By the early 1900s Lincoln Electric offered the first arc welding machine and by 1912 covered electrodes were patented. It remains an important process for structural steel and pipelining. Decision ...

“Introduction to Welding Processes” provides a comprehensive overview of the most commonly used welding processes, including oxyfuel welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, ...

Thermal processes like laser welding and resistance welding produce tiny, invisible fumed particles that can be inhaled deep ...

In 1881 Augustine de Mertines began experimenting with arc welding; these experiments were used to weld various parts of a lead ... where the carbon electrode was replaced with a bare metal electrode ...