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JOINING OF BERYLLIUM

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4240748

Beryllium is a brittle metal and consequently is difficult to fabricate and join. Limited success has been reported on direct welding by tungsten-arc, pressure, and electron-beam processes. Cracking is the major problem encountered. Resistance spot welds have been made, but little is known about the properties of these welds. Good joints have been made by braze welding with aluminum filler and brazing with silver and the silver-copper eutectic alloy. Improvements in base metal and in joining techniques are required. (auth)

Research Organization:
Battelle Memorial Inst. Defense Metals Information Center, Columbus, Ohio
NSA Number:
NSA-13-012660
OSTI ID:
4240748
Report Number(s):
DMIC-Memo-13
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English