Marine Systems Design Technical Track

摘要

This track was held Wednesday morning, May 26, 2010. The ability to deploy a wide range of materials in a single comprehensive design gives engineers the freedom to be creative in solving weight related challenges. Dissimilar metal transition joints, made through the explosion welding process, are one of the material options all weight engineers should have in their 'toolbox.' Explosion welding has a long history of welding similar and dissimilar metals into one integrated material. This paper introduces the explosion welding process. It also covers some specific examples of dissimilar metal welding for light weighting and weight management in land, aerospace, and ocean based environments.