Welding consumable development for a cryogenic (4 K) application

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1999, Pages

  Kane, S F ^a   Farland, A L ^b   Siewert, T A ^b   McCowan, C N ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc welding; Cryogenic ferrite; Fracture toughness; Gas metal; Inclusions nitrogen; Stainless steel strength

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FERRITE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; INCLUSIONS; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

HIGH-NICKEL STAINLESS STEEL;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0032687987     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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