Study and Development of Flux Enhanced GTA Penetrations in a Commercial Grade Titanium

ASM Proceedings of the International Conference: Trends in Welding Research

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 520-525

  Perry, N ^a   Marya, S ^a   Soutif, E ^b  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

^b BSL Industries ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Enhanced Penetration; Flux; GTAW; Surface Tension; Titanium

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; GRAIN GROWTH; HARDNESS; HEAT TREATMENT; IONIZATION; LASER BEAMS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SURFACE TENSION; TITANIUM;

ENERGY DENSITY; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (GTAW);

WELDS;

EID: 1442307117     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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