Resistance upset welding for vessel fabrication
Solid-state resistance upset welding has been successfully applied to fabrication of small vessels. The process has advantages compared with the fusion welding processes currently used to join the two halves of such vessels. These advantages result from the improved metallurgical properties of the weld zone and the simplicity of the welding process. Spherical and cylindrical shapes have been fabricated using the upset welding process. Nondestructive and destructive tests have shown excellent weld strength. Storage tests have demonstrated long term compatibility of the welds for cylindrical parts made from 304L stainless steel that have been in storage for eight years. Spherical vessels and reinforced desip vessels made from forged 21-6-9 stainless steel have been prepared for storage.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 6965621
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-92-293; CONF-9209237-1; ON: DE93000389
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: JOWOG 22D meeting, Aldermaston (United Kingdom), 29 Sep - 2 Oct 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
42 ENGINEERING
REACTOR VESSELS
FABRICATION
STAINLESS STEEL-21-6-9
RESISTANCE WELDING
STAINLESS STEEL-304L
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION
ALLOYS
AUSTENITIC STEELS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
CONFIGURATION
CONTAINERS
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
HIGH ALLOY STEELS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
JOINING
LOW CA
MANGANESE ALLOYS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
NICKEL ALLOYS
STAINLESS STEELS
STEEL-CR19NI10-L
STEEL-CR21MN9NI6
STEELS
TESTING
WELDING
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