Mechanical properties of laser weldment of V-4CR-4Ti alloy

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 470-474

  Heo, Nam Jin ^a   Nagasaka, Takuya ^b   Muroga, Takeo ^b   Nishimura, Arata ^b   Shinozaki, Kenji ^c   Watanabe, Hideo ^d  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; DISSOLUTION; HARDENING; HARDNESS; IMPACT TESTING; IMPURITIES; LASER BEAM WELDING; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDS;

BEAD CENTER; CHARPY IMPACT TESTING; LASER WELDMENT;

VANADIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0041911418     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST03-A380     Document Type: Article

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