Development of automated welding process for field fabrication of thick walled pressure vessels. Fourth quarter, FY 1980

Technical Report · Fri Dec 19 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6747901· OSTI ID:6747901

Progress is reported in research on the automated welding of heavy steel plate for the fabrication of pressure vessels. Information is included on: torch and shield adaptation; mechanical control of the welding process; welding parameters; joint design; filler wire optimizaton; nondestructive testing of welds; and weld repair. (LCL)

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Tampa, FL (USA). Tampa Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-78ET13511
• OSTI ID: 6747901
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/13511-T3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360101 -- Metals & Alloys-- Preparation & Fabrication
42 ENGINEERING
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420500 -- Engineering-- Materials Testing
ALLOYS
AUTOMATION
CONTAINERS
FABRICATION
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
JOINING
JOINTS
MATERIALS TESTING
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
PLATES
PRESSURE VESSELS
REPAIR
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
STEELS
TESTING
WELDED JOINTS
WELDING