Learn Steel

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Steel

Over 175 charts, diagrams, and drawings. 

250+ pages in PDF format, labeled and organized by chapter.

Chapter 1 – Properties and Uses of Metal

Metal Properties, Mechanical Properties, Metal Types, Metal Identification

Chapter 2 – Basic Heat Treatment

Heat Treating Theory, Stages of Heat Treatment, Heat Colors for Steel, Types of Heat Treatment, Quenching Media

Chapter 3 – Introduction to Welding

Welding Processes, Welding Terminology, Welded Joint Design, Welding Positions, Expansion and Contraction, Controlling Distortion, Welding Procedures, Drawings, Safety

Chapter 4 – Gas Cutting

Oxygen Cutting Equipment, Oxygas Cutting Operations, Judging Cutting Quality, Safety Precautions

Chapter 5 – Gas Welding

Oxygas Welding Equipment, Operation and Maintenance of Oxygas Equipment, Oxygas Welding Techniques

Chapter 6 – Soldering, Brazing, Braze Welding, and Wearfacing

Soldering, Brazing, Braze Welding, Wearfacing

Chapter 7 – Shielded Metal-Arc Welding and Wearfacing

Manual Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Equipment Operation and Maintenance, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Arc Welding Positions, Pipe Welding, Wearfacing, Carbon Arc Cutting, Welding Quality Control, Safety Regulations

Chapter 8 – Gas Shielded-Arc Welding

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding – GTAW, Gas Metal Arc Welding – GMAW

Chapter 9 – Structural Steel Terms / Layout and Fabrication of Structural Steel and Pipe

Structural Steel Members, Fabricating Plate and Structural Members, Pipe Fitting and Layout Operations, Pipe Cutting, Pipe Bending

Chapter 10 – Reinforcing Steel

Reinforced Concrete

Appendix

Glossary, Hand Signals, Mathematics, Metric Conversion, Quiz 1, Quiz 2