CONTENTS

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL

• Alekseev G.M., Dilthey U., Gumenyuk A.V., Turichin G.A., Lopota V.A., Shilov S.S., Grigoriants A.G., Shiganov I.N., Misyurov A.I., Masychev V.I. and Sysoev V.K. Outlook for application of laser-light technologies....   2
• Yushchenko K.A., Savchenko V.S., Chervyakova L.V. and Zvyagintseva A.V. High-temperature gas corrosion of nickel alloy turbine blades during operation .... 8
• Skulsky V.Yu. Metal structure in the fusion zone and HAZ of welded joints on high-chromium heat-resistant steels .... 10
• Maly A.B., Butenko Yu.V. and Khorunov V.F. Weldability of high-alloyed heat-hardenable nickel-base alloys (Review) .... 19
• Kuzmin S.V. Kinetics of acceleration of elements of multilayer metal stack plates in explosion welding .... 23
• Lazebnov P.P. Corrosion electrochemical properties of Cr-Ni deposited metal in alkaline media (Review) .... 26

INDUSTRIAL

• Pismenny A.S. and Kislitsyn V.M. Application of hydrogen and its mixtures for environmentally clean metal joining processes.... 32
• Lebedev V.A. Mechanized cutting of metals with application of PSh107R semi-automatic machine .... 36
• Samotugina Yu.S. Technological peculiarities of local strengthening of high-strength cast iron .... 39
• Kashirsky Yu.V. and Zubchenko A.S. Information bank of structural materials and welding consumables .... 42

BRIEF INFORMATION

• Kiselevsky F.N. and Kolyada V.A. Calibration of triangular optical sensors .... 48
• Lesnoj A.B., Kasatkin O.G. and Zamkov V.N. Information system for welding of titanium and its alloys .... 50
• Zakharov L.S. and Gavrik A.R. Electrodes for manual arc welding of heat-resistant steels with 9 % Cr .... 52
• NEWS Prof. J. Norrish — winner of the E.O. Paton Prize of IIW .... 54