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Rapid solidification joining of intermetallics using capacitor discharge welding

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OSTI ID:78327
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  1. Bureau of Mines, Albany, OR (United States). Albany Research Center
Capacitor Discharge Welding (CDM) is a rapid solidification joining process capable of cooling rates greater than 101 K/s. The Bureau of Mines is investigating the CDW process as a method of joining TiAl, Fe{sub 3}Al and MoSi{sub 2}. Experimental results show that the fusion zone of the CDW welds is less than 0.1 mm wide, is uniform in composition, and has a cellular solidification microstructure. This paper compares the CDW microstructure of several intermetallics to the microstructures obtained from the gas tungsten arc welding.
OSTI ID:
78327
Report Number(s):
CONF-941144--; ISBN 1-55899-265-0
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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