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Chapter 1 from the Welding Handbook, Ninth Edition, Volume 4, “Materials and Applications, Part 1,” has been selected by the AWS Product Development Committee as a service to industry professionals. This chapter contains information on steel compositions and properties, weldability considerations, recommended practices and procedures for welding, brazing, and thermal cutting of carbon and low-alloy steels; and also provides guidance on how to avoid problems when welding these steels.1 A section on typical applications illustrates the scope and the importance of high-integrity welding of carbon steels and low-alloy steels.

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