Process and equipment capabilities materials joining laboratory, 1987

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6255879

Reed, Jr, R W

The Materials Joining Laboratory of the Metals and Ceramics Division has the capabilities and expertise to perform various types of joining emphasizing welding and brazing. Capabilities range from joining of heavy-section steels using a wide variety of welding technology to joining of small parts by brazing or welding. Expertise and facilities also exist for joining ceramic-to-ceramic or ceramic-to-metallic parts using brazing technology. In addition, a newly acquired plasma-spray system is available for coating research. With other laboratories and facilities within the Metals and Ceramics Division, a situation exists for extensive characterization of microstructure and properties of weldments. The Laboratory is fully equipped for the standard welding processes including gas tungsten arc, submerged arc, gas metal arc, and electroslag (ES). Specialized equipment includes pulsed and high-power continuous wave CO/sub 2/ laser systems, high-power electron beam welding machines, internal bore tube-to-tubesheet welding system, narrow gap SA welding system, Gleeble thermomechanical simulator, and sessile drop apparatus for braze alloy wetting studies.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6255879
• Report Number(s): ORNL/M-398; ON: DE87014534
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101* -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
BRAZING
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
JOINING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORNL
PERSONNEL
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WELDING