Process and Equipment Capabilities Materials Joining Laboratory, 1987

摘要

The Materials Joining Laboratory of the Metals and Ceramics Division has the capabilities and expertise to perform various types of joining emphasizing welding and brazing. Capabilities range from joining of heavy-section steels using a wide variety of welding technology to joining of small parts by brazing or welding. Expertise and facilities also exist for joining ceramic-to-ceramic or ceramic-to-metallic parts using brazing technology. In addition, a newly acquired plasma-spray system is available for coating research. With other laboratories and facilities within the Metals and Ceramics Division, a situation exists for extensive characterization of microstructure and properties of weldments. The Laboratory is fully equipped for the standard welding processes including gas tungsten arc, submerged arc, gas metal arc, and electroslag (ES). Specialized equipment includes pulsed and high-power continuous wave CO sub 2 laser systems, high-power electron beam welding machines, internal bore tube-to-tubesheet welding system, narrow gap SA welding system, Gleeble thermomechanical simulator, and sessile drop apparatus for braze alloy wetting studies. (ERA citation 12:045730)