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!
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
