CONTENTS

• 70 years at advanced positions of technical progress ... 2

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

• Paton B.E. Electric welding of soft tissues in surgery ... 6
• Zamkov V.N. and Prilutsky V.P. Theory and practice of TIG-F (A-TIG) welding (Review) ... 11
• Ishchenko A.Ya. Specifics in application of aluminium high-strength alloys for welded structures ... 15
• Khorunov V.F., Maksymova S.V. and Ivanchenko V.G. Development of filler metals for brazing heat-resistant nickeland titanium-base alloys ... 26
• Kuchuk-Yatsenko S.I., Velikoivanenko E.A., Rozynka G.F., Shvets Yu.V. and Didkovsky A.V. Investigation of residual stresses in welded joints of rails produced by flash-butt welding ... 32
• Lobanov L.M., Korotynsky A.E., Yumatova V.I. and Skopyuk M.I. Selection of methods for comprehensive assessment of welding equipment quality ... 36

INDUSTRIAL

• Yushchenko K.A. Weldability and advanced processes for materials welding ... 39
• Dobrushin L.D. State-of-the-art and prospects for development of welding by explosion and high-velocity impact (Review) ... 45
• Mikitin Ya.I., Okul V.I., Dukh S.V. and Ilyushenko V.M. Equipment of KZESO Company for arc and electroslag welding ... 52
• Najda V.L., Mozzhukhin A.A. and Lobanov O.F. New generation of equipment for automated ultrasonic testing of welded pipes ... 57
• Krasilnikov S.G., Gulida V.P., Yushchenko K.A. and Lychko I.I. Cooperation between NKMZ and PWI in the field of electroslag welding for heavy engineering applications ... 62