The material most commonly used for weld fasteners is low-carbon steel such as 1010. The material most commonly used for weld fasteners is low-carbon steel such as 1010. Welded parts must be portable ...

A closeup of the mesh and weld area shows a natural mismatch in element size and location that makes traditional weld-modeling methods difficult. A newly invented FEA weld element in MSC.Nastran lets ...

Ultrasonics can effectively join together thin, fragile conductive materials, such as copper, aluminum, nickel, brass, titanium, silver, and even gold, that are essential to advanced battery ...

The fabrication of titanium demands attention to cleanliness. It is not uncommon for shops that handle several metals to isolate an area to be used especially for titanium. The area set aside for ...

The lower fuselage half of the Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) being assembled at SAM|XL, shown here with conduction-welded stringers and ultrasonic spot-welded clips. Photo Credit: ...

Welding creates problems for fleet managers because construction equipment does not fall into a neat category. A welder cannot qualify a hard-facing procedure to a structural steel welding code, for ...