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1 posted on 11/14/2023 12:32:53 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Yamamoto further said “We are going to use this process in our new battleship.”


2 posted on 11/14/2023 12:39:19 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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Pretty cool. How big is the market for welding stainless to aluminum? Is there a need in automotive?

Those are some pretty fast weld speeds.


3 posted on 11/14/2023 12:42:03 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: Red Badger; Pollard

Ping to Pollard who will understand this.


6 posted on 11/14/2023 12:51:49 PM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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...capable of withstanding separation stress of up to 17404.5 pounds per square inch on average...

17.4 ksi is less stress than steel and aluminum alloys can typically take on their own (yes, I know some aluminums are less). So, you make an alloy that is weaker than the individual components.

7 posted on 11/14/2023 12:58:24 PM PST by Rinnwald
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Could this be used to 3D print something like, oh I don’t know, maybe a gun barrel or receiver or something like that? Asking for a friend.


12 posted on 11/14/2023 2:35:42 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: Red Badger; alloysteel
Other lightweight high strength metals; alloy of Aluminum and Scandium is light and weldable and is less prone to corrosion than aluminum. Titanium is strong and not subject to corrosion. Niobium Steel alloy.
19 posted on 11/14/2023 5:52:41 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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I bet they are going to run into galvanic corrosion issues.
Even Carbon Fiber pannels connected to Aluminum can cause corrosion.


21 posted on 11/15/2023 5:29:22 AM PST by Zathras
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