Open AccessLWRHU EB weld development
Author(s) -
L. A. Greene
Publication year - 1980
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/254968
Subject(s) - frit , welding , electron beam welding , materials science , cathode ray , metallurgy , penetration (warfare) , nuclear engineering , engineering , electron , physics , nuclear physics , operations research
Electron beam weld development studies were performed for both the platinum frit vent-to-vent cap weld and also the vent cap-to-body weld for the LWRHU Project using a Hamilton Standard EBW-6 Electron Beam Welder. A total of six (6) development welds each was performed to establish welding parameters and procedures which would produce satisfactory and acceptable welds. The relatively small size of the platinum frit vent dictated that the frit-to-vent cap weld would have to be limited as to depth of penetration and also to minimize the reduction of the porous frit areas