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    IPT's Metal Trades & Welding Handbook

    IPT's Metal Trades & Welding Handbook

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    Used by veterans and apprentices in all types of industrial and resource-based industries, this handbook and manual dictate the curriculum in many apprenticeship and upgrading programs. Technical schools and colleges alike use the IPT Metal Trades & Welding handbook and manual as the main course of study. IPT's Metal Trades Handbook, first published in 1985, and a continual best seller, was revised in 2007 by adding almost 80 new pages. In this multi-topic, multi-trade book, all sections were updated, however the Welding section received the biggest revision with updated information and new pages.

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    IPT’s Metal Trades & Welding – Setting the Standard

    IPT’s inaugural publication back in 1985, The Metal Trades handbook quickly set the standard for industrial books published in North America. Used by veterans and apprentices in all types of industrial and resource-based industries, this handbook and manual dictate the curriculum in many apprenticeship and upgrading programs. Technical schools and colleges alike use the IPT Metal Trades & Welding handbook and manual as the main course of study.

    Improved Handbook and Manual Covers Even More

    Revised in 2007 to meet industry requests for additional welding information, IPT’s Metal Trades & Welding Handbook and Training Manual now feature 15 detailed sections over almost 600 pages. Topics range from mobile cranes and heat exchangers to concrete reinforcing and welding metallurgy, and everything in between. When it comes to metal trades and welding, IPT covers it all!

