Optimizing the design of silica coating for productivity gains during the TIG welding of 304L stainless steel

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2387-2393

  Ruckert G ^a   Huneau, B ^a   Marya, S ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Ferrous metals and alloys; Silica coating; TIG; Welding

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; SILICA; STAINLESS STEEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDING;

SILICA COATING; TENSILE TEST; WELD ZONE;

INORGANIC COATINGS;

INORGANIC COATINGS; OPTIMIZATION; SILICA; STAINLESS STEEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDING;

EID: 34250758193     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.09.021     Document Type: Article

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