32 Selecting Filler Metals for Stainless Steel This guide to consumables will make your choices a lot easier — J. Coubrough and K. Ivarsson 38 Sunny Economics: Using Solar Power to Save Money A new solar field puts an industrial manufacturer on the map as the first fully solar-powered operation in the state — R. Steffensmeier and A. Van Beek 42 Variables Affecting the Mechanical Properties of Carbon Steel Welds Get to know the welding variables that impact the properties of the finished weld — B. Guy 46 International Thermal Spray Association Holds Its Annual Conference Technical presentations attract a diverse thermal spray audience — A. Cullison 50 Equipment Furthers Welding Research Discoveries Researchers explain some of their favorite and most effective equipment — M. R. Johnsen 56 Thermal Spray — The Misunderstood Process Step-by-step rundown of thermal spray technology R. MCDemus CONTENTS 38 JULY 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 3 42 WELDING RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT 229s Solidification Cracking Susceptibility of Ni30Cr Weld Metals with Variable Niobium and Molybdenum An investigation on the effect of Nb and Mo additions to Alloy 690’s susceptibility to cracking was performed R. A. Wheeling and J. C. Lippold 239s Pulsed UltrasonicWaveAssisted GMAW of 7A52 Aluminum Alloy Three groups of comparative experiments were conducted to assess the effect of ultrasonic treatment on molten metal — W. F. Xie et al. 248s Characterization of Constitutive Behavior of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloy Resistance Spot Welds The weld nuggets and heat-affected zones for three dissimilar aluminum alloy stack-ups were evaluated J. Kang et al. 257s Constitutional Liquation of the Laves Phase in Virgin FB2 Steel Large particles of Laves phase were observed in a new 9% Cr martensitic stainless steel, which under certain conditions might lead to liquation cracking K. Li et al. 264s UltrasonicInduced Rising and Wetting of a SnZn Filler in an Aluminum Joint The wetting of a Sn-Zn solder in a vertical aluminum joint under ultrasonic agitation was investigated — Z. Xu et al. July 2016 • Volume 95 • Number 7 FEATURES 32 50 56
Welding Journal | July 2016
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