The Paton Welding Journal, 2009, №03



2009 №03 (02)

2009 №03 (04)

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TPWJ, 2009, #3, 11-14 pages

FEATURES OF RESISTANCE WELDING OF TITANIUM ALUMINIDES USING NANOLAYERED ALUMINIUM-TITANIUM FOILS

Journal                    The Paton Welding Journal
Publisher                 International Association «Welding»
ISSN                       0957-798X (print)
Issue                       № 3, 2009 (March)
Pages                      11-14
 
 
Authors
V.S. KUCHUK-YATSENKO, V.I. SHVETS, A.G. SAKHATSKY and A.A. NAKONECHNY
E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, NASU, Kiev, Ukraine
 
 
Abstract
Peculiarities and prospects of application of resistance welding of titanium aluminides are considered. It is shown that nanolayer foils of the Ti-Al system used as inserts provide uniform heating of the workpiece and improve formation and properties of the joints.
 
 
Keywords: resistance welding, titanium aluminide, nanostructured foil, microstructure, highly concentrated heating, heat-affected zone, near-weld zone
 
 
Received:                03.10.08
Published:               28.03.09
 
 
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