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WELDING ARTICLES

Effects of Activating Flux on Weld Bead Geometry of Inconel 718 Alloy TIG Welds

Hsuan-Liang Lin Army Academy R.O.C., Vehicle Engineering, Jungli, Taoyuan, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tong-Min Wu National Chiao Tung University, Mechanical Engineering, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Pages 1457-1461 | Received 02 Jan 2012, Accepted 12 Mar 2012, Published online: 26 Nov 2012

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