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1 SAFETY IN WELDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.01 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1.02 How to use the handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.03 Welding instructions and training . . . . 12 1.04 Personal protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.04.01 Arc welding face shields . . . . . 14 1.04.0 Protective goggles . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.04.03 Welders protective clothing . . 0
1.05 Work site protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1.05.01 Welding curtain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.05.0 Welding blanket . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.05.03 Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.06 Welding fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
1.06.01 Welding fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.06.0 Fume extraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.07 Safety check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.07.01 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 1.07.0 Work place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.07.03 Hot work procedure . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.07.04 Operator protection . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 SOLUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.01 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
.01.01 Quick reference for cutting . . . 39 .01.0 Quick reference for joining . . . . 40
.01.03 Quick reference for rebuilding, hardfacing and coating . . . . . . . 43
.01.04 Quick reference to cold repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2.02 Filler material consumption . . . . . . . . . . 47 2.03 Metal identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2.04 Unalloyed low alloyed steel . . . . . . . . 55
.04.01 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 .04.0 Unalloyed steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
.04.03 Low alloyed steel . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 .04.04 Heat resistant steel . . . . . . . . . . 55
.04.05 Low temperature steel . . . . . . . . 56 .04.06 Weathering steel . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2.05 Problem steels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 2.06 Stainless steels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
.06.01 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 .06.0 Austenitic Stainless Steel . . . . . 66
.06.03 Ferritic Stainless Steel . . . . . . . . 68 .06.04 Martensitic Stainless Steel . . . . 69
.06.05 Duplex Stainless Steel . . . . . . . . 70 .06.06 Clad Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
.06.07 Stainless Steel corrosion types 7 .06.08 Storing and handling of
Stainless Steel onboard . . . . . . 74 .06.09 Grindingcutting consumables
for Stainless Steel . . . . . . . . . . . 75
2.07 Cast iron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
