WELDING OF ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOYS,

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to summarize the present state of aluminum-welding technology. The major topics covered are: Basic metallurgy of various heat-treatable and non-heat-treatable alloy classes; welding processes used for joining aluminum with emphasis on newer processes and procedures which are considered important in defense metals industries; welding characteristics of various alloys; comparison of tensile properties, cracking tendencies, notch toughness, and stress-corrosion characteristics of various weldments; dissimilar metal welds; and causes of porosity and cracking of aluminum welds and the effect of porosity on weld strength. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0815691

Entities

People

  • D. C. Martin
  • R. P. Meister

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Corrosion
  • Joining
  • Metals
  • Notch Toughness
  • Porosity
  • Stress Corrosion
  • Tensile Properties
  • Toughness
  • Welding
  • Welds

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Theoretical Analysis.