Double-Electrode Gas Metal Arc Welding (DE-GMAW) is a novel welding process recently developed to increase welding productivity while maintaining the base metal heat input at a desired low level. In this paper, the DE-GMAW process was improved by replacing its non-consumable tungsten electrode with a consumable welding wire electrode resulting in a new process called consumable DE-GMAW. To unde...

early a million years ago, mankind’s technological march through time beN gan after fire was mastered. Metalworking, which evolved into metallurgy, is the oldest and most successful technology. It spans at least 12,000 years (Figure 1). Soldering, a key metal joining technology, was probably developed about 7,000 years ago when lower melting, naturally occurring metal alloys were placed in the ...

Friction stir welding (FSW) is an emerging manufacturing technology for aerospace structures. It will see widespread use in the future as it offers ways of creating lighter structures at lower manufacturing cost than traditional methods (riveting, adhesive bonding). Since its invention in 1991, FSW has known fast improvements and many studies have demonstrated its capability for joining a wide ...

the relationship between tool wear and process parameter ) of a Metal Matrix Composite (Al 359/SiC/20p). ) are superabrasive materials which consist of ce t a larger metal matrix. Fusion welded MMC joint s in the heat affected zone, disturbances in the particle e to a reduction in weld strength, and the formation 4C3) caused by localized melting. Though these effects ca h careful control of hea...

5 http://ammtiac.alionscience.com Direct metal deposition (DMD) is an advanced additive manufacturing technology that enables repair and rebuild of worn/damaged components, as well as manufacture of new components. The technology is an extension of rapid prototyping, however, in contrast to most rapid prototyping processes, DMD produces fully dense, functional metal parts. Parts are made direct...

Ultrasound has become an important synthetic tool in liquid-solid chemical reactions, but the origins of the observed enhancements remained unknown. The effects of high-intensity ultrasound on solid-liquid slurries were examined. Turbulent flow and shock waves produced by acoustic cavitation were found to drive metal particles together at sufficiently high velocities to induce melting upon coll...

Motivation AlGaN/GaN HEMT rf transistors are rapidly developing due to their high output power density, high operation voltage and high input impedance. Ni-based gate metallization is widely used to form the Schottky gate contacts. However, temperature and electric field levels are higher in AlGaN/GaN compared to traditional III-Vs and therefore the diffusion of Ni into AlGaN/GaN constitutes a ...

Porous titanium (Ti) metal with a structure similar to that of human cancellous bone was fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) process. SEM observation showed that the core part of the walls of the porous body was completely melted by the laser beam and weakly bonded with small Ti particles on its surface. These Ti particles were joined with the core part by heating above 1000 °C, with re...

In order to study MIG welding process of aluminum alloy with longitudinal magnetic field, thermal efficiency with longitudinal magnetic field was analyzed, as well as softening behavior of heat-affected zone (HAZ) and base metal were investigated. The results showed that under the action of longitudinal magnetic field, welding current decreased and resultingly total heat input reduced as the ex...

In this paper, we describe systematic detailed considerations of the feasibility of using various metal nanoparticles for organic-matrix-free surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (SALDI-MS). In order to avoid the influence of organic molecules on the nanoparticles, stabilizer-free bare nanoparticles of Ag, Au, Cu and Pt were prepared by laser ablation. Although all met...