Effect of grain size on the weldability of cast alloy 718

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 285-311

  Huang, Xiao ^a   Richards, N L ^b   Chaturvedi, M C ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cast alloy 718; Effect of grain size on TCL; Electron beam welding; Grain size effect; HAZ cracking; HAZ microfissuring; Heat affect zone (HAZ); Microcast 718; Total crack length (TCL); Weldability

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ELECTRON BEAMS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SINGLE CRYSTALS; WELDABILITY;

CAST ALLOYS; MICROFISSURING;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 2442599409     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AMP-120029936     Document Type: Article

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