Preface

I: Joining Processes & Technologies1. Introduction to Joining: A Process and a Technology
2. Mechanical Joining
3. Mechanical Fasteners, Inte gral Attachments, and Other Mechanical Joining Methods
4. A dhesive Bonding and Cementing
5. Adhesives, Cements, Mortar s, and the Bonding Process
6. Welding as a Joining Process< BR id='CRLF'>7. Brazing: A Subclassification of Welding
8. Soldering: A Subset of Brazing
9. The Basic Metallurgy of W elding, Brazing, and Soldering
10. Other Joining Processes: Variants and Hybrids
II: Joining of Specific Materials and Structures
11. Joining of Metals, Alloys, and Intermetalli cs
12. Joining of Ceramics and Glasses
13. Joi ning of Polymers
14. Joining Composite Materials and Struct ures
15. Joining Dissimilar Material Combinations
16. Joining Structures and Living Tissue

Index