• The oldest and best-known handbook in the industry
• Published by AWS-referenced and used world wide
• Reviewed and evaluated by leading research institutes
• Peer reviewed and approved
• Revised and updated periodically
• Volumes published continuously from 1938 through 2007
• The five volumes of the 9th Edition
  1. Welding Science and Technology - ORDER NOW
  2. Welding Processes, Part 1 - ORDER NOW
  3. Welding Processes, Part 2 - ORDER NOW
  4. Materials and Applications, Part 1 - Not Yet Published
  5. Materials and Applications, Part 2 - Not Yet Published

• Interaction with welding industry peers
• Opportunity to share your best technical skills
• Opportunity to broaden your exposure to the latest technology
• Opportunity to learn and improve your management and team-building skills
• Opportunity to give back to your industry and the people in the welding community
• See your name on the cover page of the chapter you helped write

• General welding knowledge, and specific knowledge of a process or another facet of welding
• Enthusiasm for your technology and an interest in sharing it
• Time to work with a chapter until it is published.

To work with a Volume Committee or the Welding Handbook Committee you will need:

• AWS membership
• Technical competency
• Well-rounded experience in welding and joining, and preferably, experience in a Welding Handbook Chapter Committee
• Time
• Support from your employer