PWL #027-Weldability for Weld Repair, Copper to Stainless, Filler for Beryllium Copper, Transparent

October 01, 2005 -- PWL #026-GMA Welding Pipes, Aluminum to Stainless, Filler for Zirconium Welding, Cryogenic Materials

September 01, 2005 -- PWL #025-Robotic GMAW,Cast Iron to Mild Steel,Filler Metals for Magnesium,Joining Composites,Thermal

August 01, 2005 -- PWL #024-GMAW Parameters II,Alternatives to Welding,Brazing Superalloys,Welding in Space,Dew Point

July 01, 2005 -- PWL #023-GMA Welding Parameters,Titanium Clad Steel,Brazing Ceramic Materials,Auto UltrasonicTesting

June 01, 2005 -- PWL #022-Resistance Welder Select.,Dissimilar Spot Welding,Thermal Spray Fillers,Titanium Microstruc

May 01, 2005 -- PWL, Issue #021-Magnesium Corrosion, Process Comparison, Aluminum-Lithium, Basic Steel facts, Fumes

April 01, 2005 -- PWL, Issue #020-Manganese Safety Issues, Straightening with Heat, Welding Stainless clad Steel, HFRW

March 01, 2005 -- PWL, Issue #019-Corrosion in Ferritic Stainless,Soldering Aluminum,Wet-Spot Welding,SS and Magnetism

February 01, 2005 -- PWL, Issue #018-Plasma Arc Weld, Step Brazing, Flux Cored Wires, Magnetic Pulse Weld, Business Plans

January 02, 2005 -- PWL, Issue #017-Robotic Welding, Quality of Spot Welds, Filler for Duplex SS, W. Quality Assurance

December 01, 2004 -- PWL, Issue #016-Thermal Fatigue, Repairing Holes in Al Panels, Filler for Alloy Steel, LHW, more...

November 01, 2004 -- PWL, Issue #015--Dilution, Nb-Ti Joining, Spherical Vessel, Tack Welding, MIG/MAG and more...

October 01, 2004 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #014-- Heat Flow, Tool Steel Hardening, Filler Precious Metal,Induct

September 01, 2004 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #013-- Laser Beam Welding,Thick Pipe,High Temp. Brazing,Bend Tests

August 01, 2004 -- PWL#012 - Electric Arc, Filler Metal for EBW, Automatic Spotwelding and more...

July 01, 2004 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #011-- Pipe Welding, Copper Alloy Filler Metals, Defects and Failure

June 01, 2004 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #010 -- Diffusion Bonding, Heat Resisting Filler, Heat Input,Preheat

May 01, 2004 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #009 -- Explosion Welding, Filler Metal Comparison, Furnace Brazing

March 31, 2004 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #008 -- Ultrasonic Welding, Cast Iron Filler Metal, Stress Relieving

February 29, 2004 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #007 -- Electro Slag Welding, Titanium Filler Metal, Casting, Health

January 31, 2004 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #006 -- New Gift, Your Robots, GMAW, FCAW Filler Materials

December 31, 2003 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #005 -- A Gift and a Bonus, Your Inverter, Hardfacing Materials

November 30, 2003 -- PWL#004 - Submerged Arc Welder, F/M for Alum. Alloys, Fatigue Failures, sorting Stainless Steel

November 01, 2003 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #003 -- How to Select Your Plasma Cutter

October 01, 2003 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #002 -- How to Select Your GMA Welder

September 01, 2003 -- PRACTICAL WELDING LETTER, Issue #001 -- How to Select Your Welder




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