超过500页关于固态和其他焊接和切割工艺的综合信息。这本书包括关于电阻点焊和缝焊、凸焊、闪光焊和顶锻焊以及高频焊接的章节。除了关于摩擦焊接的一章外，新的一章还介绍了搅拌摩擦焊接，这一过程让用户对其提供的显著优势感到兴奋。在激光束焊接和切割以及电子束焊接的大幅扩展章节中，讨论了束流技术的最新发展。关于金属的超声波焊接、爆炸焊接、扩散焊接和扩散钎焊、粘合剂粘合以及热喷涂和冷喷涂的章节介绍了各种各样的工艺。最后一章介绍了各种其他焊接和切割工艺，包括现代化的水射流切割。

Over 500 pages of comprehensive information on solid-state and other welding and cutting processes. The book includes chapters on resistance spot and seam welding, projection welding, flash and upset welding and high-frequency welding. In addition to a chapter on friction welding, a new chapter introduces friction stir welding, the process that has users excited about the significant advantages it offers. The most recent developments in beam technology are discussed in the greatly expanded chapters on laser beam welding and cutting and electron beam welding. A diverse array of processes are presented in chapters on the ultrasonic welding of metals, explosion welding, diffusion welding and diffusion brazing, adhesive bonding and thermal and cold spraying. The last chapter covers various other welding and cutting processes, including modernized water jet cutting.