Predicting and reducing liquation-cracking susceptibility based on temperature vs. fraction solid

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Cao, G ^a   Kou, S ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular patch Test; Circular patch Welding; Liquation Cracking; Partially Melted Zone (PMZ); Temperature vs. Fraction Solid (T f s); Weld Metals (WMs)

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR-PATCH TEST; CIRCULAR-PATCH WELDING; LIQUATION CRACKING; PARTIALLY MELTED ZONE (PMZ); TEMPERATURE VS. FRACTION SOLID (T-F S); WELD METALS (WM);

ALUMINUM; MELTING; METAL ANALYSIS; METAL MELTING; SOLIDIFICATION; WELDING;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 31444454339     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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