Weld Strength Verification and Proposed Weld Testing and Inspection Criteria for the MK83 and MK84 Conical Bomb Fins

Abstract

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) performed weld strength verification testing on manufactured specimens to characterize four different types of welds found on both the MK83 and MK84 conical bomb fins. Based on the results obtained by testing, as well as existing requirements, ARL established test and inspection criteria that may be employed at the discretion of the Naval Air Warfare Center for future First Article Inspections and/or during production as a tool for evaluating the quality and integrity of the weldments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA408616

Entities

People

  • Marc S. Pepi
  • Victor K. Champagne

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Bomb Fins
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Inspection
  • Joints
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Military Research
  • Production
  • Pull Tests
  • Shear Tests
  • Tensile Strength
  • Welded Joints
  • Welding
  • Weldments
  • Welds

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