chapter 1 Characterization of the Fusion Welding Process -- chapter 2 Surface Properties and Phenomena -- chapter 3 Results of Studying the -- chapter 4 Electrode-Metal Transfer and Surface Phenomena -- chapter 5 Formation of Weld and Deposited Metal -- chapter 6 Non-Metallic Inclusions -- chapter 7 Porosity in Welds -- chapter 8 Solidification Cracking -- chapter 9 Development of Welding and Surfacing Technologies with Allowance for Surface Phenomena.