Cathodic cleaning of oxides from aluminum surface by variable-polarity arc

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Sarrafi, R ^a   Kovacevic, R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum welding; Arc physics; Cathodic cleaning; Oxides; Variable polarity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SURFACE; ALUMINUM WELDING; CATHODE SPOT; CATHODE SURFACE; CATHODIC CLEANING; CLEANING PROCESS; DIRECT CURRENT; DIRECT OBSERVATION; DUTY CYCLES; HIGH QUALITY; IN-PROCESS; MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS; OPEN ATMOSPHERE; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REAL TIME; REAL-TIME IMAGES; SECOND PHASE; SMALL SPOTS; SPECIFIC VALUES; SURFACE STUDY; THIN LAYERS; TWO PHASIS; VACUUM ARCS; VARIABLE POLARITY; WELDING ARC;

ALUMINUM; CAVITY RESONATORS; MACHINERY; OXIDES; REAL VARIABLES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; WELDING; WELDS;

SURFACE CLEANING;

EID: 76349106221     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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