Analysis of gamma titanium aluminide welds produced by gas tungsten arc welding

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Arenas, M F ^b   Acoff, V L ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Advanced materials; Butt joint welds; GTAW; Ti alloys

Indexed keywords

BUTT WELDING; CRACK INITIATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; PREHEATING; SPOT WELDING; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WELDABILITY; WELDS;

BUTT JOINT WELDING; GAMMA TITANIUM ALUMINIDE ALLOYS; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING;

GAS METAL ARC WELDING;

EID: 0038266127     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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