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Joint design for welding thin materials

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4143997

Techniques were developed for making leak-tight welds in 0.254-to-0.508- mm-thick Type 304L stainless steel or other sheet-metal containers. Inexpensive sheet-metal forming equipment is used to obtain a tight-fitting lap joint which makes a gas tungsten-arc weld possible without the aid of backing materials. Techniques used in making a butt weld in 0.254-to-0.508-mm-thick material for enclosure of thick metal parts were also developed. (auth)

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, Tenn. (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
NSA Number:
NSA-33-007796
OSTI ID:
4143997
Report Number(s):
Y-DA--6354
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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