Feasibility study of the repair of aluminum components by variable polarity GTAW cladding

Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition, MS and T'08

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 2425-2432

  Sarrafi, R ^a   Lin, D C ^a   Levert, E ^b   Kovacevic, R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Al 6061; Cladding; Repair of aluminum alloys; Variable polarity GTAW

Indexed keywords

AL 6061; AL 6061-T6; ALUMINUM COMPONENTS; CLADDING; DEGRADATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FILLER ALLOYS; HEAT-AFFECTED ZONES; MOLTEN POOLS; REPAIR PROCESS; SOFTENING EFFECTS; VARIABLE POLARITY GTAW;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CLADDING (COATING); DECISION MAKING; GAS WELDING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLANNING; REPAIR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 63749100841     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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