Mechanisms giving increased weld depth due to a flux

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 3438-3445

  Lowke, J J ^a   Tanaka, M ^b   Ushio, M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; OXYGEN; POWDERS; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE TENSION; TUNGSTEN; WELDING;

ELECTRON ATTACHMENT; FLUX BLOCKING; FLUX POWDER; WELD POOL;

WELDS;

EID: 24644493225     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/38/18/018     Document Type: Article

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