Safety practices in welding -- What's this all about? -- Mechanical properties of metals -- Toughness and other properties -- The metals we use -- Non-ferrous metals -- Methods of welding -- Fundamentals fo metallurgy -- Metallurgy and heat treating -- Metallurgy and welding -- Welding low-carbon steel -- Welding medium-carbon steel -- Welding high-carbon steel -- Welding alloy steels -- Welding cast iron -- Stainless steels and high-chromium alloys -- Austenitic manganese steel -- Welding non-ferrous metals -- Hardsurfacing -- Welding tool and die steels -- Welding the exotic metals -- Good welds and how to make them.