    SECTION THREE - FIBRE ROPE
    Natural & Synthetic Rope p 154-156 Crown Knot p 160
    Uncoiling Rope p 156 Short & Eye Splice p 161,162
    Rope Ends p 157 Bowlines, Hitches, Bends p 163-167
    Rope Inspection p 157,158 Strength of Knots p 168
    Working Load Limit p 158,159 Tackle Blocks p 169,170
    Knots & Splices p 160-168  
    SECTION FOUR - LAYOUT
    3-4-5 Ratio p 172 Two-Piece Elbow p 192,193
    Rules for Triangles p 172,173 Branch of a Tee p 194,195
    Angles & Circles p 173-175 True Wye p 196,197
    Large Hole in Vessel p 176,177 Four Piece Elbow p 198-199
    Offset Fitting in Shell p 178 Lateral Layout – concentric p 200,201
    Offset Fitting Hole p 179 Lateral Layout – eccentric p 202-204
    Vessel Centerline Layout p 180,181 Pipe Centerlines p 205
    Flat Shell Layout p 182 Pipe Cut Angles p 206,207
    Nozzle Location Layout p 183 Reducing Lateral p 208
    Flange Layout p 184,185 Orange Peel p 209
    Head Layout p 186-188 Right Cone Layout p 210
    Head Baffle Layout p 187 Triangulation p 211-215
    Semi-Elliptical Head p 188 Square to Square p 212,213
    Base Ring Layout p 189 Square to Round p 214,215
    Elliptical Hole Layout p 190 Plate Neutral Diameter p 216,217
    Parallel Line Layout p 191  
    SECTION FIVE - TANKS
    Foundations p 220 Succeeding Rings p 225,226
    Centerlines p 220 Horizontal Seams p 226
    Laying Floor Plates p 220-222 Barrel Roll p 227
    First Ring Layout p 222 Rim Angle p 227,228
    Shell Plates p 222 Roof Framework p 228-230
    First Ring Erection p 224 Layout Roof p 230
    Shell to Floor Welding p 225 Types of Joints p 231,232
    Tank Leveling p 225 Scaffold Safety p 233-237
    SECTION SIX - TOWERS
    Inspection for Leaks p 240 Tray Installation p 243,244
    Tray Types p 241,242 Bulkheads p 245,246
    Job Preparation p 242 Seal Welding p 246
    Tray Removal p 242,243 Installation Safety Points p 247
    SECTION EIGHT - TUBE EXPANSION
    Introduction p 278,279 Maximum Expansion p 285-287
    Joint Preparation p 279 Rolling Lubricant p 287
    Tube Preparation p 280 Heat Exchanger Expanding p 288-291
    Boiler Tube Expanding p 281-287 Tack Tubes p 289
    Expanding Equipment p 281,282 Maximum Expansion p 290,291
    Tube Expanding p 282-284  
    SECTION NINE - PIPING
    Pipe Standards p 294-296 Flange Markings p 308
    Pipe Properties p 296 Flange Dimensions p 309-311
    Weights & Schedules p 297,298 Flange Gaskets p 312-314
    Pipe Sizes p 298-300 Flange Bolting p 315-317
    Pipe Schedules/Imperial p 301 Pipe Fitting Types p 317-325
    Pipe Schedules/Metric p 302 Pipe Elbows p 318,319
    Pipe Flange Types p 303-305 Welded Fittings p 319-322
    Welding Neck Flange p 303 Fabricated Fittings p 323-325
    Slip-On Flange p 303 Pipe Drawings p 326-337
    Lap-Joint Flange p 304 Line Identification p 326,327
    Reducing Flange p 304 Piping Symbols p 327-332
    Screwed Flange p 305 Drawing Specifications p 333
    Socket Weld Flange p 305 Isometric Drawings p 334-337
    Blind Flange p 305 Joint Assembly Methods p 336-344
    Spectacle Blind p 305,306 Backing Rings p 338,339
    Flange Faces p 306,307 Tacking Joints p 339,340
    ASME/ANSI Flanges p 307-311 Fit-up & Alignment p 340-344
    SECTION ELEVEN - CONCRETE REINFORCING
    Reinforcing Bar Types p 368,369 Column Ties p 375,376
    Reinforcing Steel Sizing p 370 Bar Hooks p 376,377
    Rebar Weight p 371 Bar Splicing p 377
    Rebar Metric Comarison p 372 Minimum Concrete Protection p 378
    General Rebar Guidelines p 373,374 Concrete Accessories p 378-381
    Cut Length Tolerances p 374 Wire Ties p 382
    Rebar Fabrication p 375 Column Ties p 383
    SECTION TWELVE - WELDING
    Welding Introduction p 386 AC Transformers p 437
    Performance Qualifications p 387,388 Motor Driven Rectifier/Generator p 438
    Codes & Certification p 388-390 AC/DC Rectifier Inverter p 440
    Societies & Associations p 391 Machine Installation p 441
    Welding Glossary p 392-397 Welding Cables p 441,442
    Welding Safety p 398-404 Polarity Check p 443
    Welder Clothing p 399 Welding Electrodes p 443-449
    Welding Lenses p 399-402 SMAW Electrodes p 443,444
    Ventilation p 402,403 Electrode Selection p 445
    Fires & Explosions p 403,404 Stainless Steel Electrodes p 446-449
    Oxy-Acetylene Cutting/Welding p 404-423 Austenitic Stainless Steel p 446,447
    Oxygen Gas p 404,405 Carbide Precipitation p 447
    Acetylene Gas p 405 Ferritic Stainless Steel p 447
    Oxygen Cylinders p 406,407 Martensitic Stainless Steel p 448
    Acetylene Cylinders p 408,409 Duplex Stainless Steel p 448
    Manifold Systems p 410 Precipitation Hardening p 449
    Oxy-Acetylene Equipment p 410-414 Stainless Steel Filler Metal p 449-452
    Setting Up Equipment p 414,415 Basic Welding Joints p 453
    Lighting a Cutting Torch p 415,416 Basic Welds/Joints p 454,455
    Shutting Down Equipment p 416,417 Welding Symbols p 456-468
    Oxy-Acetylene Flames p 417,418 Welding Technique p 469
    Oxy-Acetylene Cutting p 418-423 Welding Processes p 469-494
    Tip Selection p 420 Shielded Metal Arc Welding p 469-472
    Tip Hole Alignment p 420 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding p 473-477
    Starting a Cut p 421 Gas Metal Arc Welding p 478-481
    Piercing Holes p 422 Flux Cored Arc Welding p 482,483
    Torch Inclination p 422,423 Submerged Arc Welding p 484-487
    Alternate Cutting Fuels p 423-425 Plasma Arc Welding p 487-490
    Oxy-Acetylene Welding p 425-428 Electrogas Welding p 490-492
    Balancing a Torch p 425,426 Stud Welding p 492-494
    Welding Procedure p 427,428 Welding Pre-Heat p 495-498
    Brazing & Soldering p 429-431 Welding Distortion p 499,500
    Welding Electricity p 431-434 Window Welds p 501-503
    Voltage/Amperage p 434 Mirror Welding p 503
    Types of Current p 434, 435 Pipe/Tube Purging p 504
    DC/AC/Polarities p 434,435 Pipe Test Coupons p 505-507
    Welding Machine Types p 435-440 Plasma Arc Cutting p 508-512
    Rotating/Stationary Power p 435 Carbon Arc Gouging p 512-514
    Duty Cycle p 436    
    SECTION THIRTEEN - WELD METALLURGY
    Steel Classification Systems p 516-518 Weld Preheat p 527
    CSA System p 516 Weld Postheat p 528
    SAE/AISI System p 517,518 Arc Strike p 528
    ASTM/ASME System p 518,519 Stainless Steel p 529-534
    Common Weldable Metals p 519 400 Series p 529,530
    Metal Mechanical Properties p 520 300 Series p 530-532
    Identification of Metals p 521 Chemical Analysis p 532
    Carbon Content/Melting Temp. p 523 Stainless Steel Hints p 533,534
    Welding Heat Affected Zone p 524-526    
    SECTION FOURTEEN - NDT
    NDT Benefits p 536 Liquid Penetrant Testing p 538,539
    Detection of Defects p 536 Magnetic Particle Testing p 540-544
    Types of Testing p 537 Ultrasonic Testing p 544-547
    Visual Testing p 537 Eddy Current Testing p 548-552
    Pressure Testing p 537,538 Radiographic Testing p 553-564
    SECTION FIFTEEN - CHARTS & DATA
    Useful Mathematical Formulas p 566 Fractions/Decimals/mm p 573-575
    Size & Weight of Steel Pipe p 567 Circumference Table p 576
    Weight of Steel Plate p 568 Chord Chart p 577
    Weight of Cylinders p 569 Decimals of Feet to Inches p 578
    Weight of Structural Shapes p 570 Inches to Decimals of a Foot p 579
    Equivalent Tables p 570-572  
     
     
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