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Distortion Caused by Welding

What does localized heating of one degree fahrenheit do to carbon steel or grey cast iron? To answer this question, we need to understand Young’s Modulus and the coefficient of linear expansion of iron.

CWBA Welding Podcast - Episode 127 Morgan King

Today's guest is Morgan King, a Welder, and Mentor for the Women of Steel™️ from Norfolk County in Ontario.

Effects and Control of Hydrogen in Welding

Hydrogen’s influence on metals is most often associated with cracking of Carbon-Manganese and Low Alloy Steels. Hydrogen exerts a negative influence when welding many materials. Read More.

CWBA Welding Podcast - Episode 126 Alisha Dalton

Today's guest is Alisha Dalton, a mother and shop foreman at Dennis' Welding Ltd. in Kindersly, Saskatchewan.

The Story of Steel Part 3

the steel is made, when it is poured it will be to a certain standard, for example this could be to a CSA or ASTM specification. Such a specification will contain some basic requirements such as chemistry and mechanical strength. Read More.

The WHAT-ME Project; Pregnancy Outcomes

What began as a discussion on the health and safety of pregnant welders in a Canadian Standards Association conference room in Toronto in early 2002 became an accredited and published work over 20 years later, on April 30, 2022.

CWBA Welding Podcast - Episode 125 Adam Sebastian

Today's guest is Adam Sebastian, a Journeyperson Welder and World Skills Team Canada Welding Competitor.

The State of the Welding Labour Market in Canada

The State of the Welding Labour Market in Canada report assesses the employment landscape of welding professionals. Insight into different welding career paths is examined, and welding professionals' employment and salary profiles are delineated. The areas of satisfaction and dissatisfaction and the challenges faced by those working in the welding industry are presented throughout this document.

Women Of Steel – Forging Forward

Women of Steel™: Forging Forward is a pre-employment program that includes practical theory, hands-on welding training, and skills development in a safe and supportive environment, with a flexible schedule to balance responsibilities. Short training periods will be used to train the participants in several welding processes, with the ability to obtain up to eight CWB welding qualifications in various positions with multiple processes making graduates ready for apprenticeship, post-secondary, and employment. Read More.

CWBA Welding Podcast - Episode 124 Mathieu Roy

Today's guest is Mathieu Roy, Welder/Fabricator Dual Red Seal and Instructor at CCNB in Bathurst, New Brunswick.

CSA W59 Storage and Conditioning of Electrodes

This video will provide information on how to condition and store electrodes properly. It will cover the basics of conditioning electrodes to prevent hydrogen cracking. Additionally, it will guide the ideal storage of electrodes to maintain their optimal performance. This video is ideal for those looking to understand the conditioning and storage of electrodes under CSA W59.

CWBA Welding Podcast - Episode 123 Austin Hargett

Today's guest is Austin Hargett, aka Dr.Weldz, and Operations Manager at Weld.com. Austin is known for his welder humour and technical demonstrations on social media to help grow the welding community.

All Standards are not created equal: A Comparative Review of Global Welding Standards

The purpose of this presentation is to provide the audience with a comparative review of these welding standards used in Canada, in the USA, and in Europe including their general requirements and their similarities and key differences. In Canada and the USA, welding requirements are typically driven by building codes and product standards, while in Europe, welding requirements are typically driven by legislation.

Digital Well-Being

Internet use surged during the pandemic, thanks to the growth of remote working and time spent at home. But recently, daily time spent using the Internet has actually decreased slightly. Datareportal’s Digital 2022: October Global Statshot Report1 found that the typical working-age Internet user spends 6 hours and 37 minutes using connected devices and services each day—down 20 minutes per day from the previous year. Read More.

Bulletproof Welding Procedures for Q&T Steels

The applications for high hardness quenched and tempered (Q&T) steel plate has greatly increased in recent years. Q&T steels used in the hard rock mining industry have allowed miners to greatly increase productivity of equipment exposed to the most gruelling of environments, while similar alloys manufactured to military standards are used to provide additional protection from high velocity projectiles in ballistic applications.

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