Effect of pulsed welding current on the solidification structures in Al-Li-Cu and Al-Zn-Mg alloy welds;Der Einfluss des gepulsten Schweissstromes auf die Erstarrungsgefuege in Schweissungen aus Al-Li-Cu- und Al-Zn-Mg-Legierungen

Praktische Metallographie/Practical Metallography

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 276-288

  Janaki Ram, G D ^a   Reddy, G M ^b   Sundaresan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b DEFENCE METALLURGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DUCTILITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TERNARY SYSTEMS; WELDS; COPPER ALLOYS; GAS WELDING; GRAIN REFINEMENT; LITHIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; TERNARY ALLOYS; ZINC ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM LITHIUM COPPER ALLOY; ALUMINUM ZINC MAGNESIUM ALLOY; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; COLUMNAR GRAIN SIZE; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; GRAIN-SIZE REDUCTION; PEAK AGED CONDITIONS; SOLIDIFICATION STRUCTURE; TENSILE ELONGATION; WELD FUSION ZONES;

EID: 0342520736     PISSN: 0032678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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