Nitrogen control during autogenous arc welding of stainless steel - Part 1: Experimental observations

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Toit, M Du ^a   Pistorius, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Autogenous GTAW; Nitrogen alloying; Stainless steel; Surface active elements

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DESORPTION; NITROGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; STAINLESS STEEL; SULFUR;

AUTOGENOUS ARC WELDING; SHIELDING GAS; SULPHUR ALLOYS; SURFACE ACTIVE ELEMENTS; WELD NITROGEN CONCENTRATION;

GAS METAL ARC WELDING;

EID: 0042262533     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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