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1998
January-February
Medical devices - the today and tomorrow of joining and manufacturing technology
Shielding gas formulation - its effect on arc welding fume emissions
Testing, testing... making complex microelectronics testable
July-August
Materials processing tomorrow - new laser sources
The first quarter century - TWI's sour service test facility
Transmission laser welding of plastics
March-April
Central composite design - an aid to weld optimisation
Prediction and control of distortion in EB welding
Using shielding gases for improved productivity arc welding of titanium
May-June
Aluminium metal matrix composites - successes using diffusion bonding
Friction stir - where we are, and where we're going...
The top twenty - TWI's score of top achievements in 1997
November-December
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - November / December 1998
Linear vibration welding of polyethylene pipes
Plastics to metals joining - the combined solution
Silver anniversary of duplex stainless steels
September-October
Electrofusion welding - software validation trials prove valuable
New Projects - Bulletin - September / October 1998
Radical new approach to joining - in the pipeline
Standards Update - Bulletin - September / October 1998
The shape of things to come - distortion control by multimedia
1999
January-February
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - January / February 1999
New Projects - Bulletin - January / February 1999
Standards Update - Bulletin - January / February 1999
The closest approach to bending light - laser materials processing using diffractive optical elements
Vibration fatigue of bond wires in electronic circuits - not all it's cracked up to be
Welding and fabrication of high temperature components for advanced power plant. Part 1
March-April
Generating confidence through inspection qualification - the surest route to effective NDT
Spotlight on plastics joining advances at K'98
Standards Update - Bulletin - March / April 1999
Welding and fabrication of high temperature components for advanced power plant - Part 2
May-June
Getting stuck in - preparation for success using adhesive technology
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - May / June 1999
Microjoining on wheels - the quest rolls on for smaller and smaller, tougher and tougher
New alloy group under the microscope - tomorrow's lightweight joining solutions
New Projects - Bulletin - May / June 1999
Standards Update - Bulletin - May / June 1999
November-December
Electrospark deposition: A new repair technique
Plastics pipe joining - productivity increases with infrared welding
Staff Papers - Bulletin - November / December 1999
Standards Update - Bulletin - November / December 1999
Top environmental award for TWI
Validation through specialised mechanical testing - the Abington solution
September-October
corrosion-of-dissimilar-steel-joints-a-cracking-tale
Lead-free solders: - today and tomorrow
New Projects - Bulletin - September / October 1999
Read all about it - libraries lauded in millennium finale
Standards Update - Bulletin - September / October 1999
2000
January-February
Active metal brazing of ceramics
Disassembly and recycling - technology to meet the manufacturing revolution
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - January / February 2000
Standards Update - Bulletin - January / February 2000
The heat in the sandwich - homegrown fire resistant composite out-performs competitors
July-August
Faster and faster - welding speed increases with tool development - one of a series of steps
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - July / August 2000
Teamwork with industry - nuclear boiler repaired using multi-disciplinary approach - Part 2
Using Barrikade - the practical approach
March-April
A teaching disc-overy - multimedia training in basic metallurgy and welding - at your PC
European Welding Federation qualifications in the dock ... fact vs fiction
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin -March / April 2000
New Projects - Bulletin - March / April 2000
Standards Update - Bulletin - March / April 2000
Sticking to the path of good conduct - the future for ECAs
May-June
Dr Trevor Gooch
Measuring residual stress - yesterday and today
New Projects - Bulletin - May / June 2000
Teamwork With Industry - nuclear boiler repaired using multi-disciplinary approach. Part I
The first four years - TWI teams up with University in postgrad training partnership
November-December
Adhesives and coatings - the cheaper, greener, higher productivity approaches to rapid curing - Part I
Forces to be reckoned with - an examination of what acts where, and by how much, during the friction stir welding process
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - November / December 2000
Staff Papers - Bulletin - November / December 2000
Standards Update - Bulletin - November / December 2000
Testing the waters - shipbuilding laser welds face toughness trials. Part II, the findings
September-October
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - September / October 2000
Materials processing - the diode laser alternative
New Projects - Bulletin - September / October 2000
Polymers get the laser treatment - surface modification for better adhesion
Testing the waters - shipbuilding laser welds face toughness trials
2001
January-February
Adhesives and coatings - the cheaper, greener, higher productivity approaches to rapid curing - Part II
HVOF spraying evolves to meet 21st century challenge
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - January / February 2001
MIAB - a process rediscovered, for joining thin walled non-ferrous tubulars
New Projects - Bulletin - January /February 2001
Standards update - A summary for TWI Industrial Members
July-August
Fuel cells - the quest for renewable energy
Great strides ahead - advances with leg orthotics promise sound future
New Projects - Bulletin - July / August 2001
Staff Papers - Bulletin - July / August 2001
Standards update - A summary for TWI Industrial Members
Sticking to the healthy option - using adhesive bonding in medical and implantable devices - Part II
March-April
Friction stir welds in magnesium alloys - just how good are the mechanical properties?
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin -March / April 2001
Remote crack repair - the laser solution
Standards Update - Bulletin - March / April 2001
May-June
Electron beam probing systems - a review
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - May / June 2001
Making sandwiches for tomorrow - Ex-Struct points the way
New Projects - Bulletin - May / June 2001
Staff Papers - Bulletin - May / June 2001
Standards Update - Bulletin - May / June 2001
Sticking to the healthy option - using adhesive bonding in medical and implantable devices - Part 1
November-December
Economics made easy - spreadsheet applications for high power laser welding
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - November / December 2001
Modelling bonded joints - don't become unstuck
New Projects - Bulletin - November / December 2001
Reliability of welded structures - the next step
Staff Papers - Bulletin - November / December 2001
September-October
Charpy testing laser welds - the significance of fracture path deviation
Distorting the truth - a novel manufacturing route for aluminium alloy stiffened panels
Library - Recent Additions - Bulletin - September / October 2001
Scanning the field - electron beam deflection systems reviewed
Standards Update - Bulletin - September / October 2001
2002
January-February
Adhesives and sealants in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy - a review of materials and applications
Killer consequences of defective welds - a plan for prevention
Staff Papers - Bulletin - Janurary / February 1999
July-August
Friction stir in aerospace - the industrial way Part II
Rapid curing by variable frequency microwave (VFM)
Staff Papers - Bulletin - July / August 2002
Standards Update - Bulletin - July / August 2002
March-April
Adhesives and sealants in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy - a review of materials and applications - Part II
Comparing processes - a software model to tackle the job
How long have they got? ... predicting the remaining lifetime of in-service pipelines
New Projects - Bulletin - March / April 2002
Staff Papers - Bulletin - March / April 2002
May-June
Friction stir in aerospace - the industrial way - Part I
New Projects - Bulletin - May / June 2002
Staff Papers - Bulletin - May / June 2002
Standards Update - Bulletin - May / June 2002
The PC based solution - gas related metal fabrications software comes of age
November-December
Independent qualification of phased array inspection of fillet welds
New Projects - Bulletin - November /December 2002
Staff Papers - Bulletin - November / December 2002
Standards Update - Bulletin - November / December 2002
The ideal mix - polymeric blends and laminates to the fore
X-ray vision at your computer - a training course in weld radiography
September-October
Barrikade - tried and tested ... now a commercial reality
Staff Papers - Bulletin - September / October 2002
The development of RF excited guns for high power electron beam welding
Weld metal and heat affected zone (HAZ) properties of tanker hull structures
2003
January-February
Friction stir welding - How big is the process torque? - a simple prediction
Launchpad - Bulletin - January / February 2003
Net Gains - Bulletin - January / February 2003
Risk ... what risk? Assessing the risk in inspection planning
The changing worlds... Radical advances in both electron beam and friction welding come under the spotlight
Your CRP - your chance to make a difference
July-August
A panel of experts... [Ex-Struct laser welded sandwich panel structures]
At odds with ODS... [joining iron-based oxide dispersion strengthened alloys]
At the helm... [TWI's new Chief Executive]
Launchpad - Bulletin - July / August 2003
Membership Voice - Bulletin - July / August 2003
Net Gains - Bulletin - July / August 2003
Richard Dolby [a tribute marking his retirement from TWI]
March-April
Doors open on a new future for industrial member services
Joint mix on the line... [The weld line properties of polymeric mixtures]
Launchpad - Bulletin - March / April 2003
Net Gains - Bulletin - March / April 2003
Taking the long view... [long range ultrasonic testing for the oil and gas industries]
May-June
Are you getting the most out of your Membership?
Built by robots - autonomous manufacture of large steel fabrication by robots was a manufacturing dream not so long ago
Launchpad
Net Gains - Bulletin - May / June 2003
Taking the long view - Part 2
The changing worlds - Part 2: Rubbing along nicely
November-December
Just how much does it matter? Inadvertent welding procedure changes - investigating their influence onweldment properties
Launchpad - Bulletin - November / December 2003
Meet the library and information services teams
Net Gains - Bulletin - November / December 2003
The model approach ... to radiography
September-October
Flying high - with the aerospace industry
Launchpad - Bulletin - September / October 2003
Membership Voice - Bulletin - September / October 2003
Net Gains - Bulletin - September / October 2003
Quality...at the cutting edge [factors affecting laser cut edge quality]
X-ray...the practical way
2004
January-February
In the spotlight - plasma/plume effects in laser welding
Know the how and why - learning from failure
Launchpad - Bulletin - January / February 2004
NDT quality - signal processing for stir welding
Net Gains - Bulletin - January / February 2004
The information team at your service
July-August
Bevan bows out - the first 43 years
Farewell to Peter Adams
Launchpad - Bulletin - July / August 2004
Net Gains - Bulletin - July / August 2004
PEEK performance - thermal spraying of a polymer
Surfing success - a site with a difference
The see-through look... digital radiography gets under the skin
March-April
Keeping up standards - Worldwide contributions to worldwide industry
Launchpad - Bulletin - March / April 2004
Membership Voice - Bulletin - March / April 2004
Net Gains - Bulletin - March / April 2004
Skin deep... success on the surface - Creating a hard ceramic coating on aluminium alloys by plasma electrolytic oxidation
The sandwich solution... Could the fireproof composite Barrikade be the construction material of the future?
May-June
A new home for a key Member service - the Library
First time, every time - stats in NDT reliability
Launchpad - Bulletin - May / June 2004
Net Gains - Bulletin - May / June 2004
Polymer performance - in a tough world
Riser girth weld toughness - an HAZ microstructure issue
November-December
Dissimilar metal welds - how good are they?
Hot news - thermal management 10 years on
Launchpad - Bulletin - November / December 2004
Net Gains - Bulletin - November / December 2004
Procuring defence jobs...the offset way
Taking the long view - a moving occasion
September-October
Adhesive bonding - Organosilane modification of aluminium alloys
Further modelling - radiography of thin-section welds
Launchpad - Bulletin - September / October 2004
Learning from our mistakes
Net Gains - Bulletin - September / October 2004
Taking the long view
2005
January-February
Design for disassembly - re-use of electronics when their day is done
Launchpad - Bulletin - January / February 2005
Measure for measure - getting it right
Membership Voice - Bulletin - January / February 2005
Net Gains - Bulletin - January / February 2005
July-August
Changes on the surface - Radical advances have been made in composite to metal joining
Derek Russell - a laser luminary
Investing for the future
Launchpad - Bulletin - July / August 2005
Managing nicely - the electronic approach to fabrication management
Net Gains - Bulletin - July / August 2005
Titanium alloys under stress - more than just a specification
March-April
Changes in a materials world... Peter Hart retires
deep-penetration-welding-the-fibre-laser-way
Heart of the matter - research at TWI
Launchpad - Bulletin - March / April 2005
Membership Voice - Bulletin - March / April 2005
Net Gains - Bulletin - March / April 2005
May-June
High power non-vacuum EB welding...Could it be the thick section welding process of the future?
Industry teams - serving the Members
Launchpad - Bulletin - May / June 2005
NDT tool makes light work of tank inspection
Net Gains - Bulletin - May / June 2005
Polymer degradation revisited - fast or slow, how and why
November-December
China - a personal view
consuming-matters-a-structured-approach
Launchpad - Bulletin - November / December 2005
Net Gains - Bulletin - November / December 2005
Piezoelectric transducers adopted for storage tank monitoring ... the results
Putting waste aircraft down the drain? [Recycling of composites]
September-October
Detecting microscopic structural vibrations for monitoring storage tanks - with piezoelectric transducers
Disruptive technology.... recognising and coping with the inevitable
Launchpad - Bulletin - September / October 2005
Net Gains - Bulletin - September / October 2005
Titanium alloys under stress - the results
TWI or The Welding Institute?
2006
January-February
Launchpad - Bulletin - January / February 2006
Membership Voice - Bulletin - January / February 2006
Net Gains - Bulletin - January / February 2006
The see-through look...an automated approach to magnesium casting inspection
Wired for sound results... pulsed MIG welding of titanium
July-August
AGM honours recognise personal excellence
A world of information....at your fingertips
core-research-at-twi-in-design-and-engineering
Launchpad - Bulletin - July / August 2006
Net Gains - Bulletin - July / August 2006
Variations on a theme - the twists and turns of friction stir welding
March-April
A second life - waste composites adopted in reinforced concrete
Energy - past, present and future
Launchpad - Bulletin - March / April 2006
Net Gains - Bulletin - March / April 2006
Nickel superalloys - their welding and deposition
Sustaining a healthy lifestyle...through knowledge transfer
May-June
An environment of innovation - the TWI approach
Launchpad - Bulletin - May / June 2006
Net Gains - Bulletin - May / June 2006
The role of the Official Representative
Throwing new light on materials processing...[laser welding]
November-December
A cutting edge solution...using fibre lasers
damage-detection-the-phased-array-approach
Launchpad - Bulletin - November / December 2006
Managing old equipment... save or scrap?
