CONTENTS

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

• B.E. Paton, V.N. Zamkov, V.P. Prilutsky and P.V. Poritsky Contraction of the welding arc caused by the flux in tungsten-electrode argon-arc welding ... 5
• V.R. Ryabov Production and welding of high-temperature composite materials (Review) ... 12
• L.I. Mikhoduj and S.B. Kasatkin Preheating and postweld heating in welding high-strength alloyed steels ... 20
• S.N. Fyodorov, A.V. Bondar, V.V. Peshkov and V.V. Shurupov Adhesion of titanium parts to steel fixture during diffusion bonding ... 23
• V.F. Khorunov, V.I. Shvets, G.N. Gorban and L.K. Doroshenko Solders of the Sn-Ni-Ge system for vacuum soldering ... 27

INDUSTRIAL

• B.E. Paton, E.S. Mikhailovskaya, V.F. Shulym, A.A. Zagrebelny, V.P. Nikitskii, I.V. Chyrilo and L.O. Neznamova Ability to restore coatings under the actual conditions of space ... 32
• S.V. Pustovojt and G.I. Leskov Improvement of arc welding using electromagnetic methods ... 38
• A.Ya. Ishchenko, N.M. Voropaj, V.P. Budnik and V.A. Mishenkov Technological capabilities of the process of doubel-sided welding of aluminium alloys ... 42
• B.E. Paton, V.S. Gvozdetsky, V.I. Dranovsky, V.L. Dzheppa, Yu.S. Furmanov and A.A. Lyashenko Plasma surgical system «PLASMAMED» ... 45
• A.A. Ennan and T.L. Rakitskaya Advanced means of trapping and neutralizing toxic gaseous substances in welding production ... 47
• A.A. Bondarev, N.G. Tretyak, andr.A. Bondarev, V.P. Budnik and L.A. Arbuzova Foam aluminium as a new super light-weight material. Prospects for its use in welded structures ... 51
• V.L. Dzyuba, Ode Halil Abu Darvish and S.N. Sergienko Plasmatrons for powder spraying of coatings ... 54
• Advertising ... 56