THE INERT-GAS-SHIELDED METAL-ARC WELDING OF TITANIUM

Technical Report · Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 EST 1959

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4267867· OSTI ID:4267867

Franco-Ferreira, E. A.; Patriarca, P.

A program was initiated to study the inert-gasshielded metal-arc welding of titanium. The basic incentive for this work was provided by the possibility of remotely repairing the leak in the Homogeneous Reactor Test core tank. The body of the prograra consisted mainly of developing welding procedures for the singlepass full-penetration square butt welding of 1/4 in.-thick titanium plates in the dowhand position. It was expected that the results would be applied similarly to the welding of Zircaloy-2. Successful welding procedures were developed. The results were consistent, and various tests affirmed the excellent quality of the welds. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• NSA Number: NSA-13-008940
• OSTI ID: 4267867
• Report Number(s): ORNL-2612
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

METALLURGY AND CERAMICS
CONFIGURATION
DIFFUSION
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC ARCS
HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS
INERT GASES
LEAKS
MATERIALS TESTING
PLANNING
PLATES
REACTOR CORE
REMOTE HANDLING
RESEARCH REACTORS
THICKNESS
TITANIUM
WELDING
ZIRCALOY