Cathodic cleaning and heat input in variable polarity plasma arc welding of aluminum

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 76-s

  Fuerschbach, P W ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arc Efficiency; Arc Polarity; Calorimetry; Cold Cathode; Edge Weld; Electric Arc; Field Emission; Melt Efficiency; Oxide Removal; VPPAW

Indexed keywords

EID: 1442324098     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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