Structural properties of implosively welded multilayered cylinders

Abstract

Implosive welding techniques are used to manufacture reinforced multilayered cylinders out of, initially, flat foil ‘sandwiches’. The reinforcement is provided either by the incorporation (in a weakfoil matrix) of another, but stronger, foil material or, alternatively, of a metal mesh in a different alloy. The quality of the resulting interfacial welds is examined and the overall mechanical properties of the cylindrical composites are assessed.