Weld properties of AISI 303 free-machining stainless steel

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Brooks, J A ^a   Goods, S H ^a   Robino, C V ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Sandia   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron Beam Welding; Free Machining; Gas Tungsten Arc Welding; Laser Beam Welding; Stainless Steels; Sulfur; Weld Properties

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; CRACK INITIATION; DUCTILITY; ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; LASER BEAM WELDING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOLIDIFICATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDS;

FREE-MACHINING STAINLESS STEEL;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0038680333     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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