Net Gains - Bulletin - November / December 2006
Welcome to our new look!
September-October
Better and better... resistance spot weldability progress made in car, truck and bus applications
Launchpad - Bulletin - September / October 2006
Membership Voice - Bulletin - September / October 2006
Net Gains - Bulletin - September / October 2006
The friction stir revolution - Part 2
2007
January-February
Healthy Aims - secrets under the skin. Implantable microsystems-based medical devices in the spotlight
It's the strategy that counts - supply chain management under scrutiny. Understanding the use of a systems approach
Launchpad - Bulletin - January / February 2007
Membership Voice - Bulletin - January / February 2007
Net Gains - Bulletin - January / February 2007
Welding - using the new generation of high-power fibre-delivered lasers
July-August
Launchpad - Bulletin - July / August 2007
Looking good - a first attempt to develop conductive carbon nanotube/epoxy adhesives
Looking into the pool
Net Gains - Bulletin - July / August 2007
Update on China
March-April
Launchpad - Bulletin - March / April 2007
Nano what?..The tiny technology of tomorrow
Net Gains - Bulletin - March / April 2007
Review of Member services
Taking the guesswork out of fatigue - a sensor for welded steelstructures
TRIP steel - better weldability using resistance spot welding
May-June
Getting it right - inter-organisational relationships in production
Joining steel to aluminium and magnesium alloys...a new way forward
Launchpad - Bulletin - May / June 2007
Net Gains - Bulletin - May / June 2007
The passing of an age
November-December
Launchpad - Bulletin - November / December 2007
Net Gains - Bulletin - November / December 2007
Promising results from hybrid laser-arc work...ideal for thin auto sheet
The changing face of composite structures
The changing face of TWI
September-October
Challenges for smaller enterprises - in the supply chain
Hybrid process poses attractive solution for joining thin auto sheet
Improved material processing achieved using high brightness electron beam power deposition
Improving our services to our members
Launchpad - Bulletin - September / October 2007
Net Gains - Bulletin - September / October 2007
2008
January-February
Dissimilar materials...novel solutions to joining the unjoinable
Launchpad - Bulletin - January / February 2008
Net Gains - Bulletin - January / February 2008
Pipeline plastic straining...are those flaw assessment procedures too conservative?
Review of 2007
July-August
Comparative fatigue lives in question - so ask TWI
Fatigue sensors take centre stage - 'seeing' the way forward
Launchpad - Bulletin - July / August 2008
Metals information at your fingertips
Non-stick developments underway...to counter paint, dirt and grease
The late Bevan Braithwaite OBE MA FREng FWeldI
March-April
2008 - A lucky year for TWI
BS 7910 under the spotlight
dangerswhat-dangers-just-what-products-evolve-during-hot-gas-welding-of-fluoropolymers
Launchpad - Bulletin - March / April 2008
Net Gains - Bulletin - March / April 2008
May-June
1980s material - a question of fracture toughness
Advice and technical support for tricky offshore repair
Bulletin, May - June 2008 - Information, information, information...the where and how at TWI
Launchpad - Bulletin - May / June 2008
Net Gains - Bulletin - May / June 2008
Paper or electronic?...it's your call
Tomorrow's energy sources...addressing the materials issues
Welding with a new generation of high brightness lasers
November-December
China update
corrosion-detection-in-offshore-risersusing-guided-ultrasonic-waves
Making it last longer..... life extension of offshore installations
Project news
Second opinion sets client's mind at rest
September-October
A crashworthy solution...friction stir welding in aluminium rolling stock
Electron beam welding large parts...without a vacuum chamber?
Improving turbocharger performance
Membership Voice - Bulletin - September / October 2008
Pipeline corrosion control - the history and the long range future
Project news
2009
January-February
Electronic Joint Breakdowns Prompt TWI Investigation
How Will the Financial Crisis Affect TWI?
Laser Fillet Welds in Thicker Steels...In-Process Quality Monitoring
Surfi-Sculpt.....Yes, but Using Lasers
Trains, Planes and Automobiles...A Joining Process of Tomorrow
July-August
Enhanced Fatigue Performance Achieved by Locally Thickened and Machined Pipe Ends
Fluid Movements through Polymers...Permeation and Diffusion under the Spotlight
Getting to Grips with Fasteners ....the Structural Integrity of Bolted Connections
Membership Voice - Bulletin - July / August 2009
Sticking to the Issues...Bonding Composites to Steel in Double Lap Shear
Vessel Dismantling
March-April
Blowing in the Wind - Risk Based Inspection of Offshore Turbines
Burning Desire to Succeed
Examination of Failure in Fir Tree Connection in Disc from Steam Turbine 101-JT
Flying High - with the Aerospace Industry
Offshore Hardware - Those Life Shortening Threats (Part 1)
Quick Response Favours the Experts - in Search of Contamination
Tubestress Measures Residual Stresses in Parts that Other Equipment Cannot Reach
Urgent Need for Titanium Preforms - Prompt Delivery Delights Customer
Your Team at TWI
May-June
Changes on the Surface...Laser Based Modification of Polypropylene Pipe Coatings for Oil and Gas Applications
Infrared Alternative Scores Highly in Plastics Joining Task
Life Shortening Threats to Offshore Hardware
Project Manager of Group Sponsored Projects
The Inside Story ... X-Ray Computer Tomography (Bulletin May 2009)
November-December
Battery or structural component...or both? (Bulletin November 2009)
'Floating' Bobbin Tool Eliminates FSW Shoulder Forces
FSW Adopted for Invisible Stainless Repair
Laser Direct Metal Deposition for Shaft Refurbishment
Member Services Improved by Enhanced Global Approach
Watching the Costs...in Ship Welding
September-October
A Novel Approach to Offshore Wind Power
Bespoke Solutions using Advanced Phased Array Techniques
Composites Lead the Way in Fuel Cell Manufacture
Getting More for your Assets... An Approach to Assured Availability
Magnetic Particle Inspection...Just How Good Is It?
Membership Voice - Bulletin - September / October 2009
Multi-Disciplinary Brainstorm Aids Manufacturer
2010
January-February
Bigger and Better
Maintenance Down, Lifetime Up, Using Thermal Coatings in Waste Plant
Old ... But How Old?
TWI Assists with Critical Repair at Canadian Nuclear Plant
July-August
Bobbin Tool Friction Stir Welding Advances
Less Invasive Inspection...How Can It Be Justified?
Membership Voice - Bulletin - July / August 2010
Bulletin, July - August 2010 - The Literature Search Made Easy.....Weldasearch
Weld Overlaying - Are We Doing the Right Thing?
March-April
FSW Variant Leads the Way with 'Impossible'
Getting it Right - Qualifying Plastics Welders for Manufacturers?
Membership Voice
Micro-Friction Surfacing on Ceramics
Steel Catenary Risers in Sour Deep Water Environments
May-June
Advances Made in Friction Stir Welding of Steel
Keeping Repair Costs Down
Manual Phased Array Inspection - How Reliable Is It?
New Energy Generation and Supply Knowledge Transfer Network
Steel Catenary Risers in Sour Deepwater Environments
November-December
Case Study: Fitness for Service Assessment of Pipelines
Fine Scale Processing Using High Beam Brightness - The Sequel
Information Download
Membership Voice - Bulletin - November / December 2010
Nuclear Decommissioning - the High Power Laser Route
Project News
September-October
Austenitic Stainless Steel Weldments - the Sour Service Limits
Customised Replica Training Gives Insights on Material Microstructures and Surface Condition
High Beam Brightness Aids Fine Scale Processing
Membership Voice - Bulletin - September / October 2010
2011 Issues
Bulletin January 2011
Information Download
Membership Voice - Bulletin - January / February 2011
Phased Array Inspection of Aluminothermic Rail Welds
Project News
Up to the Job - in the Harshest Environment?
July-August
Manufacturing Talk - Membership Alert
March-April
Case Study: Formula One Benefits from Electron Beam Welding
Information Download
Material Selection for Supercritical CO2 Transport
Membership Voice - Bulletin - March / April 2011
Project News
The Way Forward in Surface Modification Using the Low Power Laser Surfi-Sculpt Solution
TWI Announces CompoSurfTM Technology for Applying Coatings to Composites
May-June
Arc Specialists Check Out Performance Claims of MIG/MAG Variant Manufacturer
Fabricator Calls in the Experts - Using REMTEC Funding
Lifeboat Hatches Get the Test Treatment
Looking into the Weld Pool with Camweld
Membership Alert
Up to Specification, or Not?
November-December
Membership Alert - Industrial Membership Take Stock...The Additive Revolution is Underway
September-October
Membership Voice - Bulletin - September / October 2012
2012
Bulletin January-February 2012
Membership Voice - Bulletin - January / February 2012
Bulletin July-August 2012
Friction Stir in Steel - Promises of Commercial Success
Membership Voice - Bulletin - July / August 2012
Bulletin March-April 2012
Membership Voice - Bulletin - March / April 2012
Bulletin May-June 2012
Membership Voice - Bulletin - May / June 2012
Bulletin - November/December 2012
Bulletin - September /October 2012
2013
Bulletin - January/February 2013
Bulletin - June/July 2013
Pre-1998 Articles
1982 Articles
A Friction Welding Application in the Nuclear Power Industry
Hardness and Stress Corrosion Cracking of Ferritic Steel
Measurement and Analysis of Thermal Cycles in Submerged Arc Welding
Piezoelectric Techniques for the Initiation of TIG Arcs
Surface Analytical Techniques - A Review
The Alternating Current Potential Drop Method for Surface Crack Depth Measurement
1985 Articles
Abrasive Water Jetting
Acoustic Pulsing - Some Questions Answered
Am I Interfering With You? - Guidelines on Grounding and Shielding
An Introduction to Die Attach
A Technique for Determining Austenite to Ferrite Ratios in Welded Duplex Stainless Steels
Diffusion Bonded Test Blocks for Ultrasonic Inspection
Electrostatic Bonding for Electronic Applications
Electrostatic Bonding of Engineering Materials
Friction and Flash Welding - Mechanical Properties Reviewed
Improving TIG Welding Productivity using the Hot Wire Technique
Measurement of Hydrogen Entry into the Heat Affected Zone During Weld Cladding
No Fume in the TIG Process?
Practical Measurement of Voltage and Current in Arc Welding
Proposed Standard Procedures for the Determination of Diffusible Hydrogen in Submerged-Arc Weld Metals
Repair of a Steel Viaduct
Surface Tension Effects in Welding
The Local Stress-Strain Approach to Fatigue Analysis
The Plasma Transferred Arc Weld Surfacing Process
Welding Institute Assists in Extrusion Press Repair
Weld Size and Ferrite Measurement
What Do You Mean by Current?
What Do You Mean by Voltage?
1986 Articles
1-Thermal Spraying, Weld Surfacing and Surface Preparation
Corrosion Fatigue Crack Growth in BS 4360 Grade 50d Steel an Analysis
Electrogas Welding of C-Mn Steel
Is this the Start of Something Small?
Joining Techniques in Zero Gravity
Maintenance of Mechanised Arc Welding Equipment and Process Fault Finding
Metal Sorting - On-Site Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steels
Practical Application of 'Creeping' Waves
Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics - Towards a Practical Approach
Synergic Control in MIG Welding - Part I
Tailoring the Surface: Heat Treatment and Surface Modification, PVD, Nonmetallics, Wear Resistant Coatings, Testing
The Influence of Steel Cleanliness on HAZ Hydrogen Cracking - the Present Position
Ultrasonic Ball/Wedge Bonding of Fine Copper Wire
1987 Articles
Acicular Ferrite in High Oxygen Weld Metals
Air Carbon Arc Gouging - A Process Review
Analysis of All Weld Metal Manual Metal Arc Test Pads and Thick Steel Plate using Optical Emission Spectrometry - an Interlaboratory Examination
Crack Arrest Concepts Part 2
Deaerator Cracking a New Problem in Old Equipment
Determination of Optimum Test Parameters for MPI
Evolution of Power Sources in Arc Welding - Transition from Passive to Active Role
Flame Spraying Thermoplastics for Plastics/Metal Joining. Part 1 - Techniques and Experimental Procedure
Fume Problems During Manual Metal Arc Weld-Surfacing
Identifying High Temperature Oxides on Steel
NDT of Welded Joints in Advanced Composite Materials (Bulletin August 1987)
Sample Surface Preparation - Its Effect Upon the Analysis of Hydrogen Samples
The Feasibility of Welding APC-2 Thermoplastic Composite Material
TIG Brazing Machine Meets Special Requirements
1988 Articles
Abrasive Water Jet Cutting and its Applications at The Welding Institute
Caustic Cracking - a Layperson's Guide
Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) for welded products
Eastenders' Rail Link Upgraded to Meet 1990s Workload
Flame Spraying Thermoplastics for Plastics/Metal Joining. Part 2 - Results and Discussion
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry for the Analysis of Polymers
Fracture Tests on Welded Polyethylene Gas Pipe
How TIG Welding Procedure Affects Penetration and Slag Island Formation - Part 1
Low Stress Non-Distortion Welding - A New Technique for Thin Materials
Low Temperature Diffusion Bonding of Steels. Part 1 Surface Cleaning - Experimental
Low Temperature Diffusion Bonding of Steels. Part 2 Surface Cleaning - Results and Discussion
Low Temperature Diffusion Bonding of Steels. Part 3: Diffusion Bonding Below the A1 Temperature
Metal Powder Additions in Submerged-Arc Welding. Part 1 Equipment and Process Characteristics
Metal Powder Additions in Submerged-Arc Welding. Part 2 Techniques and Properties
Motorway Safety Fences - Welded Barriers in the Spotlight
Non-Destructive Testing of Engineering Ceramics
Production Improved by High Power Laser Welding
Repair of Aircraft Using Adhesive Bonding
Seam Tracking in Electron Beam Welding - A New Detector
Strain Ageing of Weld Metals Tensile Test Behaviour
Strain Gauging - Half a Century of Success
The Reprocessing and Re-Use of Slag as Flux in Submerged-Arc Welding - 1
Thermoelastic Stress Analysis with SPATE 8000
Welding Plastics Pipes
1989 Articles
Buckling Bridges - An Unusual Test Successfully Completed at Abington
CIM and the Production Engineer
Developments in Friction and MIAB Welding
Factors Influencing the Toughness of Submerged Arc-Welded Line Pipe Welds - Part 1: Oxygen and Deoxidising Elements
Hot Gas Welding of Thermoplastics
How TIG Welding Procedure Affects Penetration and Slag Island Formation - 2
Magnetic Arc Oscillation in Mechanised Orbital TIG Welding
Repair Welding - A Guide to Good Practice
The Application of Magnetic Arc Oscillation to Mechanised Orbital TIG Welding - Part 1
TV Mast Safety - High Level Research!
