AWS A3.0 — 2001 — STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

The present publication officially released by the American Welding Society, i.e. AWS, is a glossary of the technical terms that are normally used in the welding industry. The purpose of this standard is to establish standard welding terminology to aid during the communication of the relevant welding information. Taking into account that it has been originally intended to serve as a compilation of the welding terms as well as non-standard items in common use.

The terms included in the volume have been arranged in alphabetical sequence. The document defines nearly 1400 welding terms supplemented with almost sixty informative illustrations supporting and clarifying the definitions. In addition to that, the standard includes classification charts together with the corollary information associated with the various welding processes.

All of the terms contained have been prior approved by the AWS; note that this does not apply to the non-standard terms. The decision was made by the authors not to include trademark names and proprietary brands, following the official AWS policy, it means that only generic terminology and definitions have been included. A must-have standard for any person dealing with welding in any way.