Induction heat straightening - A distortion rework reduction tool for thin plate

Welding and Cutting

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 162-166

  McPherson, Norman ^a   Coyle, Allan ^a,b   Wells, Mark ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEATING; INDUCTION HEATING; LITHOGRAPHY; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SHIPS;

DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; DISTORTION (DEFORMATION); DISTORTION EFFECTS; INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEMS; MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; ROOT CAUSES; THIN PLATES; TWI LTD. (CO);

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 46749098661     PISSN: 16123433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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