1990 Articles
Accept-Reject Criteria for Ultrasonic Weld Testing in Pressure Vessels
Accurate Analysis - A Standard OES [Optical Emission Spectrometry] Calibration Procedure
A Step in the Right Direction [Testing of Escalator Steps]
A Vision for Manufacturing
Cracking in the Heat Affected Zone HAZ of al mg si Alloys a Review
Cracking Solutions Finding and Fixing Fatigue Failures
Design for Continuous Fibre Composites
EB Design uses FE Analysis
EBW [Electron Beam Welding] Enters Fourth Decade
Encapsulation of Electronic Devices
Equipment and Power Sources for Resistance Welding
Fracture and Fatigue Assessment Simplified
Friction Surfacing - An Update
Just Deep Enough - Automatic Penetration Control for TIG Welding
Local Brittle Zones in C-Mn Steel Multipass Welds
Measuring Properties of Plastics Welds
NDT Research for Industrial Applications
Progress on Hydrogen Analysis Standardisation
Selecting Filler Metals for Fusion Welding Aluminium
Stretching a Point - New Boltmeter Aids Pre-Tension Measurement
Techniques for Bonding Ceramics
T-Scan [Ultrasonic Testing System] Aids Marine Corrosion Inspection
Welding Bosses to Polypropylene Pipework
Welding Insulated Copper Wire
1991 Articles
Bimodality Revisited - Split Behaviour of Weld Metal
Cracking of Hardfacing Alloys Prevent Cure or Ignore
Energy Saving in Welding - a Greener Approach
Friction Welding - the Next Step Forward
Heavy Section EB Welds Face the NDT Treatment
Higher Strength, Lower Weight Materials - Maximising the Benefits of Reinforced Thermoplastic Foams
HVOF [High Velocity Oxyfuel Spraying] Takes Off
Maximum Efficiency, Maximum Profit - Controlling Your Systems
New Plant from Old - Overhead Cranes Successfully Restored
Not Sticking to Tradition - A Guide to Adhesive Bonding
Phase Balance in 9%Cr1%Mo Steel Welds
Plastics Come of Age at TWI
Plastics in the Automotive Industry - Second Wind for the New Material of the 1940s
Polymer Degradation - Fast or Slow, How and Why
Preheat - the Mysteries Revealed
Repaired Tubular Joints in Service
Selecting Filler Metals for Copper and its Alloys
Surface Quality in Arc Spraying - Optimising the Parameters
Surfacing Armoury Broadens to Combat Industry Bane
Tiny Joins, Severe Demands - Microjoining at Abington
Ultrasonic Welding - the Next Chapter
Why Do Welds Crack?
1992 Articles
Approaching Total Joining Technology for Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics
Arc Spray Coatings using Inert Gases
Ceramic Coatings - A Growing Technology
Coating Quality in Arc Spraying - Getting it Right
Databases for Welding Procedures and Welder Qualifications
Defects Why They Occur How to Stop Them
Developing a Diagnostic Expert System
EUREKA Expert System
Hot Plate Welds in ABS - Ageing and Degrading
Joining Aluminium Alloy MMCS [Metal Matrix Composites]
One-Off EB Machine Tailored to Non-Welding
Pipeline Corrosion - Assessing the Damage
Plastics at TWI - An Update
Polypropylene Welds - Orientation Evaluation
Predicting Thermal Cycles in Duplex Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel MMA Welding - Fume Safety under the Spotlight
Trends in Laser Cutting of Advanced Materials
Weld Flaws - Do They Matter?
Winch Shaft Failure - a Comedy of Errors
Work Starts on NDT of Duplex Stainless
Your Project - Can You Manage?
1993 Articles
Adhesive Joints - How Strong, How Long?
An Overview of Glass-Ceramics
Cutting - The Basics
EB Imaging Without Visual Optics - using Backscattered Electrons
Groove Sizing Beneath the Waves - an In-Depth Probe
Hollow Bead - a Question of Technique?
Hydrogen - a Moving Target
Laser Welding of Laser Cut Edges
Laser Welds - Ending the Right Way
MMC [Metal Matrix Composite) Deposits from Powder Mixtures by Friction Surfacing
Plastics Welds - Testing Techniques and the Effect of Defects
Process Control for Improved EB Weld Quality
Quality Message Stronger and Stronger in Microelectronics
Sizing Flaws by Ultrasonics
Sticking to the Quality Rules - in Bonded Joints
The Not-So-New Fatigue Design Rules: BS 7608 Embraces Previous Codes
Welding Stainless in the Nineties - an Update
1994 Articles
A Closer Look - Adhesive Bond Inspection using NDT
Al-Li Alloys - Fusion Welding
Alumina Coatings - HVOF using Hydrogen
Ceramics in Turbine Applications
Friction Welded Steel Bars - a Fatigue Study
Getting It Right Every Time - Quality Consistency of On-Site Plastic Gas Pipe Joins
Green Light for Aluminium Gas Tanks
Instant Response - Tackling High Voltage Problems with High Speed Power Supply Control
Instant Response - Tackling High Voltage Problems with High Speed Power Supply Control [for Electron Beam Welding]
Joining Requirements for Oil and Gas Work - Yesterday and Tomorrow
Lasers Excel in High Speed Plastics Welding
Making Ends Meet - Joining Thermoplastic Lined Pipe
Neural Networks for Encapsulating Welding Expertise
Nuclear Waste Disposal Task Calls on Electron Beam Welding
Polyethylene and Polypropylene Hot Plate Welds - a Structural Evaluation
Preparing for Adhesive Bonding
Simultaneous Engineering - a Route to Improved Profit
Skindeep Improvements - Laser Beam Surface Modification
The 'Local Approach' to Cleavage Fracture
Thermal spraying gives a new look to substrate design
The Ultimate Coating - Thermal Spraying at Abington
1995 Articles
AMV-WELDCHECK - to Monitor Arc Welding Parameters and Validate Power Sources
A-TIG Welding - the Effects of the Shielding Gas
Benefits of R and D and Consultancy
Cutting the Cost of Cutting
Electron Beam Welded Butt Joints - a Fatigue Study
Environmental Testing - PCM Joints go on Trial
Friction Stir Joining of Aluminium Alloys
Fume Emissions from Laser Cutting and Hot Gas Welding of Plastics
HF Butt Welding - a New Process for Tailored Blanks
High Velocity Oxyfuel Spraying of Hydroxyapatite
How Much Longer Will it Last? The Assessment of High Temperature Plant
Inspecting Fusion Welds - a Standards Evaluation
Joining of Graphite and Copper for Nuclear Applications
Lasers Make Advances in Welding of Automotive Aluminium Alloys
Measurement of Fracture Toughness in Weld Metal: Results of a European Round Robin
NDT of Butt Fusion Welds in PE Pipe
Ozone and the Breathing Zone - Health and Safety using Gas Shielded Processes
Plastic Pipes Offshore - a Look Below the Surface
Sensor Systems for Top-Face Penetration Control
The Tough Truth - Wear Resistant Coatings using HVOF
Vibration Welding Nylon 6 and Nylon 66 - a Comparative Study
Welding of Rapidly Solidified Alloy 8009
Wheels Within Wheels - TWI Contributions to the Automotive Industry
1996 Articles
Another Friction Welder Comes on Stream
Assessing the Weldability of Primers
Avoid Postweld Heat Treatment - Use Fracture Mechanics
Clinching and Self-Piercing Riveting for Sheet Joining
Friction Surfacing Tomorrow - Industrial Applications of Cladding
High Speed Sheet Joining - by Mechanical Fastening
Making Waves - Industrial Marine Work in Full Sail
Oil, Gas and Abington - the First Half Century
Production and Use of Carbon-Carbon Composites
Pulsed MIG - a Closer Look at Productivity, Spatter and Fume
Quicker and Cheaper - Plastics Pipe Joining, the Linear Way ...
Seeking Approval - Welder Testing and Welding Procedures
Sol-Gel: Synthesising Glasses and Ceramics
Stainless Pipe Welding - Optimum Purging for Economy with Efficiency
Thermoplastics Revisted - Second Time Around for Auto Parts
The Shadow Optical Method of Caustics - Crack Tip Stress Intensity Factors
TWI Core Research Programme (CRP) - the Results
Weld Metal Ferrite Secondary Standards for Calibrating Magnetic Instruments
1997 Articles
An Initial Feasibility Study of Moving Contact Arc Welding
A Novel Approach to Joining Polypropylene - Focused Infrared Welding
Friction Stir Welds in Aluminium Alloys - Preliminary Microstructural Assessment
Impact Performance - Design using Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
Improved Heat Treatment for Superduplex Thin Walled Tubes
Information Services Speaking, Can I Help You?
