Rapid prototyping of 5356-aluminum alloy based on variable polarity gas tungsten arc welding: Process control and microstructure

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 103-124

  Ouyang, J H ^a   Wang, H ^a   Kovacevic, R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5356 aluminum alloy; Microstructure; Rapid prototyping; Tungsten arc welding; Variable polarity gas

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROCESS CONTROL; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ARC CURRENT; BONDING ZONE; COARSE COLUMNAR GRAINS; GRAIN BOUNDARY REGIONS; VARIABLE POLARITY GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; WETTABILITY;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0036255805     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AMP-120002801     Document Type: Article

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