The Paton Welding Journal, 2004, №11

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The Paton Welding Journal, 2004, #11, 28-31 pages

Effect of halide fluxes on porosity of EB welds in titanium alloy VT6

V.N. Zamkov, E.L. Vrzhizhevsky, V.F. Topolsky, I.K. Petrichenko

E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NASU 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Abstract
Application of halide flux in EBW of titanium alloy allows reducing porosity of the weld metal by an order of magnitude.
Keywords: electron beam welding, titanium alloy, halide flux, metallography methods, porosity

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Suggested Citation

V.N. Zamkov, E.L. Vrzhizhevsky, V.F. Topolsky, I.K. Petrichenko (2004) Effect of halide fluxes on porosity of EB welds in titanium alloy VT6. The Paton Welding J., 11, 28-31.

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