Laser Welding of Steel Sheet - the Carbon Monoxide Alternative
Limit Load Analysis of a Bolt with a Chordal Flaw
Microsystems Assembly and Interconnection
Proving and Improving Electronics Reliability
Stainless Steel Weld Attack - Electrochemical Corrosion Testing
Taking Off - TWI and the Aerospace Industry
The Flux-Cored Arc Process for Wet Welding and Cutting - An Assessment
The Internet Comes of Age - No Longer a Web of Intrigue
The Need for Gas Shielding - Positive Advantages for Two Friction Processes
Tomorrow's Solutions Today - New Plastics Joining Methods
What are TWI's Training, Examination and Fabrication Services? (Bulletin, January-February 1997)
What Really Happens - Current Theories for Welding Plastics
Pre-1982 Articles
Sigma Formation in Austenitic Stainless Steel Weld Metal
Welding Martensitic Stainless Steels
Events Diary
An Introduction to CoreFlow
UK Welding and Joining Exhibition
10th International TWI/EWI Aerospace Conference
International Symposium on Friction Stir Welding
Digital Manufacturing Conference
Insights
$8M Saved Following Abington Consultation - Case Study 94
1 Million Pound per Annum Potential Savings Through Project - Case Study 167
100kW Electron Beam Machine for Framatome - Case Study 52
100kW Electron Beam Machine for Framatome - Case Study 52
10X Saving in Material Handling Costs - Case Study 438
15% Increase in Production of Flue Products - Case Study 440
1980s Material - A Question of Fracture Toughness - Case Study 407
20% Reduction in Project Management Costs - Case Study 436
20% Savings in Welding Operations - Case Study 437
A Crushing Reply - Technical Advice Casebook - Case Study 162
A Cut Above the Rest - Especially When It Comes to Titanium - Case Study 35
A Novel Approach to Offshore Wind Power ...But Where and How Much? - Case Study 413
A Novel NDT Technique for Inspecting Offshore Structures
A Novel X-Ray Inspection System for Counterfeit Component
A Tough Choice - Made Easier by Talking to the Right People - Case Study 381
Abington Work Behind Standards Revision - Case Study 307
Adhering to Sound Advice - Case Study 404
Adhesive Surface Mount Technology - Case Study 163
Adhesives and Composite Structures for Lightweight Armour - Case Study 175
Advanced Long Range Ultrasonic Technology for Integrity Assessment - Case Study 496
Advanced Material Characterisation Helps Northumbria Optical Coatings Build Fundamental Materials - Case Study 580
Advanced Material Characterisation Techniques for Failure Investigation - Case Study 423
Advanced Techniques for Metallurgical Assessment - Case Study 446
Advances in Polymer Stent Manufacture - Case Study 510
Advice and Technical Support for Tricky Offshore Repair - Case Study 408
AEA Commissions WELDTEST Defect Test Assembly Giant - Case Study 289
AEROPLAN – Disseminates Best Practice in Aerospace Composites Repair, Monitoring and Validation - Case Study 576
Aged Impellers Demand Unorthodox Procedures - Case Study 134
AI Li Alloy Bonding - Case Study 1
Aircraft Wing Refurbishment - Case Study 91
Alnmaritec Evaluates Friction Stir Welding for Deck Plate Construction - Case Study 563
Analysis of Flaws in North Cormorant Jacket Saves Shell 45m - Case Study 169
Array Ultrasonic Measuring of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates
Assessing Plant Life - Case Study 184
Assessing the Fitness-for-Purpose of Root Defects in Offshore Structures - Case Study 36
Assessment of Electroslag Welds for UK Infrastructure – London 2012 Olympics - Case Study 623
Assessment of Power Station Header Weld Flaws - Case Study 233
Automated Ultrasonic Inspection and ECA of Riser Tie-In Welds Offshore - Case Study 110
Barrikade - Case Study 203
Barrikade® - A Fire Resistant Composite Insulation Material Developed by TWI - Case Study 230
Biggest Girth Weld Test Gets Underway - Case Study 342
Bridge Behaviour - Case Study 4
Burning Desire to Succeed - Case Study 454
Bursting with Efficiency - Case Study 53
Call in the Experts - Welding Procedures and Fracture Toughness under Scrutiny - Case Study 389
Canadian Bridge Failure Litigation - Case Study 135
Car Suspension Work Flourishes - Case Study 58
Carbon Dioxide Laser Welding - Case Study 220
Cassini Space Probe to Titan - Case Study 522
Cast Steel Housing Repaired - Case Study 5
Ceramics Provide a New Way to Manufacture Precision Products - Case Study 543
Chinese Counterpart Benefits from Cambridge's Twin Spot Laser Experience - Case Study 364
Chubb Locks on to Abington Advice - Case Study 64
Circuit Board Vibration - Case Study 113
Cladding Disbonding Explored - Case Study 78
Clean Up the Act - Case Study 250
Cleaning Up Your Act… A Fresh Approach to Factory Layout - Case Study 387
CleanShip Industry Solution for Prevention and Detection of Fouling on Ships - Case Study 592
Coatings Comparison Lends Insight to Cost Cutting - Case Study 392
Cold Comfort - Ratification for Welds Working in Cryogenic Conditions - Case Study 358
Comparative Fatigue Lives in Question - So Ask TWI - Case Study 410
Comparing EB and Laser Welding Processes for a New Production Line - Case Study 512
Composite Lifeboat Hatches Tested at TWI - Case Study 483
Condition Assessment of Hot Gas Path Turbine Components - Case Study 325
Conductive Adhesive for Ultrasound Catheter - Case Study 252
Confidence Restored in Diesel Generator - Case Study 253
Copper Canisters to Encapsulate Nuclear Waste 316
Corrosion Testing for Seawater Service 068
Cost Cutting a Radical Approach 377
Cost–Risk Software for P91 Steam Piping and Hot Reheat Piping - Case Study 598
Crackfirst a New Sensor System to Assist in Structural Health Monitoring 339
Crashworthiness of Welded Aluminium Train Carriages 378
Crucial Replication Made Easy 474
Customer Requirements Drive Manufacturing Change 159
Customised Software Reliably Predicts Accumulated Plastic Strain 366
Defect Assessment Saves Repair 118
Defect-Free Low Distortion Welding for Autoclave Fabrication 362
Delivering Best Practice Training for Offshore Wind Farms
Design Advice at 30 mph - Case Study 335
Designer's Blues - Case Study 254
Developing Environmentally Friendly Coatings
Dielectric Measurements at MW Frequency and High Temperature
Dipole Vacuum Vessel Saved by EB - Case Study 63
Distortion in Fusion Reactor Coil Case - Case Study 236
Downtime Reduced After Ethylene Plant Assessment - Case Study 308
Earth-Moving Giant Cleans Up - Case Study 401
Eastenders' Rail Link Upgraded - Case Study 100
EB Deflection on Target - Case Study 61
EB Programmable Deflection - Case Study 27
EB Technique Tells Tales on Weak Welds - Case Study 59
EB Welding – Minimal Distortion - Case Study 51
Economic Harnessing of River and Tidal Energy - Case Study 531
Eight Countries - Fourteen Companies - Budget US$1.4M - Case Study 336
Electron Beam Welding of Fuel Bundles - Case Study 237
Electronic Component Reliability - Case Study 114
Electronic Joint Breakdowns Prompt TWI Investigation - Case Study 418
Engine Mount Quality Tests - Case Study 21
Engineering Ceramics – Turbine Blades - Case Study 249
Engineering Critical Assessment of Mooring System Casting Welds - Case Study 108
Enhanced QA System Puts Welding on a More Formal Footing - Case Study 84
Environmentally Friendly Material Looks Weldable - Case Study 85
Ethylene Plant Assessment - Case Study 126
European Space Agency Receives TWI Support - Case Study 388
Examination of Failed Fuel Nozzles - Case Study 239
Examination of Failure in Fir Tree Connection in Disc
Explosion Damage Limitation - Case Study 34
Extra-Large Diameter Pipeline Inspection - Case Study 517
Extrusion Press Repair Avoids Replacement Cost - Case Study 102
Fabricator Receives Assistance under the REMTEC Programme - Case Study 484
Fast Results Achieved in South Wales - Case Study 121
Fatigue Life Analysis of a Stent - Case Study 256
Fatigue Performance of Locally Thickened and Machined Pipes
Fatigue Strength of Steel RHS T Joints - Case Study 24
FEA Aids Design of Climbers' Snow Safety Device - Case Study 86
Fine Tuning to Spot Welding Kit - Case Study 87
Finite Element Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbines - Case Study 499
Flaw Assessment Saves Repair - Case Study 313
Flexible Risers - Is Repair a Viable Option? - Case Study 174
Foreseeing the Unforeseen - Case Study 354
Formula One Benefits from Electron Beam Welding - Case Study 88
Free Technical Support comes to Welsh Business - Case Study 393
Friction Stir in Europe - The Low Cost Way - Case Study 395
Friction Stir Welding of Thick Section Aluminium - Case Study 328
Friction Stir Welding on the London Underground - Case Study 383
Friction Welding Manufacture of Flexible Medical Instruments
Friction Welding Proves Perfect in Nuclear Work - Case Study 97
FSW Variant Leads the Way with 'Impossible' Joints
Furnace Operators Call in the Experts - A Case Study - Case Study 370
Game, Set, and Match...Sporting Goods Business Gets Stuck In - Case Study 453
Girth Weld Repair Assessment Procedure for Offshore Pipelay
Gluemaker - Case Study 111
Gripping End to Design of Innovative Wall Repair Device - Case Study 399
Group Restructure Leads to Tailored Training - Case Study 215
GSPs Yield $17m for Oil Producer - Case Study 142
Heat Sink Joining Finds EB Solution - Case Study 258
Help for Hydro - Case Study 337
Help When the Heat Is On - Case Study 400
Helping the Flying Scotsman to Fly Again - Case Study 259
High Pressure Hydrogen Test Service Launched at TWI - Case Study 390
High Quality Doesn't have to be a Daily Grind - Case Study 95
High Release Sleeve Sticks to its Leading Role - Case Study 106
High Speed MIG/Laser Welding for Aluminium Alloy Railcars - Case Study 461
Higher Strength Steels Evaluated - Case Study 62
Historic Aircraft Restoration - Case Study 505
'Honeycomb' Structures made using Surfi-Sculpt - Case Study 15
Hong Kong Bridge Builders Call on TWI - Case Study 136
Hot Gas Welding of Filtration Units - Case Study 26
Hot Stuff…..Turns the Heads of the Furnace Business - Case Study 376
Huge Increases Achieved in Torsional Resistance... Thanks to Comeld - Case Study 380
Ice Making System to Offer a Low Cost Solution for Fishing Boats - Case Study 584
Improved Brazing Technique in Push for Enhanced Tool Endurance - Case Study 124
Improved Design for Heat Exchanger - Case Study 67
Improvements in the Pipeline for Fire Sprinkler System Safety - Case Study 586
Improving the Toughness of Weldments - Case Study 79
In Search of Excellence - Case Study 216
Increased Confidence in New Build Design of Pipelines - Case Study 546
Increased Customer Demand Triggers Review of Strip Processes - Case Study 217
Increased Support to Members with New Linear Friction Welding Machine - Case Study 544
Increasing Robot Cell Utilisation - Case Study 442
Inducing Flaws Intentionally - Case Study 70
Induction welding of long fibre reinforced thermoplastics
Information Keeps Hobart Ahead - Case Study 81
Infrared Alternative Scores Highly in Plastics Joining Task - Case Study 405
Infrared Fusion Weld Assessment - Case Study 72
In-Situ Wireless Monitoring of Wind Towers and Blades
Inspection of a 14 inch Ammonia Line - Case Study 320
Intelligent Robot Gains Approval for Ship Repair - Case Study 226
Investigation and Advice Leads to Improved Sensor Fabrication Method - Case Study 629
Investigation of Liquid Metal Damaged Pipe Provides Confidence - Case Study 548
Joint Design Alterations for Adhesive Bonding - Case Study 261
Joint Effort on Tank Integrity Training - Case Study 331
Laser Welding of Military Vehicles at TWI - Case Study 262
Laser Welding of Plastics for Energy Storage System - Case Study 242
Laser Welding of Rear Upright for Formula 1 Car - Case Study 263
Lead Time Halved in Heat Exchanger Production - Case Study 439
Leak Check Simplifies Mast Crack Testing - Case Study 130
Lean Manufacturing Prepares Stainless Fabricator for Growth Case Study 140
Life Extension of FCC Reactor - Case Study 211
Linear Friction Welding Cuts Costs - Case Study 403
Linear Friction Welding for Solid Phase Additive Manufacture
Linear Friction Welding of Preforms - Case Study 457
Long Range Ultrasonic Inspecting of Aircraft Wires
Low Cost Titanium Structure - Case Study 147
Make It With Lasers Proving Trials Success - Case Study 66
Manifold Failure in Service…But Why? - Case Study 406
Manufacturing a Friction Stirwelded Demonstration Piece - Case Study 506
Mast Repair Maintains Communication - Case Study 129
Material Performance in Hydrogen Chloride Environments
Materials Handling Costs Set to Fall - Case Study 105
Measuring Complex Geometries for Residual Stress - Case Study 77
Mechanical Testing Made Easy - Top Equipment at TWI - Case Study 386
Medical Research Carried Out by TWI for the NHS - Case Study 504
Metallurgical Examination of Gas Pipeline Reassures Shell - Case Study 69
Metal-to-Composite Coating Solves Insulation Problem - Case Study 382
Microfocus Inspection System a Winner - Case Study 266
Million Pound Laser Scabbling Job Won by TWI - Case Study 465
Miniature Design Creates Big Business - Case Study 267
MMC Surfacing - Case Study 31
Mobile Technology Provides Flexible Solution for Multi-Pass EB Welding - Case Study 541
Monitoring Flaw Growth in EDF Energy Nuclear Boiler Spines
Moth-Balled Naphtha Plant - Case Study 189
Motorway Safety Fences – Welded Barriers in the Spotlight - Case Study 99
Multi-Pass Laser Welding Production of Wind Turbine Jackets
Navy Underwater Trials Completed in TWI Tank - Case Study 333
NDT Inspection of a 24 Inch Slurry Line - Case Study 324
NDT Inspection of a 48'' Line - Case Study 323
NDT Inspection of Offshore Risers in Lake Maracaibo - Case Study 321
NDT Inspection of Three Kilometres of 10 Inch Gas Line in Venezuela - Case Study 319
NDT of Adhesive Bonds - Case Study 268
NDT Survey of a 10'' Buried Line - Case Study 322
New Alloys for Abrasive Wear - Case Study 29
New Contract, New Market Sector - Case Study 450
New Design of Weldbonded Refrigerated Containers - Case Study 269
New Direction, New Business - Case Study 361
New Facility Studies Flame Straightening Effects - Case Study 137
New NDT Gear Side-Steps Awkward Inspection - Case Study 148
New Pipe Connector Passes the Crucial Test - Case Study 467
New Product, New Assembly Problem - Case Study 160
New Risk-Based Inspection Strategy for Offshore Assets
Nickel Superalloy Blades Pass the Test - Case Study 330
No More Fire-Fighting Production Snags - Case Study 158
No Room for Mistakes….….Welds under Suspicion, So Call in the Experts - Case Study 363
Non Destructive Testing of Lifeboats - Case Study 462
Non Stick Developments Underway... to Counter Paint, Dirt and Grease - Case Study 411
North Sea Giant Calls on TWI Expertise - Case Study 149
North Sea Pipe Takes the Strain - Case Study 56
Offshore Ferrous Link Investigation - Case Study 492
OGN to Introduce Wind Turbine Jacket Manufacturing Capabilities - Case Study 553
On Site Strain Gauging and Fatigue Analysis - Case Study 270
On Track with London Underground - Case Study 271
On-Going Work Helps Verify Reliability of Radiography - Case Study 334
On-Site Analysis Sheds Light on Teleporter Stresses - Case Study 42
On-Site Consultancy for Adoption of New Welding Standards - Case Study 486
On-Site Metallography of Al Alloys - Case Study 28
