EXPOLSIVE WELDING

Abstract

Explosive welding occurs when adjacent surfaces of appropriately positioned metals are properly thrust together by energy released from an explosive source. The procedure consists essentially of locating the metal members being welded between an explosive charge and an anvil with the lower member resting on the anvil. Explosive welding can be used for spot and seam welding and cladding. Lap, tee, and edge joints (such as is experienced in cladding) have been fabricated. Corner and butt joints are feasible. Tensile- shear strengths approaching that of the base metal have been obtained in various materials in seam-welded lap joints. Explosive spot welds have failed outside the nugget. Explosive welding is feasible and offers possibilities as a future fabrication method.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0448884

Entities

People

  • H. J. Addison

Organizations

  • Frankford Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Base Metal
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosive Welding
  • Explosives
  • Fabrication
  • Joining
  • Joints
  • Magnesium Alloys
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Shear Strength
  • Welding
  • Welds

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Metallurgy
  • Systems Analysis and Design