Advanced Joining Technologies, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990 Proceedings of the International Institute of Welding Congress on Joining Research, July 1990

T. H. NORTH Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials Science, University of Toronto. This volume documents the proceedings of the International Congress on Joining Research held under the auspices of the Canadian Council of the International Institute of Welding in Montreal, July 20/21 1990. This congress was sponsored by the Welding Institute of Canada, Oakville, Ontario. The study of joining is important, both from the fundamental and applied science points of view. Joining encompasses a wide range of areas, from welding processes, through welding metallurgy and materials science, to non-destructive testing, automation and field construction. Welding has sometimes been referred to as some curious combination of art and science. Certainly, from a university research perspective, the welding area is remarkably difficult to tackle because it is extremely difficult to sift out the critical variables. As a result, it is sometimes difficult to separate the real from the imaginary in any detailed evaluation of the joining literature. I sincerely hope that the authoritative contributions in this volume will sweep away any confusion that exists in the mind of the reader.

One Research Directions in Joining Processes.- High energy joining.- Current and future trends in microjoining.- Plasma arc welding and cutting.- The role of computers in joining processes.- Two Arc Physics, Equipment and Controls.- The physics of arc welding processes.- Heat and fluid flow in welds.- Robot welding systems.- Sensing and adaptive control of arc welding.- Real time X-ray inspection.- Three Material Science Concepts in Joining.- Gas/Liquid Interactions The oxygen and nitrogen absorption of iron weld metal during arc welding.- Liquid/Solid Interactions Transient liquid insert metal diffusion bonding of nickel-base superalloys.- A new modelling of weld solidification and its application to crack susceptibility for stainless steels.- Solid/Solid Interactions Material aspects of ceramic—ceramic and ceramic—metal bonding.- Four Research Directions in Welded Construction.- Welding metallurgy and process development research for the gas pipeline industry.- Research directions in welded high strength steel structures.- Materials and their weldability for the power generation industry.- Trends in design and fabrication of ship structures.- Materials science study of specimens of permanent joints and coatings made in space.