On-Site Metallography Solves a Pressure Vessel Problem - Case Study 150
On-Site Strain Measurement - Case Study 8
Optimisation of Microwave Processing of Composites
Optimising an Aerospace Component: Replacing Metal with Composite - Case Study 601
Optimising Manufacturing for Aggressive Environments
Paxman Commissions Engine Repairs - Case Study 49
Peening to Enhance Fatigue Life - Case Study 33
Pipework Dents Assessment - Case Study 9
Plasma Control and Shielding in CO2 Laser Welding - Case Study 30
Plasma to the Fore - Case Study 391
Plastics Joining at the Speed of Light - Case Study 452
Plastics Welder Training Reaches Scotland's Western Isles - Case Study 347
Polypipe Civils Take CSWIP Plastics Welding Examination - Case Study 152
Post-Exposure Testing of Powerformer Furnace Tubes - Case Study 187
Power Beam Aids Power Vehicle Performance - Case Study 273
Powerweave - Energy Revolution – Fibres Generating and Storing Energy - Case Study 528
Prediction and Control of Distortion in Light-Weight Ship Panels - Case Study 161
Preheat Avoided - Case Study 18
Procedures for Pioneering Fusion Project - Case Study 12
Product and Process Review Leads to Improved Welded Fuel Tank Quality - Case Study 449
Product Improvement Prompts Welding Procedure Development - Case Study 369
Production of Welding Consumables from Scrap Material - Case Study 489
Productivity Improvements for Welding Plastics Pipes - Case Study 48
Project Century
Project Management in Component Manufacture - Case Study 16
Project Saves Time and Money for Amerada Hess - Case Study 170
Putting One's Mind at Rest - Case Study 353
Putting Your Mind at Rest - A Close-Up Structural Inspection by TWI - Case Study 398
Quality Assessment of Power Plant Reveals Multiple Defects
Quality Criteria for Weld Procedure Development
Quality Improvements - Case Study 206
Quick Response Favours the Experts - in Search of Contamination
Quick Response to a Contamination Problem - Case Study 295
Radicle - Real-Time Dynamic Control System for Laser Welding - Case Study 698
Raising the Standards - Case Study 349
Real-Time Auto-Focussing with Full Matrix Capture
Redesign Follows Exhaustive Examination - Case Study 57
Reduced Pressure EBW of Copper Canisters for SKB, Sweden - Case Study 244
Reduced Pressure EBW of Tokamak Vacuum Containment Vessel - Case Study 245
Reducing Costs Offshore - Case Study 143
Reel Results - Offshore Pipe Plastic Straining - Case Study 356
Reel Results - Offshore Pipe Plastic Straining …. Simulated in the Lab - Case Study 374
Regional Technology Project Pops Welded Bubbles - Case Study 447
REMO – Online Remote Condition Monitoring of Tidal Stream Generators - Case Study 596
Repair of Hydropower Station Turbine Casings to a Tight Deadline - Case Study 246
Repair of Steel Viaduct - Case Study 101
Research Project to Bring Down High Cost of Autoclaving - Case Study 581
Residual Stress and Structural Integrity using Thermography
Resilient Rubber - Case Study 107
Resistive implant welding of fibre reinforced thermoplastics
Revalidation of Gas Field Facilities - Case Study 127
Rework of MCM Die Bonds - Case Study 89
RISKCalc in UltraPIPE in Texas - Case Study 350
RISKWISE for Tanks Applied in Malaysia - Case Study 351
RISKWISE for TotalFinaElf's Refinery in Belgium - Case Study 190
RISKWISE Software used in Japan - Case Study 318
RISKWISE™ RBI Planning Software - Case Study 444
Roll Bar and Cage Lead Time Reduced by 75% - Case Study 434
Rubbing Along Nicely …Tailored Training in Linear Friction Welding - Case Study 415
SAFERAIL Prototypes Minimise Wheelset Failures - Case Study 508
Search for a Welded Solution Ends with Election Beam - Case Study 379
Second Opinion Sets Client's Mind at Rest - Case Study 419
Self-Piercing Riveting - Case Study 151
Self-Piercing Riveting Case Study of Volvo FH12 Truck Cab - Case Study 154
Self-Piercing Riveting for Electric Window Winders - Case Study 157
Self-Piercing Riveting of Sunroof Framework - Case Study 156
Serious Savings from Service Assessment - Case Study 223
Shallow Cracks Help! - Case Study 74
SimCoDeQ - Process Monitoring of Composite Materials Manufacturing
Simulation of Roll Cage Manufacture - Case Study 201
Simulation Tests Robot Feasibility - Case Study 47
Small Sample Analysis Solves a Problem - Case Study 73
Software for Plant Inspection Analysis - Case Study 194
Software to Predict Distortion and Improve Fatigue
SOIMON – Fast and Reliable Technology for In-Situ Soil Inspection - Case Study 608
Solder Materials for use in 'Down Hole' Data Loggers - Case Study 122
Solution Found to Refinery Damage Problem - Case Study 185
Solvent Helps the Tate Modern Restore a Vandalised Work of Art - Case Study 558
Something in the Air - Fume Dangers Recorded - Case Study 394
Specialist NDT Services Move Offshore - Case Study 45
Spoilt for Choice...Tiptoeing through the Plastics Minefield - Case Study 373
SpotTrack: A Spot Weld Inspection Device Ready for Field Trials - Case Study 552
Sputter Coating - Case Study 109
Staying in Shape - Case Study 466
Step Tests Reveal Failure Details - Case Study 277
Strain Gauging in Extremis - Case Study 120
Structural Health Monitoring of 1950s Bridge - Case Study 509
Structural Integrity Assured for Liverpool Bay - Case Study 116
Structural Integrity of a Gas Separation Plant - Case Study 209
Structural Integrity of Pressure Systems for Power Sites
Structural Performance of Components for Racing Vehicles - Case Study 227
Subsea dissimilar joint resistance to hydrogen embrittlement
Successful Inspection Beyond Pipe Bends Using Teletest® - Case Study 525
Swedish and American Conferences Joined by Friction Stir - Case Study 280
Switch Box Redesign Reduces Cost - Case Study 90
Tank Corrosion Investigation - Case Study 71
Team Helps in Magnus Repair - Case Study 55
Teething Troubles… Dental Engineers Given a Helping Hand - Case Study 397
Teletest Focus+ Launched - Case Study 493
Teletest Long Range UT Inspection of 12 Inch Heavy Fuel Oil - Case Study 212
Teletest Long Range UT Inspection Trials for Caltex, Indone - Case Study 193
Teletest Permamount Guiding the Wave of Innovation - Case Study 565
Teletest® in of a 24'' Slurry Line - Case Study 432
Teletest® Inspection of Road Crossings on the North Slope - Case Study 430
Teletest® Long Range UT Inspection of Jetty Lines for Shell - Case Study 426
Teletest® Long Range UT Inspection of Riser Bundles - Case Study 429
Teletest® long range UT inspection trails Caltex, Indonesia - Case Study 427
Teletest® Long-Range UT Inspection of 12'' Heavy Fuel Oil Line - Case Study 425
Teletest® Survey of a 10'' Buried Line - Case Study 433
Teletest® Survey of Pipework at ST Services' Eastham Tank Farm - Case Study 428
Ten Years of Support to the Karachaganak Plant - Case Study 567
Testing of Dry Film Coating System to Protect Welding Components - Case Study 515
Testing Time for Highway Parapets - Case Study 41
TestPEP helps with inspection of Welded Joints in Plastic Pipes - Case Study 530
The First In-Process Inspection System for Friction Stir Welding - Case Study 554
The Literature Search Made Easy - Weldasearch - Case Study 481
The Trevor Gooch Environmental Testing Laboratory - Case Study 343
Thermal Protection System for Combustion Chambers - Case Study 197
Tough Advice Improves Cost Efficiency - Case Study 82
Tough Transparent Coatings Present Tough Challenges - Case Study 412
Measuring Residual Stresses in Hard to Reach Areas
Turbine is Given a Clean Bill of Health - Case Study 385
Structural Batteries Concept for Automotive Applications
TWI Advises on M6 Bridge Strengthening - Case Study 50
Development of Electronic Packaging for Bore Hole Data Logs
TWI Assists Mobil During Turnaround Inspection - Case Study 213
TWI Assists with Critical Repair at Canadian Nuclear Plant - Case Study 475
TWI Assists with Nuclear Boiler Repair - Case Study 247
TWI Group Sponsored Projects Yield $17m for Oil Producer - Case Study 241
TWI Helps Repair Vintage Sabre Jet - Case Study 485
TWI Helps to Verify the Reliability of Radiography - Case Study 243
TWI Helps with Company's Long Term Plans - Case Study 346
TWI Improves Welding Performance for Chinese Rail Manufacturer - Case Study 634
TWI Keeps Centrifuge Turning - Case Study 6
TWI Provides On-Stream Inspection Service - Case Study 248
TWI Rescue Operation - Case Study 65
TWI Studies Significance of Aleyaska Pipeline Defects - Case Study 103
TWI Training Courses Add to Phillips's Inspection Capability - Case Study 123
TWI-BGA Certification Scheme for Geomembrane Welders - Case Study 345
Typpi Oy Ammonia Plant Water Coolers - Case Study 182
UK Contractor Turns to Arcs on Far East Fabrication - Case Study 164
UK Contractor Turns to TWI on Far East Fabrication - Case Study 104
Software Mods for More Accurate Predictions
Underwater Friction Welding for Electrical Couplings - Case Study 314
Unexpected Fatigue Behaviour Explained - Case Study 37
Up, Down, Up, Down - Cyclic Pressure Testing at TWI - Case Study 359
Validating a New Product - Case Study 502
Verification of Brass Valve Components for Air Products - Case Study 327
Vessel Dismantling - TWI Broadens its Marine Interests
Virtual Ultrasonic Testing to the Fore - Case Study 338
WallJAM: Beat the Best! - Case Study 622
Warming to Friction Stir Welding - Case Study 451
Weldability of New Pipeline Steel - Case Study 23
Weldasearch for World-Wide Information - Case Study 75
Welded Afterthoughts…..Prompt A Closer Look - Case Study 375
Welding Improvements for the Maritime Industry - Case Study 501
Welding in Space – Who Needs Gravity? - Case Study 92
Welding Trials Permit Reduced Inspection Times - Case Study 44
Welding Up the Tubes - Case Study 260
Welds Before and After Underline Value of Butt Fusion Course - Case Study 348
Wet or Dry…Teletest Exceeds Expectations - Case Study 409
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WIP Reduced by 35% in Manufacturing of Filter Units - Case Study 435
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Progressing graphene as a supercritical fluid barrier
Project investigates Powder Metallurgy for astrospace use
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Purpose-built pressure testing facility to be constructed at TWI
Registration opens for TWI BS EN ISO 15614-1 (2017) training
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Symposium highlights developments in linear friction welding
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About postweld heat treatment/stress relief heat treatment
Acceptance limits for incompletely fused arc welded joints
Achievable accuracy on overall length with friction welding
Achieving a good colour match when welding aluminium alloys
Acronyms used for electronic components and assembly
Activities eliminated by Lean and Just-in-Time Manufacturing
Adhesives - An introduction
Advantages of inertia or continuous drive friction welding
Advantages of pulsed MIG/MAG welds over conventional MIG/MAG
Alternatives to rosin-based fluxes in cored wire solders
Aluminium Welding
Can you Weld Aluminium to Steel?
Are bolts and screw threads useful for ceramic joining?
Are Charpy tests to ASTM E23 and BS ISO EN 148-1 equivalent?
Are ferritic stainless steels susceptible to hot cracking?
Are HVOF coatings an alternative to hard chrome plating?
Are polymeric adhesives microwave transparent?
Are quenched and tempered (Q&T) steels readily weldable?
Are there any advantages to friction welding in a vacuum?
Are there any fatigue design rules for bolted joints?
Are there any NDT methods for electrofusion joints?
Are there any recognized procedures for modelling?
Are there any similarities between the processes used to join big structural components, in say the automotive sector, and the 'tiny' processes used to join electronic components?
Are there any special precautions to be taken when SA (Submerged Arc) welding circumferential seams?
Are there any ways to improve wetting when hand soldering?
Are there standard tests for plastics welds?
Are TMCP steels readily weldable?
Arranging production cells in 'Just-in Time Manufacturing'
ASME curve to estimate fracture toughness of ferritic steels
ASME IX NDT tests for welding procedure qualifications
ASME reference curve vs the Fracture Toughness Master Curve
ASME Section IX for quality retesting/retraining of welders
ASME/ASTM standards for optical enhancement of radiographs
Aspects of joint design in the welding of cast iron
Assessing corrosion damage in steel pressure vessel nozzles
Assessing the structural integrity of corroded weld regions
At what temperature do conventional electronics packages fail?
Atmospheric corrosion performance of thermal spray coatings
Attaching connectors to stranded copper wire without solder
Austenite Martensite Bainite Pearlite and Ferrite structures
Automated localised wear resistance without high temperature
Avoiding common defects in laser welding structural steels
Avoiding cracking when welding creep (heat)-resistant steels
Avoiding EB welding gun flashovers and prolong filament life
Avoiding heat-tint during welding of stainless steels
Avoiding hydrogen cracking when welding C-Mn steels
Avoiding spot weld surface splash or electrode sticking
'Backing' for approval of welding procedures/qualifications
Barrier material and the bottom platen of RF welding machine
Bonding fine Platinum wire to Platinum metallised substrate
Brazing and soldering - what's the difference?
BS EN 287-1 and BS EN ISO 9606-1 for welder qualification
Butt fusion or electrofusion welding for joining PE pipes?
Calculating allowable stress for cyclic loaded structures
Can a faulty resistance spot weld be repaired by over-welding?
Can ASME IX 'P' Numbers be applied to non-ASME material?
Can ceramics be friction welded to metals?
Can Electrically Conductive Adhesives (ECAs) be reworked?
Can friction stir welding be used to make lap joints?
Can friction welding be carried out in hostile environments?
Can friction welding be carried out underwater?
Can friction welding be used to join nickel and cobalt superalloys?
Can friction welding join ceramics to metals?
Can I arc weld free-machining steels?
Can I bond Teflon?
Can I get a good joint when adhesive bonding to coated steels?
Can I leave ferritic steel oxy-gas cut edges as they are?
Can I normalise a welded C-Mn component or structure?
Can I use a PQR qualified to an old or superseded standard?
Can I use cold wire feed in combination with laser welding and why?
Can I use seam tracking systems for laser welding?
Can I weld mild steel to high yield steel?
Can lasers be used successfully in the microtechnology field?
Can lead-free solder joints be examined using X-ray Inspection?
Can light alloy castings be friction stir welded?
Can manufacturers use a weld procedure approved elsewhere?
Can non-round parts be rotary friction welded?
Can one company use welding procedures qualified by another company?
Can resistance spot welds be non-destructively tested?
Can resistance welding be used to join small parts?
Can robots be used for friction stir welding?
Can solder joint strength be increased by adding extra solder alloy?
Can sound welds be made by wet underwater welding?
Can the use of stiffeners help in minimising distortion?
Can thermoplastics be laser welded?
