Development of automated welding process for field fabrication of thick-walled pressure vessels. (First quarter report, FY82)

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5399078

Schneider, U A

Information is presented concerning welding processes; adaptation of the GTAW-HW narrow groove process to vertical and horizontal welds; demonstration and qualification welds in 8-inch thick plates; and procedures for gas tungsten arc-hot wire welding of chromium-molybdenum steels.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pensacola, FL (USA). Nuclear Equipment Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-78ET13511
• OSTI ID: 5399078
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/13511-T13; ON: DE82011148
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101* -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
ALLOYS
ARC WELDING
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-MOLYBDENUM STEELS
CONTAINERS
FABRICATION
GAS TUNGSTEN-ARC WELDING
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
JOINING
JOINTS
PRESSURE VESSELS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
STEELS
WELDED JOINTS
WELDING