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 ...

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 ...

Materials engineers at Surrey University are gathering data and developing a simulation model to prove whether welds are safe and effective to use in future fusion energy plants. The Surrey University ...