Can TWI provide expert witnesses for litigation proceedings?
Can welding arcs be viewed remotely?
Can wrought iron be repaired by welding?
Can you diffusion bond ceramics using microwaves?
Can you use organic adhesives to bond ceramics?
Carbon equivalent formulae in relation to hydrogen cracking
Cathodic Protection of Duplex / Superduplex Stainless Steels
Causes of open joints on a reflowed surface-mount assembly
Causes of skipped joints on a wave soldered assembly
Characterising thermal spray coating density and porosity
Characteristics of steels from different deoxidation methods
Charpy impact energy/lateral expansion for ferritic steels
Charpy impact energy/lateral expansion for stainless steel
Charpy toughness for duplex / super duplex stainless steels
Checking qualification of a Responsible Welding Co-ordinator
Checks for examination of a self-piercing riveted joint
Checks to assess fire damage in a post-fire investigation
Choosing a power source for manual metal arc (MMA) welding
Choosing consumables for MMA (SMAW) welding of cast iron
Clinching materials of dissimilar type or thickness
Codified Procedures to Evaluate Metallic Weld Flaws
Common properties of oxide dispersion strengthened alloys
Common UK standards for adhesives and plastics joining
Common UK Standards for Joining and Surfacing
Common UK standards for Qualification and Approvals
Common UK standards for Quality and Testing
Common UK standards for Welding consumables
Comparing Charpy specifications from J to J/cm results
Comparing clinching and self-piercing rivets to spot welding
Comparing continuous drive to stored energy friction welding
Comparing infrared to hot plate welding of thermoplastics
Compliance with the (RoHS) and (WEEE) Directives
Component alignment after continuous rotary friction welding
Considerations for ultrasonic testing of tubes and pipes
Controlling distortion by a back-to-back assembly technique
Converting Vickers system to NACE Rockwell C hardness limits
Corrosion and fatigue strength of welded steel structures
Cost of set-up and running a self-piercing riveting system
Crater pipe causes and prevention during welding
Current industry standard for welding supermartensitic steel
Cutting - what is its place in fabrication?
Definition and contrast factors in radiographic NDT
Description and precautions for welding low alloy steels
Determining the 'surface energy' of a material
Difference between mechanised, automated and robotic welding
Differences between BS 7448 and ASTM E1820 Toughness Tests
Do degradable plastics have a place in the medical/healthcare sector?
Do polymers undergo changes in service?
Do suppliers provide information on adhesive use?
Does a welded repair to a pressure vessel need ensuing PWHT?
Does high thermal conductivity make friction welds difficult
Does PWHT increase the fatigue strength of steel welded joints?
Does titanium need gas shielding when it is friction welded?
Does TWI have explosive welding expertise?
Does welding reduce the strength of a steel member?
Dual/parallel certification for procedure qualification
Duplex stainless steel piping in sour environments standards
Effect of elevated loading rate on steel tensile properties
Electron beam welding for fabrication of thick sections
Element type for welded structure finite element modelling
Elevated loading rates in structural and fracture assessment
Embrittlement of austenitic steel welds at high temperature
Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA)
Ensuring quality and consistency of resistance spot welds
Equipment for butt fusion welding of thermoplastic pipe
Equipment for running a laser for materials processing
Estimating equipment sizes for resistance welding
Estimating strength of ferritic steels from room temperature
Estimating tensile strength from yield or 0.2% proof values
Estimating the fracture toughness of ferritic steels
European and American Standards for stainless steel fillers
European and American Standards for stainless steels
Examining failure surfaces of an adhesive joint
Experimental Methods to Determine a Tearing Resistance Curve
Extrusion vs hot gas welding for thermoplastic fabrications
Eye damage and minimum safe distances from the welding arc
Factors affecting adhesives or sealants for weld bonding
Factors affecting the durability of adhesive joints
Factors affecting the specific choice of adhesives
Factors affecting the ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics
Factors influencing maintenance intervals for gas turbines
FAQ: How is it that arc welding can be carried out in water?
FAQ: How can a fabricator satisfy EN ISO 3834 and EWF requirements?
FAQ: How can failure of pipelines and pressure vessels be prevented?
FAQ: How can friction stir welds be qualified?
FAQ: How can friction welding be used for repair?
FAQ: How can I assess the weldability of a material?
FAQ: How can I avoid interface failures in resistance spot welds?
FAQ: How can I avoid local brittle zones (LBZs)?
FAQ: How can I characterise the wear resistance of thermal spray coatings?
FAQ: How can I check the quality of thermally sprayed coatings?
FAQ: How can I convert between hardness scales?
FAQ: How can I easily identify a plastic?
FAQ: How can I get a good adhesive bond to glass?
FAQ: How can I increase the tolerance of laser welding to joint fit-up?
FAQ: How can I minimise electrode wear in resistance spot welding?
FAQ: How can I monitor the quality of resistance spot welds?
FAQ: How can I prevent delamination of my thermally sprayed coating?
FAQ: How can I resistance spot weld high strength steels?
FAQ: How can I weld aluminium-nickel bronzes?
FAQ: How can I weld naval brass?
FAQ: How can lack of fusion defects be detected and remedied?
FAQ: How can lack of fusion defects be prevented?
FAQ: How can tack welding be used to minimise distortion?
FAQ: How can the quality of an adhesively bonded joint be controlled?
FAQ: How can the 'web' help supply chain development?
FAQ: How can weld porosity be detected and how can it be remedied?
FAQ: How can you use glass for ceramic-ceramic joining?
FAQ: How difficult is it to braze titanium to steel?
FAQ: How do I check the specification of a power source?
FAQ: How do I choose a suitable power source for MIG welding?
FAQ: How do I choose a suitable power source for TIG (GTA) welding?
FAQ: How do I identify plastic pipe fittings for socket fusion welding?
FAQ: How do I inspect the quality of butt fusion welds?
FAQ: How do I join ceramics?
FAQ: How do I make a fuel cell stack?
FAQ: How do I measure the adhesion of thermal sprayed coatings?
FAQ: How do I produce a vacuum for EB (electron beam) welding?
FAQ: How do I reduce process set-up and changeover times?
FAQ: How do I resistance spot weld aluminium alloys?
FAQ: How do I resistance spot weld coated steels?
FAQ: How do I resistance spot weld sheet to tube?
FAQ: How do I select a consumable for welding cast iron?
FAQ: How do I test for reliability of my electronics products?
FAQ: How do impurities in an adhesive affect microwave attenuation?
FAQ: How do you determine the minimum size of a fillet weld?
FAQ: How do you determine the type of cast iron you are dealing with?
FAQ: How do you diffusion bond ceramic to ceramic?
FAQ: How do you mechanically test ceramic joints?
FAQ: How do you prevent arc blow?
FAQ: How do you use ultrasonics to join ceramics to metals?
FAQ: How do you weld austenitic cast iron by MMA (SMAW) welding?
FAQ: How do you weld cast iron?
FAQ: How do you weld grey cast iron using a MMA (SMAW) process?
FAQ: How do you weld malleable cast iron by MMA (SMAW) welding?
FAQ: How does a fuel cell work?
FAQ: How does a gel form from a sol?
FAQ: How does laser welding work?
FAQ: How far can eddy currents penetrate?
FAQ: How is Barrikade made?
FAQ: How is electron beam welding applied to wide plate testing?
FAQ: How is microwave energy absorbed into an adhesive?
FAQ: How is the quality a radiograph assessed?
FAQ: How many flaws can I expect in a weld?
FAQ: How many times can a weld be re-welded?
FAQ: How much does it cost to set up and run a clinching system?
FAQ: How much flux burden is required for SA (Submerged Arc) welding?
FAQ: How much shall I allow for weld shrinkage?
FAQ: How reliable are Electrically Conductive Adhesives (ECAs)?
FAQ: How should I assess the structural integrity of corroded regions?
FAQ: How should I clean heater plates for welding PE (polyethylene) pipes?
FAQ: How should I clean laser optics?
FAQ: How should I store gas cylinders?
FAQ: How to measure laser power, beam focus position and travel speed?
FAQ: I keep getting porosity when welding aluminium. Any advice?
FAQ: I need help in surface engineering, who should I contact?
FAQ: In eddy current testing, what is impedance plane analysis?
FAQ: In electronics reliability, what are 'HALT' and 'HAST'?
FAQ: Is a protective atmosphere required when friction welding?
FAQ: Is friction pulse bonding an industrially mature process?
FAQ: Is friction welding confined to joining round or tubular components?
FAQ: Is it easy to weld titanium and titanium alloys?
FAQ: Is it possible to braze diamonds?
FAQ: Is it possible to braze using friction-based processes?
FAQ: Is it possible to monitor the clinching process for QA purposes?
FAQ: Is it possible to predict the service life of a plastic component?
FAQ: Is it possible to weld dissimilar plastics?
FAQ: Is it true that ceramics are not always hard, brittle and insulating?
FAQ: Is there a problem of fume in resistance spot welding?
FAQ: Is vibratory stress relief as effective as thermal stress relief?
FAQ: Is X-ray inspection suitable for small joints?
FAQ: Local extraction for welding fume
FAQ: Manual metal arc (MMA) welding of cast iron
FAQ: Manufacturing - What do I need to facilitate a simulation project?
FAQ: Manufacturing - What is a PERT diagram?
FAQ: Manufacturing - When should simulation be used?
FAQ: MIG/ MAG and flux-cored arc welding of cast iron
FAQ: Obtaining a copy of a standard.
FAQ: Oxyacetylene and bronze welding of cast iron
FAQ: Post-weld heat treatment of cast iron
FAQ: Preparing cast iron for welding
FAQ: Questions on fume.
FAQ: Questions on standards.
FAQ: Repair of storage tanks
FAQ: Requirements for health and safety information and training
FAQ: Should arc welding sets be PAT tested?
FAQ: Should I apply a sealer on thermal spray coatings?
FAQ: Should I remove the flash from a flash (butt) weld?
FAQ: Standards commonly used in the UK joining industry: Health and Safety
FAQ: Standards commonly used in the UK joining industry: Welding equipment
FAQ: Standards used for Additive Manufacture
FAQ: Standards used for polyethylene pipe
FAQ: The use of thoriated tungsten electrodes
FAQ: Ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiation hazards
FAQ: Use of ceramics as bearing materials.
FAQ: What types of flame spraying equipment are available?
FAQ: What are biocompatible adhesives?
FAQ: What are biodegradable adhesives?
FAQ: What are carbon-carbon composites?
FAQ: What are ceramic adhesives?
FAQ: What are electroceramics?
FAQ: What are engineering ceramics?
FAQ: What are glass-ceramic/metal seals?
FAQ: What are high temperature electronics?
FAQ: What are liquid crystal polymers (LCPs)?
FAQ: What are local brittle zones (LBZs)?
FAQ: What are MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems)?
FAQ: What are MRP and MRPII?
FAQ: What are piezoelectric materials?
FAQ: What are pressure-sensitive adhesives?
FAQ: What are short pulse lasers?
FAQ: What are SiAlONs?
FAQ: What are superconducting ceramics?
FAQ: What are the advantages and disadvantages of eddy current testing?
FAQ: What are the advantages and disadvantages of laser drilling?
FAQ: What are the advantages of arc spraying?
FAQ: What are the advantages of flame spraying?
FAQ: What are the advantages of flash (butt) welding?
FAQ: What are the advantages of HVOF spraying?
FAQ: What are the advantages of hybrid laser-MIG/MAG welding?
FAQ: What are the advantages of plasma spraying?
FAQ: What are the advantages of using twin crystal ultrasonic probes?
FAQ: What are the applications and capabilities of eddy currents?
FAQ: What are the applications of high power electron beam welding?
FAQ: What are the applications of MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems)?
FAQ: What are the applications of resistance seam welding?
FAQ: What are the basic power source designs for arc welding equipment?
FAQ: What are the benefits of microwave welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What are the benefits of 'reduced pressure' EB welding?
FAQ: What are the benefits of ribbon bonding?
FAQ: What are the benefits of thermal spraying?
FAQ: What are the benefits of TWI's electron beam real time seam tracking?
FAQ: What are the benefits of using lasers for welding?
FAQ: What are the common applications of electron beam welding?
FAQ: What are the common causes of porosity in SA (Submerged Arc) welds?
FAQ: What are the different methods of brazing?
FAQ: What are the different modes of laser drilling?
FAQ: What are the different thermal spraying processes?
FAQ: What are the different types of cast iron which can be welded?
FAQ: What are the disadvantages of arc spraying?
FAQ: What are the disadvantages of flame spraying?
FAQ: What are the disadvantages of HVOF spraying?
FAQ: What are the disadvantages of plasma spraying?
FAQ: What are the factors affecting distortion?
FAQ: What are the guidelines for projection welding weld-nuts?
FAQ: What are the hazards associated with thermal spraying
FAQ: What are the hazards from gases during welding and cutting?
FAQ: What are the high temperature electronics packaging challenges?
FAQ: What are the implications of welding over existing welds?
FAQ: What are the limiting factors in gas turbine hot section components?
FAQ: What are the main design Standards for steel structures in the UK?
FAQ: What are the main joint design considerations for clinch joining?
FAQ: What are the main surface engineering processes?
FAQ: What are the main types of distortion?
FAQ: What are the mains supply requirements for arc welding?
FAQ: What are the mechanisms for material removal using laser drilling?
FAQ: What are the most common applications for HVOF spraying?
FAQ: What are the most common applications of arc spraying?
FAQ: What are the most common applications of flame spraying?
FAQ: What are the most common applications of plasma spraying?
FAQ: What are the possible applications of laser surface engineering?
FAQ: What are the power source requirements for underwater welding?
FAQ: What are the principles of demagnetisation?
FAQ: What are the required properties of a penetrant developer?
