Large Chamber Electron Beam Welding.

Abstract

A 30 KW, electron beam welder was installed into a 39-foot-diameter vacuum chamber to investigate manufacturing methods for welding large structures by remote and automatic controls. The problems involving high voltage cable transients, closed circuit television monitoring and seam tracking were realized and modifications were made. The operation of the system was demonstrated by the welding of three sets of 8-foot-long, 1-inch-thick, 6AL-4V Titanium plates and three sets of 10-foot-diameter D6AC rocket case rings. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0854884

Entities

People

  • A. Bosna

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Automatic
  • Chambers
  • Closed Circuit Television
  • Diameters
  • Electron Beam Welding
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Fabrication
  • High Voltage
  • Manufacturing
  • Monitoring
  • Rocket Engine Cases
  • Rockets
  • Vacuum Chambers
  • Welding

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems