Double-sided arc welding increases weld joint penetration

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 57-61

  Zhang, Y M ^a   Zhang, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DUCTILITY; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASMA WELDING; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDS;

DEPTH TO WIDTH RATIO; DOUBLE SIDED ARC WELDING (DSAW); WELD PENETRATION;

ELECTRIC ARC WELDING;

EID: 0032098956     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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