Welding and Other Joining Processes
Explore ASM resources on welding, brazing, soldering, and other joining methods

Joining: Understanding the Basics
An introductory guide to industrial joining technology and its application to engineering materials and assemblies. It begins with an overview on joint design and the factors to be considered when selecting a joining method. Now available for Amazon Kindle!
Print Edition: $155 ASM Members | $205 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $40 ASM Members | $55 Non-Members

Brazing, Second Edition
This popular book answers practical questions that arise in the application and use of brazing technology. The new Second Edition has been revised and updated to create a current and comprehensive resource on brazing fundamentals.
Print Edition: $130 ASM Members | $175 Non-Members

Brazing Handbook, 5th Edition (AWS)
Buy this comprehensive and well-organized resource detailing the basics of brazing, processes, and applications. This book addresses the fundamentals of brazing, brazement design, brazing filler metals and fluxes, safety and health, induction and diamond brazing.
Print Edition: $115 ASM Members | $144 Non-Members

Principles of Brazing
Principles of Brazing is a valuable resource for those working with the brazing process or designing component joints. This book will help solve practical engineering challenges, by building on fundamental metallurgy.
Print Edition: $140 ASM Members | $185 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $62.02 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members

Industrial Brazing Practice, 2nd Edition
This second edition of Industrial Brazing Practice helps you develop the most effective brazing procedure for your particular needs. It reveals the six simple rules of brazing and explains how they impact essential brazing procedures. These rules effectively form the bedrock of problem-solving procedures in this field.
Print Edition: $300

Principles of Soldering
If you work with soldering processes or soldered components, Principles of Soldering will help you understand and solve practical engineering challenges. Clearly written and well referenced, this book takes you from the fundamental characteristics of solders, fluxes, and joining environments to the impact these have in the selection and successful use of soldering processes.
Print Edition: $140 ASM Members | $185 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $62.02 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members

Principles of Soldering and Principles of Brazing, Two-Volume Set
Save when you order this two volume set! Principles of Soldering and Principles of Brazing.
Print Edition: $235 ASM Members | $315 Non-Members

ASM Handbook, Volume 6: Welding, Brazing and Soldering
Volume 6 is the most comprehensive reference book ever produced on the major joining technologies and their applications to engineered materials. With over 500 illustrations and 400 tables, this volume includes practical advice on consumable selection and procedure development, as well as joining fundamentals.
Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $79 ASM Members | $102 Non-Members

ASM Handbook, Volume 6A: Welding Fundamentals and Processes
A focused revision of the welding process information in Volume 6: Welding, Brazing and Soldering (1993). Updated and expanded articles on the fundamental principles of welding, including heat transfer, solidification, residual stress, and distortion.
Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members
Digital Library Subscription: $79 ASM Members | $102 Non-Members

