EAST CHICAGO | Parnell Jordan said when he was learning to weld 30 years ago, an instructor had to stand behind him barking instructions about his speed and how close the welding rod was to the steel ...

Humans have been welding at least since the advent of the first horseshoes and wagon wheels. Back then, the village blacksmith didn't have screw threads or Cherry rivets, electricity or gas. For those ...

Description: This tape is best used for the backing of welds, where purging is required but neither easily achieved nor economically viable. It is a glass-fibre weld-backing system that supports and ...

For some materials and material combinations the use of fusion welding is not practicable. Intermetallics may be formed at the joint interface or cracking may occur at or near the interface, which ...

Composite metal foams (CMFs) are intriguing materials, offering several big advantages over traditional solid metal. And while the welding of CMFs usually poses some challenges, it has now been been ...