Information sources for Magnesium Welding

PROCEEDINGS AND BOOKS

Proceedings of 2002 Magnesium Technology Conference, TMS, Seattle, WA, available from TMS at http://doc.tms.org/

+ ôJoining of Light Hybrid Constructions Made of Magnesium and Aluminum Alloysö, Ben-Artzy et al

+ ôResistance Spot Welding of Mg-AM50 and Mg-AZ91D Alloysö, Munitz, et al

+ ôMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded AZ31 Mg Alloyö, Lee, et al


Magnesium Alloys and their Applications, Proceedings of conf of same name, 1998, available from Wiley Europe at http://www.wileyeurope.com/cda/product/0,,352729936X|desc|2633,00.html

+ Arc Welding of Magnesium Alloys, Wohlfahrt & Juttner

+ Beam Welding of Magnesium Alloys, Haferkamp, et al

+ Advanced Technology for Cold Chamber Die Properties of Non Vacuum Electron Beam Welds of Magnesium Alloys, Draugelates, et al

+ Laser Welding of Various Magnesium Alloys- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, Weisheit, et al

+ Welding of Magnesium Alloys, Krohn & Singh

+ Joining of Magnesium Alloys- Optimizing Welding Parameters by Numerical Simulation, Draugelates, et al


Magnesium Alloys and their Applications, Proceedings of conf of same name, 2000, available from Wiley Europe at http://www.wileyeurope.com/cda/product/0,,3527302824|desc|2633,00.html

+ Friction Stir Welding of Lightweight Materials, Kallee, et al

+ Strategies to Reduce Porosity in Electron Beam Welds of Magnesium Die-Casting Alloys, Wohlfahrt, et al

+ Influences on the Static and Dynamic Strength of MIG-welded Magnesium Alloys, Wohlfahrt, et al


Proceeding of First International Conference on Magnesium Science and Technology, Jerusalem, Israel, Nov. 10-12, 1998

+ ôSimulation of Laser Beam Welding of Magnesium Alloysö, U. Draugelates, et al

+ ôNon-vacuum Electron Beam Welding of Magnesium Alloysö, U. Draugelates, et al


ASM HANDBOOK Volume 6 Welding, Brazing, and Soldering available from ASM International at http://www.asminternational.org

+ Welding of Magnesium Alloys

+ Gas-Tungsten Arc Welding

+ Procedure Development and Practice Considerations for Electron-Beam Welding



STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS (available from Global Engineering Documents at http://global.ihs.com)

AWS A5.19 Specification for Magnesium Alloy Welding Rods and Bare Electrodes

EN 4340 MAGNESIUM ALLOY MG-W68001 - FILLER METAL FOR WELDING - WIRE AND ROD

ASTM B 448 SPECIFICATION FOR MAGNESIUM-ALLOY WELDING RODS AND BARE ELECTRODES

BS 3019 Part 1 SPECIFICATION FOR TIG WELDING OF ALUMINIUM, MAGNESIUM AND THEIR ALLOYS

MIL-R-6944 RODS AND WIRE, WELDING, MAGNESIUM ALLOYS

MIL-W-18326 WELDING OF MAGNESIUM ALLOYS, GAS AND ARC, MANUAL AND MACHINE PROCESSES FOR

MIL-W-6860 WELDING ALUMINUM AND MAGNESIUM ALLOYS, SPOT AND SEAM

SAE AMS 4397 MAGNESIUM WIRE, WELDING

TC 9-237 Operators Circular, Welding Theory and Applications, http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/tc/9-237/toc.htm



TECHNICAL ARTICLES AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON-LINE

Welding of magnesium-base alloy, http://www.key-to-metals.com/ViewArticle.asp?ID=35

Pore Formation during Laser Beam Welding of Die-Cast Magnesium Alloy AM60B û Mechanism and Remedy, http://www.aws.org/wj/supplement/supplement3.html

Arc Welding of Magnesium Alloys (in German/auf Deustsch), www.slv-muenchen.de/fue/

Welding of Magnesium Alloys by GTA, Flux-Assisted GTA (A-TIG) and Laser Processes (no figures), www.aws.org/expo/papers/038.pdf

Welding Distortion Analysis of Magnesium Tubular Connections (no figures), www.aws.org/expo/papers/021.pdf

http://www.magnesium-elektron.com/productsandservices/wrought.asp

http://www.mc.mat.shibaura-it.ac.jp/~master/abstract/298110/298110.htm

http://www.twi.co.uk/j32k/unprotected/band_1/fswintro.html

http://www.isaf.tu-clausthal.de/publikationen/index_e.shtml

http://hdtz.fsb.hr/AlMg%20Conference/list%20of%20accepted%20papers.htm



OTHER TECHNICAL PAPERS, ARTICLES, & BOOKS

M. Pastor, H. Zhao, and T. DebRoy, ôContinuous Wave Nd:YAG Laser Welding of AM60B Magnesium Alloyö, Journal of Laser Applications, 2000, 12(3), pp. 91-100.

M. Marya, G. Ewards, S. Marya, and D. Olson, ôFundamentals in the Fusion Welding of Magnesium and Its Alloysö, 7th International Welding Symposium, Nov. 20-22, 2001, Kobe, Japan.

M. Marya and G. R. Edwards, ôFactors Controlling the Magnesium Weld Morphology in Deep Penetration Welding by a CO2 Laserö, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Volume 10(4) August 2001, pp.435-443.

J. Kaneko, T. Asahina, M. Sugamata, Y. Nishikawa, and H. Takada, ôEffect of Texture on Tensile Strength of Welded Joints in Magnesium Wrought Materialsö, J. Japan Inst. Metals, Vol. 64, No. 12 (2000), pp. 1239-1244.

C. Lehner, G. Reinhart, and L. Schaller, ôWelding of die-casted magnesium alloys on production machinesö, Laser Institute of America, Laser Materials Processing, Volume 85, Part 2 (USA), F18-27, Nov. 1998
A. Stern and A. Munitz, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 1999, vol. 18 (11), pp.853-855.

The Procedure Handbook of Arc Welding, The Lincoln Electric Company, Cleveland, OH, 1995, pp. 1.1-1 û 1.1-10.

Arc Welding of Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys, V. Ryabov and V. Ryazantsev, Backbone Publishing Company, 1999, pp.160.