FAQ: What are the required properties of a penetrant?
FAQ: What are the requirements for laser safety eyewear?
FAQ: What are the residual stresses in a dissimilar metal weld?
FAQ: What are the standard requirements on the proximity of welds?
FAQ: What are the subclasses of magnetic particle indications?
FAQ: What are the typical applications for hot plate welding?
FAQ: What are the typical defects in laser welds?
FAQ: what are TMCP (Thermo-mechanically Controlled Processed) steels?
FAQ: What are welding accessories?
FAQ: What are wormholes and how can they be prevented?
FAQ: What causes distortion?
FAQ: What causes porosity in titanium welds and how can it be avoided?
FAQ: What colour is acceptable in an arc welding booth?
FAQ: What constitutes acceptable welder qualification?
FAQ: What determines the creep strength of an alloy?
FAQ: What do the markings mean which are stamped on thermoplastic pipes?
FAQ: What does inductance do?
FAQ: What does the term 'flash' refer to when friction welding?
FAQ: What effect does a change in amperage have upon X-ray production?
FAQ: What effect does a change in kilo-voltage have upon X-ray production?
FAQ: What electrode material should I use for resistance spot welding?
FAQ: What eye protection is needed by arc welders?
FAQ: What factors affect eddy currents?
FAQ: What factors affect flash (butt) weld quality?
FAQ: What factors influence selection of a penetrant system?
FAQ: What factors influence the brightness of a penetrant indication?
FAQ: What general design criteria apply to ceramic joints?
FAQ: What happens when a laser beam interacts with a material?
FAQ: What imperfections may laser drilled holes be prone to?
FAQ: What is a coating?
FAQ: What is a confined space?
FAQ: What is a Conformity Assessment Procedure?
FAQ: What is a copper vapour laser?
FAQ: What is a 'fish-eye' and how does it develop?
FAQ: What is a flame or flashback arrestor?
FAQ: What is a fracture toughness test?
FAQ: What is a fuel cell?
FAQ: What is a laser?
FAQ: What is a 'medical device'?
FAQ: What is a microwave?
FAQ: What is a permit to work?
FAQ: What is a pop-in (in relation to fracture toughness testing)?
FAQ: What is a sandwich structure?
FAQ: What is a sol (in the context of sol-gel technology)?
FAQ: What is a solid state laser?
FAQ: What is a structural adhesive?
FAQ: What is a supply chain?
FAQ: What is a tearing resistance curve?
FAQ: What is a tempil stick?
FAQ: What is active metal brazing?
FAQ: What is advanced manufacturing?
FAQ: What is agile manufacturing?
FAQ: What is an argon-ion laser?
FAQ: What is an electron beam rotary probe?
FAQ: What is an excimer laser?
FAQ: What is an MCrAlY coating?
FAQ: What is an MSDS?
FAQ: What is an oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy?
FAQ: What is anodising?
FAQ: What is automation and when should I consider its use in welding?
FAQ: What is Barrikade?
FAQ: What is brainstorming?
FAQ: What is burn-in testing related to electronics devices?
FAQ: What is 'Business Process Re-engineering' (BPR)?
FAQ: What is butt fusion welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is carbon-arc gouging?
FAQ: What is carburising / carbonitriding?
FAQ: What is Charpy Testing?
FAQ: What is chemical vapour deposition (CVD)?
FAQ: What is 'chevron' cracking?
FAQ: What is clinching and how does it work?
FAQ: What is clinching used for?
FAQ: What is Comeld TM?
FAQ: What is consumable wire resistance seam welding?
FAQ: What is crack arrest?
FAQ: What is creep damage, and how is it detected?
FAQ: What is 'Design for Manufacture (DFM)'?
FAQ: What is direct laser sintering?
FAQ: What is electrofusion welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is electroless nickel plating?
FAQ: What is electron beam programmable deflection?
FAQ: What is electron beam welding at 'reduced pressure'?
FAQ: What is electron beam welding?
FAQ: What is electrospark deposition (ESD)?
FAQ: What is Electrostatic bonding ?
FAQ: What is EMA weld?
FAQ: What is explosive cladding?
FAQ: What is explosive welding and in what applications is it used?
FAQ: What is fatigue failure and how can it be avoided?
FAQ: What is flame cutting?
FAQ: What is flame gouging?
FAQ: What is flash (butt) welding?
FAQ: What is flexible manufacturing?
FAQ: What is flip chip die attach?
FAQ: What is frequency multiplying in lasers?
FAQ: What is friction hydro pillar processing?
FAQ: What is friction plunge welding?
FAQ: What is friction pulse bonding?
FAQ: What is friction seam welding?
FAQ: What is friction stir processing?
FAQ: What is friction stir welding?
FAQ: What is friction stud welding?
FAQ: What is friction surfacing?
FAQ: What is friction taper plug welding?
FAQ: What is friction transformation hardening?
FAQ: What is galvanic corrosion and how can it be avoided?
FAQ: What is galvanising?
FAQ: What is glass-metal sealing?
FAQ: What is graphitisation?
FAQ: What is Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)?
FAQ: What is hardfacing?
FAQ: What is high frequency (HF) induction welding?
FAQ: What is hot bar welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is hot cracking (solidification cracking)?
FAQ: What is hot gas welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is hot isostatic pressing (HIP) ?
FAQ: What is hot plate welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is HTPAC?
FAQ: What is hybrid joining?
FAQ: What is impulse welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is infrared welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is involved in production line monitoring and control?
FAQ: What is involved in repair and maintenance?
FAQ: What is ion implantation?
FAQ: What is Just in Time Manufacturing?
FAQ: What is 'Kanban'?
FAQ: What is KIc?
FAQ: What is laser ablation?
FAQ: What is laser beam polarisation and is it important?
FAQ: What is laser heating?
FAQ: What is laser melting?
FAQ: What is laser surface cleaning?
FAQ: What is laser vaporisation?
FAQ: What is Lean Manufacturing?
FAQ: What is linear friction welding?
FAQ: What is liquid polymer laser curing?
FAQ: What is magnetic arc blow?
FAQ: What is magnetically impelled arc fusion (MIAF) welding?
FAQ: What is manual metal arc gouging?
FAQ: What is manufacturing?
FAQ: What is mash welding?
FAQ: What is ''matching'' weld metal?
FAQ: What is meant by a 'harsh environment' in electronics or photonics?
FAQ: What is meant by post-heating and how is it applied?
FAQ: What is meant by 'risk' in the context of engineering structures?
FAQ: What is meant by single-point measurement of fracture toughness?
FAQ: What is meant by the duty cycle of an arc welding power source?
FAQ: What is meant by the term Mass-Customisation?
FAQ: What is meant by the water permeability of a polymer?
FAQ: What is meant by wetting and how can it be used?
FAQ: What is metal fume fever?
FAQ: What is MIAB welding?
FAQ: What is moving contact arc welding?
FAQ: What is multi-component economic maintenance optimisation?
FAQ: What is multi-frequency eddy current testing?
FAQ: What is narrow gap welding?
FAQ: What is non-vacuum electron beam welding?
FAQ: What is orbital friction welding?
FAQ: What is orbital welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is oxy-fuel welding?
FAQ: What is peening?
FAQ: What is percussive arc welding and what is it used for?
FAQ: What is physical vapour deposition (PVD)?
FAQ: What is plasma carburising / plasma nitriding?
FAQ: What is 'plasma control' in laser welding and how do I achieve it?
FAQ: What is porosity and how can it be prevented?
FAQ: What is quality assurance (QA)?
FAQ: What is radial friction welding?
FAQ: What is resistance butt welding?
FAQ: What is resistance seam welding?
FAQ: What is resistive implant welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is RF (Radio Frequency) welding?
FAQ: What is risk based inspection (RBI)?
FAQ: What is risk-informed plant evaluation?
FAQ: What is RISKWISE?
FAQ: What is riv-bonding?
FAQ: What is roll bonding?
FAQ: What is self-piercing riveting and how does it work?
FAQ: What is self-piercing riveting used for?
FAQ: What is self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS)?
FAQ: What is shrink fitting for ceramic-metal joints?
FAQ: What is siderosis?
FAQ: What is silver-loaded glass?
FAQ: What is simulation?
FAQ: What is socket fusion welding?
FAQ: What is sol-gel processing?
FAQ: What is solvent welding?
FAQ: What is spin welding of thermoplastic materials?
FAQ: What is spraying?
FAQ: What is 'Statistical Process Control (SPC)'?
FAQ: What is stove pipe welding?
FAQ: What is submerged-arc welding?
FAQ: What is surface preparation for joining?
FAQ: What is surfacing?
FAQ: What is Surfi-Sculpt?
FAQ: What is sustainability?
FAQ: What is Synergic MIG/MAG welding and what are its advantages?
FAQ: What is tandem MIG/MAG (GMA) welding?
FAQ: What is temper embrittlement, and how can it be controlled?
FAQ: What is the Adhesives Design Toolkit?
FAQ: What is the best approach for cleaning ceramics?
FAQ: What is the bonding mechanism for glass-metal seals?
FAQ: What is the contact angle?
FAQ: What is the difference between heat input and arc energy?
FAQ: What is the difference between MIG and MAG?
FAQ: What is the difference between the thermal spray processes?
FAQ: What is the drop-weight tear test?
FAQ: What is the drop-weight test (or 'Pellini' test)?
FAQ: What is the effect of arc voltage in SA (Submerged Arc) welding?
FAQ: What is the effect of electrode angle in SA (Submerged Arc) welding?
FAQ: What is the effect of small stress cycles under fatigue loading?
FAQ: What is the effect of travel speed in SA (Submerged Arc) welding?
FAQ: What is the effect of welding current in SA (Submerged Arc) welding?
FAQ: What is the effect of wire diameter in SA (Submerged Arc) welding?
FAQ: What is the fatigue performance of resistance spot welds?
FAQ: What is the Fracture Toughness Master Curve?
FAQ: What is the function of a cost analysis in cost reduction?
FAQ: What is the function of sensing in machine welding?
FAQ: What is the heat source for hot plate welding machines?
FAQ: What is the Holloman-Jaffe parameter?
FAQ: What is the Larson-Miller parameter?
FAQ: What is the 'local approach' to fracture?
FAQ: What is the National Composites Network (NCN)
FAQ: What is the normalisation method for obtaining R-curves?
FAQ: What is the permissible limit of Cu in Pb-Sn solders?
FAQ: What is the place of automation & control in welding?
FAQ: What is the Pressure Equipment Directive?
FAQ: What is the principle of eddy current flaw detection?
FAQ: What is the procedure for welding En19?
FAQ: What is the procedure for welding En9, a 0.55% carbon steel
FAQ: What is the qualification range for pipe diameters in ASME IX?
FAQ: What is the role of microjoining in the modern motor car?
FAQ: What is the significance of local brittle zones (LBZs)
FAQ: What is thermal management in electronics packaging?
FAQ: What is thermal spraying?
FAQ: What is third-body friction joining?
FAQ: What is 'Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)'?
FAQ: What is 'Total Quality Management (TQM)'?
FAQ: What is type IV cracking, and how is it detected?
FAQ: What is ultrasonic welding of metals and where is it used?
FAQ: What is ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is vibration welding of thermoplastics?
FAQ: What is virtual prototyping?
FAQ: What is weld metal?
FAQ: What is weld shape?
FAQ: What is whole-life cost?
FAQ: What is, and why operate, a lights-out factory?
FAQ: What is, and why use, modular structural fabrication?
FAQ: What joining methods are available for thermoplastic pipe?
FAQ: What materials are difficult to join by friction welding?
FAQ: What materials can be flash (butt) welded?
FAQ: What materials can be welded using friction pulse bonding?
FAQ: What materials can I join with friction stir welding?
FAQ: What materials can you make with sol-gel?
FAQ: What methods of quality control are used in friction welding?
FAQ: What monitoring systems can be used for remote repair?
FAQ: What options are there for mixing and dispensing reactive adhesives?
FAQ: What other processes are available for welding cast iron?
FAQ: What P Number is steel to BS (or EN or DIN) xxx?
FAQ: What precautions should I take when welding aluminium and its alloys?
FAQ: What projection profile suits projection welding?
FAQ: What protective hardcoats are available for plastics?
FAQ: What robots are used in joining tasks?
FAQ: What shear tests exist for adhesive materials?
FAQ: What should I check during the visual inspection of clinched joints?
FAQ: What solders can be used to overcome gold scavenging on a substrate?
FAQ: What sort of adhesives are used for medical/surgical applications?
FAQ: What specifications exist for high temperature electronics packaging?
FAQ: What Standards exist for shear testing of adhesives?
FAQ: What stress-strain behaviour can I expect adhesives to have?
FAQ: What techniques are used for remote nuclear repair?
FAQ: What techniques can I use to weld nylon?
FAQ: What thermoplastic materials can be hot plate welded?
FAQ: What treatments exist for altering the surface energy of a material?
FAQ: What types of arc spraying equipment are available?
FAQ: What types of carbide powder are used with HVOF spraying?
FAQ: What types of coating can I apply with arc spraying?
FAQ: What types of coating can I apply with flame spraying?
FAQ: What types of coating can I apply with HVOF spraying?
FAQ: What types of coating can I apply with plasma spraying?
FAQ: What types of engineering ceramics are there?
FAQ: What types of fuel cell are there?
FAQ: What types of gas are used in thermal spraying?
FAQ: What types of HVOF spraying equipment are available?
FAQ: What types of metal powder are used with HVOF spraying?
FAQ: What types of plasma spraying equipment are available?
FAQ: What types of power source are available for MIG (GMA) welding?
FAQ: What types of power source are available for TIG (GTA) welding?
FAQ: What typical duty cycles are achieved when arc welding?
