Development of automated welding process for field fabrication of thick walled pressure vessels. Fourth quarter technical progress report for period ending September 28, 1980

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6650565· OSTI ID:6650565

Progress is reported in research aimed at optimizing an automated welding process for the field fabrication of thick-walled pressure vessels and for evaluating the welded joints. Information is included on the welding equipment, mechanical control of the process, joint design, filler wire optimization, in-process nondestructive testing of welds, and repair techniques. (LCL)

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Tampa, FL (USA). Tampa Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-78ET13511
• OSTI ID: 6650565
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/13511-T4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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42 ENGINEERING
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420500 -- Engineering-- Materials Testing
ARC WELDING
AUTOMATION
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
JOINING
JOINTS
MATERIALS TESTING
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
PRESSURE VESSELS
REPAIR
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TESTING
WELDED JOINTS
WELDING