The effects of metal vapour in arc welding

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 43, 2010, Pages

  Murphy, Anthony B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC WELDING PROCESS; ARC-WELDING; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; COMPUTATIONAL WORK; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; MOLTEN METAL; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; SIZE AND SHAPE; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; WELD POOL; WELDING ARC; WELDING FUMES; WIRE ELECTRODE;

ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; HEAT FLUX; LAKES; LIQUID METALS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TUNGSTEN; VAPORS; WELDING; WELDS;

METALS;

EID: 78349251280     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/43/434001     Document Type: Article

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