Electron beam brazing for in-space construction

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-37

  Flom, Yury ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELL JAR CHAMBER; IN-SPACE CONSTRUCTION; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; VACUUM SPOT BRAZING PROCESS;

FILLER METALS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; POWER GENERATION; RADIATION SHIELDING; ROBOTICS; VACUUM BRAZING;

ELECTRON BEAM BRAZING;

EID: 33846380336     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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