Welding and Joining of Titanium

Welding and joining of titanium is a practical user's guide to all aspects of the welding of titanium and its alloys, giving a basic understanding of the metallurgical principles involved. The book is intended to provide engineers with a concise and effective reference on the subject. It covers welding metallurgy, weldability of titanium alloys, fusion welding processes, solid state welding and resistance welding. It is essential reading for welding engineers, production engineers, designers and all those involved in the titanium fabrication industry. CONTENTS Titanium alloys; Welding titanium; Fusion welding; Solid state welding; Miscellaneous processes; Dissimilar metal joining; Mechanical properties of titanium weldments; Non-destructive evaluation; Titanium aluminide intermetallic alloys; Titanium metal matrix composites; Machining guidelines for titanium.Gittos, M. is the author of 'Welding and Joining of Titanium', published 2005 under ISBN 9781855739444 and ISBN 1855739445.