Thin gauge titanium manufacturing using multiple-pass electron beam welding

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 439-451

  Wanjara, P ^a   Brochu, M ^a   Jahazi, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron beam welding; Multiple pass; Titanium alloys

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; MELTING; OPTIMIZATION; TENSILE PROPERTIES; THICKNESS CONTROL; UNIVERSAL JOINTS; WELDING;

ALPHA-BETA; MULTIPLE-PASS; OPTIMUM PROCESSING CONDITIONS; WELDMENTS;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33745335632     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910500471425     Document Type: Article

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