Abstract
THE application of electric welding processes to heavy steel construction, such as obtains in shipbuilding, forms the main topic of this book. The results of extensive tests conducted during the war in the United States with the object of testing the processes are also given. This work was, unfortunately, discontinued at the time of the armistice, but from the results it was shown that trustworthy electrically welded joints can be made of greater strength than corresponding riveted joints, and that consequently some economy in material can be expected. Special designs for all-welded ships are discussed, and a good deal of interesting information is given on other applications of both spot and arc welding and the training of welders. Small all-welded craft have already been constructed in England, and the author shows that the technical knowledge now available is sufficient for a considerable extension of this method of ship construction.
Spot and Arc Welding.
H. A.
Hornor
By. (Griffin's Technological Handbooks.) Pp. vii + 296. (London: Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd., 1920.) 15s.
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Spot and Arc Welding . Nature 109, 171 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109171b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/109171b0