Welding Journal

Articles prior to January 2023 can be accessed via our Publication Archive

January 2023

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30,000 attendees visited the Peach State to explore the latest in welding technologies

FABTECH 2022

Automation aiding the workforce, innovative products helping welders, large cutting machines making unique shapes, and individuals greeting long-time business contacts and making new connections

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Editorial

Editorial

Improving Communication Between Generations

As a new year begins, we continue to find ourselves making significant efforts to improve and stabilize our lives. I believe we all agree that our primary focus should be on relationships in every aspect of our lives, including our welding industry relations.

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News and Updates

Society News

Society News

Explore AWS news, Tech Topics, Membership activities, and much more.

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News of the Industry

News of the Industry

Don't miss out on milestones achieved by various companies.

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Feature Articles

Features

Two Centuries of Shipbuilding

Dive into the evolution of watercraft through the years

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Education

Education 411

Learn all about education news happening in the industry.

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Features

Fabricating the Enterprise's Newest Successor

The U.S. Navy’s latest aircraft carrier boasts tons of steel, various welding processes, and an Olympic connection

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Features

A Time Saving Enterprise

Opening the door to additive manufacturing in a naval aircraft carrier construction project

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Features

Innovations Beneath The Surface  

How advancements in underwater welding continue to expand its applications

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Features

Welding Workbook

Applications of Electroslag Welding

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Q&A

Stainless Q&A

Q: AWS D1.6/D1.6M, Structural Welding Code — Stainless Steel, provides in Clause 6.5.1 that “Welding procedures qualified using any base metal or combination of base metals listed in Table 5.2 shall qualify all other base metals listed in Table 5.2 

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Welding Journal Research Supplement Archive

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Relevant research papers by the world’s foremost scientists, engineers, scholars and industry professionals, are published monthly in the Welding Journal and are also available for download in PDF format. Browse current peer-reviewed reports of research on welding procedures, metallurgy, equipment, processes, testing and quality control.

Research papers must be submitted through Editorial Manager, where you will find more information on submission guidelines and author responsibilities. The Welding Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for 2022 is 2.2. Please email wjrs@aws.org if you have any questions.

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