A comprehensive guide to avoiding hydrogen cracking which serves as an essential problem-solver for anyone involved in the welding of ferritic steels. The authors provide a lucid and thorough explanation of the theoretical background to the subject but the main emphasis throughout is firmly on practice.

Defining the problem; Guidance on safe welding procedures by graphical methods; Selecting values for graphical presentation; Welding procedures for different steel types; Removing hydrogen during welding and heat treatment; Appendix A: Typical hydrogen levels; Appendix B: Techniques of hydrogen measurement; Glossary: Trade names used in the text.