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Title: Method of beam welding metallic parts together and apparatus for doing same

Abstract

The disclosed method provides for temporarily clamping a metallic piece to one side of a metallic plate while leaving the opposite side of the plate exposed, and providing a heat conductive heat sink body configured to engage the adjacent portions of such one side of the plate and the piece at all regions proximate to but not at the interface between these components. Such exposed side of such plate is then subjected to an electron welding beam, in exact registry with but opposite to the piece. The electron welding beam is supplied with adequate energy for penetrating through the plate, across the interface, and into the piece, whereby the electron welding beam produces molten material from both the plate and the piece in the region of the interface. The molten material flows into any interstices that may exist in the interface, and upon cooling solidifies to provide a welded joint between the plate and piece, where the interface was, virtually without any interstices. The heat sink material prevents the molten material from extruding beyond what was the interface, to provide a clean welded joint. The heat sink body also mechanically holds the plate and piece together prior to the actualmore » welding.« less

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Westmont, IL
  2. Valparaiso, IN
  3. Lemont, IL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
866120
Patent Number(s):
US 4639571
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; beam; welding; metallic; apparatus; disclosed; provides; temporarily; clamping; piece; plate; leaving; opposite; exposed; providing; heat; conductive; sink; configured; engage; adjacent; portions; regions; proximate; interface; components; subjected; electron; exact; registry; supplied; adequate; energy; penetrating; whereby; produces; molten; material; region; flows; interstices; exist; cooling; solidifies; provide; welded; joint; virtually; prevents; extruding; clean; mechanically; holds; prior; beam welding; disclosed method; heat sink; method provides; method provide; molten material; adjacent portions; heat conductive; conductive heat; metallic plate; plate exposed; /219/228/

Citation Formats

Lewandowski, Edward F, Cassidy, Dale A, and Sommer, Robert G. Method of beam welding metallic parts together and apparatus for doing same. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Lewandowski, Edward F, Cassidy, Dale A, & Sommer, Robert G. Method of beam welding metallic parts together and apparatus for doing same. United States.
Lewandowski, Edward F, Cassidy, Dale A, and Sommer, Robert G. 1987. "Method of beam welding metallic parts together and apparatus for doing same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866120.
@article{osti_866120,
title = {Method of beam welding metallic parts together and apparatus for doing same},
author = {Lewandowski, Edward F and Cassidy, Dale A and Sommer, Robert G},
abstractNote = {The disclosed method provides for temporarily clamping a metallic piece to one side of a metallic plate while leaving the opposite side of the plate exposed, and providing a heat conductive heat sink body configured to engage the adjacent portions of such one side of the plate and the piece at all regions proximate to but not at the interface between these components. Such exposed side of such plate is then subjected to an electron welding beam, in exact registry with but opposite to the piece. The electron welding beam is supplied with adequate energy for penetrating through the plate, across the interface, and into the piece, whereby the electron welding beam produces molten material from both the plate and the piece in the region of the interface. The molten material flows into any interstices that may exist in the interface, and upon cooling solidifies to provide a welded joint between the plate and piece, where the interface was, virtually without any interstices. The heat sink material prevents the molten material from extruding beyond what was the interface, to provide a clean welded joint. The heat sink body also mechanically holds the plate and piece together prior to the actual welding.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/866120}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}