Exploring NDT Alternatives for Braze
New or advanced nondestructive testing (NDT) modalities can improve the thoroughness and speed of joint inspection
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Hybrid Ultrasonic Spot Welding of High Strength Materials
Aluminum and steel are primary materials used throughout automotive and aerospace structures.
Read MoreAn Approach to Determine Minimum Amplitude Required for Ultrasonic Welding
Ultrasonic welding is one of the most common plastic welding processes used in industry.
Read MoreWarm Forming of High-Strength Aluminum Automotive Structural Parts: A Success Story
The automotive industry is challenged to produce vehicles with high customer appeal, improved crash performance, reduced fuel consumption, and reduced carbon dioxide (C02) missions to meet market demands and increasingly stringent government regulations.
Read MoreA New Testing Method for Edge Cracking Evaluation
The auto industry is increasingly using advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) to improve safety for passengers and provide a lighter structure with a thinner gage AHSS, while maintaining the required strength and toughness.
Read MoreThe Development of Intelligent Servo-Controlled Forming Technology
To optimize product performance, increase reliability, and reduce cost, designers are using new materials with unique properties.
Read MoreArc Welding of Aluminum and Magnesium
Aluminum and magnesium are commonly selected for applications requiring a low weight and improved corrosion resistance.
Read MoreGetting the Most Out of Tandem GMAW: For the Fearful and the Frustrated
Tandem gas metal arc welding (GMAW) is not a new technology. Although it boasts a number of enticing benefits over single-wire GMAW such as significantly higher travel speeds, doubled deposition rates, and reduced heat inputs, few manufacturers have implemented and taken full advantage of this process.
Read MoreElectron Beam Melting: From Powder to Part
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a novel, layer-by-layer, part-fabrication technique that has opened up a new paradigm in the manufacturing world. Its full adoption by the medical and aerospace communities demonstrates how the technology has moved beyond a rapid prototyping tool to an accepted manufacturing method. Over the past decade, a few specialty materials have been […]
Read MoreKey Considerations for Metal AM Parameter Optimization
Additive manufacturing (AM) has developed way beyond its inception as a mere rapid prototyping technology. It now presents itself as a viable alternative manufacturing process for fully functional parts. However, the non-recurring engineering costs involved to take an AM part from concept to production are significant, as the industry is yet to define “what really […]
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