Letter Designation Welding and Allied Processes
AAC air carbon arc cutting
AAW air acetylene welding
AB arc brazing
ABD adhesive bonding
AC arc cutting
AHW atomic hydrogen welding
AOC oxygen arc cutting
ASP arc spraying
AW carbon arc welding
B brazing
BB block brazing
BMAW bare metal arc welding
CAB carbon arc brazing
CAC carbon arc cutting
CAW carbon arc welding
CAW-G gas carbon arc welding
CAW-S shielded carbon arc welding
CAW-T twin carbon arc welding
CEW coextrusion welding
CW cold welding
DB dip brazing
DFB diffusion brazing
DFW diffusion welding
DS dip soldering
EBC electron beam cutting
EBW electron beam welding
EBW-HV electron beam welding-high vacuum
EBW-MV electron beam welding-medium vacuum
EBW-NV electron beam welding-nonvacuum
EGW electrogas welding
ESW electroslag welding
EXW explosion welding
FB furnace brazing
FCAW flux-cored arc welding
FLB flow brazing
FLOW flow welding
FLSP flame spraying
FOC chemical flux cutting
FOW forge welding
FRW friction welding
FS furnace soldering
FW flash welding
GMAC gas metal arc cutting
GMAW gas metal arc welding
GMAW-P gas metal arc welding-pulsed arc
GMAW-S gas metal arc welding-short-circuiting arc
GTAC gas tungsten arc cutting
GRAW gas tungsten arc welding
GTAW-P gas tungsten arc welding-pulsed arc
HPW hot pressure welding
IB induction brazing
INS iron soldering
IRB infrared brazing
IRS infrared soldering
IS induction soldering
IW induction welding
LBC laser beam cutting
LBC-A laser beam cutting-air
LBC-EV laser beam cutting-evaporative
LBC-IG laser beam cutting-inert gas
LBC-O laser beam cutting-oxygen
LBW laser beam welding
LOC oxygen lance cutting
MAC metal arc cutting
OAW oxyacetylene welding
OC oxygen cutting
OFC oxyfuel gas cutting
OFC-A oxyacetylene cutting
OFC-H oxyhydrogen cutting
OFC-N oxynatural gas cutting
OFC-P oxypropane cutting
OFW oxyfuel gas cutting
OHW oxyhydrogen welding
PAC plasma arc cutting
PAW plasma arc welding
PEW percussion welding
PGW pressure gas welding
POC metal powder cutting
PSP plasma spraying
PW projection welding
RB resistance brazing
RS resistance soldering
RSEW resistance seam welding
RSEW-HF resistance seam welding-high frequency
RSEW-I resistance seam welding-induction
RSW resistance spot welding
ROW roll welding
RW resistance welding
S soldering
SAW submerged arc welding
SAW-S series submerged arc welding
SMAC shielded metal arc cutting
SMAW shielded metal arc welding
SSW solid state welding
SW stud arc welding
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