FAQ: What welding process should I use on cast iron?
FAQ: What's new in ISO 15614-1:2017 ?
FAQ: When and why are fracture toughness tests necessary?
FAQ: When do I use AC or DC for TIG welding?
FAQ: When manual metal arc welding, which electrode polarity should I use?
FAQ: Where are high temperature electronics used?
FAQ: Where can Barrikade be used?
FAQ: Where can I buy a copy of the FITNET procedure?
FAQ: Where can I find a database of fracture toughness values?
FAQ: Where can I find information regarding porosity in aluminium welds?
FAQ: Where do I obtain A-TIG Fluxes?
FAQ: Which plastics are commonly welded using the extrusion process?
FAQ: Which factors influence the sensitivity of a radiograph?
FAQ: Which is important - preheat or interpass?
FAQ: Which materials can be laser drilled?
FAQ: Which standards stipulate delay time before inspecting welds?
FAQ: Which thermoplastic materials can be RF (Radio Frequency) welded?
FAQ: Which thermoplastics can be joined by hot bar or impulse welding?
FAQ: Which welding techniques can be used to minimise distortion?
FAQ: Who is responsible for conformity to the PED?
FAQ: Why are microwave-transparent adhesives important?
FAQ: Why are my 300 series austenitic stainless steel welds magnetic?
FAQ: Why are some ceramics machineable?
FAQ: Why are the heater plates of hot plate welding machines coated?
FAQ: Why cure adhesives using ultraviolet (UV) radiation?
FAQ: Why do adhesives stick?
FAQ: Why do electronics devices fail?
FAQ: Why do plastics need hardcoats?
FAQ: Why do we use lasers for materials processing?
FAQ: Why is good housekeeping so important in Just-in-Time manufacturing?
FAQ: Why is it so important to switch off my MAG set between welding jobs?
FAQ: Why is preheat used when arc welding steel, and how is it applied?
FAQ: Why is the Ca:S ratio specified in steel specifications?
FAQ: Why is the Ti:N ratio specified in steel specifications?
FAQ: Why is there no amperage control on a MIG welding powersource?
FAQ: Why replace glass with plastics?
FAQ: Why replace solders with conductive adhesives?
FAQ: Why should a supply chain be developed?
FAQ: Why should I consider Micro-focus X-ray Inspection?
FAQ: Why use ceramic coatings?
Fatigue Design Rules for Welded Joints in Stainless Steels
Ferritic steel fracture toughness based on Charpy energy
Flaw entrapment efficiency of a penetrant inspection
Flying optic vs fixed optic machines for CO2 laser cutting
Focusing optics for CO2 or Nd:YAG laser keyhole welding
Fracture Path Deviation during Charpy testing of laser welds
Fracture toughness parameters K, CTOD and J
Fracture toughness tests to BS 7448 and BS EN ISO 12737
Friction stir welding costs compared with other processes
Friction-based reprocessing and manufacture of materials
Function of fibres and matrix in glass reinforced plastics
Gamma rays compared with X-rays for radiographic inspection
Gas shielding, plasma and plume control in laser welding
Geothermal Energy
What are the Pros and Cons of Geothermal Energy?
Glossary of laser terms
'Glue' or 'adhesive' - which term should I use?
Good beam joint alignment following electron beam welding
Good visual appearance of thermoplastic extrusion welds
Guidelines for qualification and quality of laser welding
Hardness, microstructure and toughness in steel HAZ
Has friction welding been used for reclamation and repair?
Have adhesives more than one function in microelectronics?
Have friction welds been known to fail due to hydrogen cracking?
Health and Safety for Cutting and Welding of Plastics
Health and safety in welding
Heat input restrictions for welding of TMCP steels
Heating low hydrogen manual metal arc electrodes when baking
High restraint welding of En24 0.4% C 1.25% Cr 0.3% Mo steel
How are carbon-carbon composites formed by the infiltration process?
How are carbon-carbon composites processed?
How are ceramic components made?
How are composites manufactured?
How are glass, ceramics and glass-ceramics defined?
How are high temperature electronics tested?
How are inorganic/ceramic adhesives used?
How are MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) made?
How are oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys produced?
How are socket fusion welds inspected?
How can AdhFAST® improve quality assurance?
How Lean Manufacture differs from Just-in-Time Manufacture
How Long do Wind Turbines Last? Can their Lifetime be Extended?
Important features of rivets used in self-piercing riveting
Important parameters for flash (butt) welding procedures
Important weld parameters for thermoplastic hot plate welds
Improving composite bond strength by surface preparation
Improving signal-to-noise for angle beam ultrasonic tests
Industrial applications for sol-gel derived materials
Information on weld volumes, welding times and costs
Infrared heating absorption and wavelength characteristics
In-process weld monitoring systems for laser welding
Interlayer use for friction welding dissimilar metals
IR and BCF weld differences for thermoplastic piping
Laser beam to energy profiles other than circular spots
Laser cutting composites compared to traditional techniques
Laser surface engineering for localised surface modification
Laser welding for the assembly of complex 3D laser-cut parts
Laser welding of aluminium alloy airframe structures
Lasers and materials for laser drilling
Liquid metal embrittlement and common embrittling couples
Loading rates and the fracture toughness transition curve
Magnetic particle defect detection in all orientations
Magnetic Particle Inspection for Non-Destructive Examination
Magnetic Particle Inspection in Non-Destructive Examination
Main elements of ISO 14001 environmental management systems
Manual metal arc electrode with an efficiency over 100%
Material issues and repair of hot section gas turbine blades
Measuring diffusible hydrogen level in a ferritic steel weld
Measuring pressure in electron beam welding vacuum chambers
Mechanical and adhesively bonded joints in GRP pipework
Metal powder additions to increase productivity of SA welds
Methods and risks of repairing 0.5Cr-0.5Mo-0.25V casting
Methods for Improving the Fatigue Strength of Welded Joints
Minimising weld splash for spot weld quality and safety
MMA (SMAW) welding of spheroidal or nodular cast iron
Moisture/hydrogen in shielding gas of gas metal arc welds
Monitoring the self-piercing riveting process for QA
Monitoring ultrasonically welded thermoplastic components
MR0175 and ISO15156 for sour service exploration/production
Multiple tempering or stress-relieving heat treatment effect
Nickel and sulphide stress cracking in duplex steels
One-shot pipe welding processes and development
Overcoming the problems with laser cutting of aluminium
Penetrant examination for Non-Destructive Examination (NDE)
Penetrant examination in Non-Destructive Examination
Penetrant systems for carrying out dye penetrant inspection
Phased array beam manipulation in ultrasonic testing (UT)
Porosity and the mechanical properties of aluminium welds
Preferential corrosion in electric resistance welded pipe
Preheat and heat input to reduce hydrogen cracking risk
Preheating when thermally cutting low carbon steels
Preparation of materials for percussive arc welding
Principal cutting process advantages and disadvantages
Printed circuit board finishes for lead-free solder joints
Process parameter influences on the laser drilling process
Production facility lay-outs for 'Just-in-Time Manufacture'
Proof and tensile strength of Ni-based weld metals
Properties of a sound wave relevant to ultrasonic testing
Pros and cons of electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs)
PWHT of chromium-nickel austenitic stainless steels
QA recording for jointing or repairing a GRP piping system
Qualification tests to ASME IX for base metal thickness
Quality assurance measures for thermally sprayed coatings
Raising productivity of Submerged Arc welding operations
Recommendations for Resistance Welding Annular Projections
Recommended method for repairing fatigue cracking
Reduced integration in finite element analysis
Reducing surface marking on resistance spot welded joints
Relating Charpy values from sub-size to full-size specimens
Relationship between flux moisture content and weld hydrogen
Relevant standards relating to laser materials processing
Reliable methods of portable hardness testing
Removing heat-tint from stainless steels
Replacing solder with conductive adhesives
Replacing stainless steel weld pickling with other methods
Requirements for forged steel valves, flanges and fittings
Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electronic Equipment
Risk-based inspection and maintenance for fossil fuel plants
RoHS directive exemption on lead in electronic switches
Rotary friction welded parts for accurate angular alignment
Rutile or cellulosic electrodes to weld HAZ cracking steel
Safe use of arc welding power source in damp conditions
Safety factors on the stress in a butt weld in mild steel
SENB Test Specimen Fracture Toughness Tests Without Clip Gauges
Should damaged steel plate be cold straightened?
Should metal surfaces be cleaned for resistance spot welds?
Simple manual tests to identify an unknown plastic material
Simple visual inspection of self-piercing riveted joints
Simulation to assist in resolution of manufacturing problems
'Single-piece-flow' compared to 'batch-and-queue' production
Solder flux use when removing circuit board surface parts
Solder joint thickness to maximise shear strength
Solid phase welding techniques in production
Solidification cracking risk reduction in Submerged Arc weld
Solving preferential weld corrosion in C-Mn steels
Specifying ratio of yield to ultimate tensile strength
Speed and hand welding for thermoplastic hot gas welds
Standards and operating procedures for friction welding
Standards commonly used in the UK joining industry
Standards for assessing the quality of laser welded joints
Standards for underwater manual metal arc welding
Standards used in UK joining industry: Terminology and Symbols
Steel fracture toughness temperatures under elevated loading
Stopping printed circuit board warpage while wave soldering
Strengthening surface mount joints with supplement solder
Super duplex stainless steel component fracture resistance
Supermartensitic steel as an alternative to duplex steel
Surface preparation requirements prior to adhesive bonding
Surface pre-treatment for adhesive bonding aluminium alloys
Techniques for joining thin sheet to hydroformed tube
Techniques to weld repair hot section gas turbine blades
Temperature limit of austenite-ferrite grade stainless steel
Temperature tolerances for heat treating metals and alloys
Tests to obtain the mechanical properties of adhesives
The Advent of the Hydrogen Car
The beam spread of an ultrasonic probe in the far zone
The benefits of using silver-loaded glass for die attachment
The best lead-free surface finish for printed circuit boards
The correct electron beam (EB) welding chamber pump vacuum
The differences between welder and weld procedure approval
The different mechanisms by which a laser can mark a surface
The different types of manganese sulphide (MnS) inclusions
The effect of electrode extension in Submerged Arc welding
The effect of electrode polarity in Submerged Arc welding
The health and safety implications of self-piercing riveting
The important design considerations for flash (butt) welding
The limitations of Continuous Wave CO2 and Nd:YAG lasers
The maximum joint gap for brazing nickel filler metals
The polymer precursor route for carbon-carbon composites
The principles of radiography in Non-Destructive Examination
The quality of welds formed by RF welding of thermoplastics
The risks of using a heart pacemaker and welding
The significance of arc energy variance for pipe welding
The through transmission method of ultrasonic inspection
Thermoplastic materials and hot gas or extrusion welding
Types of loading liable to lead to fatigue cracking
Typical applications for infrared welding of thermoplastics
Typical repair rates for welded products
Typical values of surface energy for materials and adhesives
UK Pressure Equipment Regulations for conformity assessments
Ultrasonic examination in Non-Destructive Examination
Ultrasonic examination in Non-Destructive Examination (NDE)
Ultrasonic Immersion Testing
Ultrasonic welding horns for welding thermoplastic materials
Ultrasonic welding of semicrystalline thermoplastics
Understanding and welding non-ferrous metals
What is Green Energy? (Definition, Types and Examples)
US standard Charpy V-notch impact specimen test temperatures
Use of a permanent magnet for magnetic particle inspections
Uses and workings of Electrically Conductive Adhesives
Using Design of Experiments (DoE) in a manufacturing context
Using electrodes from different manufacturers
Using GRP pipe for utilities instead of plastic pipe
Using the direction of welding to control distortion
Usual method of metallising ceramic components for brazing
Utilising prods for magnetic particle inspection
Variables for experimental adhesive bonding design analysis
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
Water permeation to predict the lifetime of adhesive bonds
Weld inspection with ultrasonic time-of-flight diffraction
Weld quality standards for a structure with no standard
Weld torch temperature for hot gas welding of thermoplastics
Welding duplex / superduplex stainless steel to carbon steel
Welding En 5 under high restraint
Welding En16 a 0.4%C, 0.25% Mo steel, under high restraint
Welding En17 a 0.38% C, 0.5% Mo steel, under high restraint
Welding En8 a 0.4% carbon steel, under high restraint
Welding fume compliance with COSHH regulations
Welding on to a pipe or vessel containing inflammable fluids
Welding processes for nuclear waste encapsulation/disposal
Welding rods for hot gas welding plastics
Welding to restore tools and dies without cracking
What are Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL)?
What are Nanoparticles? Definition, Size, Uses and Properties
What are Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs)?
What are the Functions, Designs and Materials of Friction Stir Welding Tools
What are the latest developments in robotics and automation?
What Does Remanufactured Mean?
What is 3D Printing
How Long Does 3D Printing Take?
What are the Pros and Cons of 3D Printing?
What is 5G?
What is a Composite Material? – Definition and Guide to Composites
What is a disk laser?
What is a fibre laser?
What is a High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) Coating?
What is a Modular Building? (A Guide to Modular Construction)
What is a Nanomaterial? - Definition, Examples and Uses
What is a Pop Rivet and How Do They Work?
What is a Rivet and How Do They Work?
What is a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) and How Does it Work?
What is a thermal barrier coating (TBC)?
What Is Acoustic Emission Testing? A Definitive Guide
What is Additive Manufacturing?
What is Adhesive Bonding?
What is an Autonomous Vehicle?
What is an EV (Electric Vehicle)?
What is an Off Highway Vehicle? (A Complete Guide)
What is Arc Welding?
What is Arc Welding?
What is arc-eye?
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI) and How Does it Work?
What is Asset Integrity Management? - Definition and Guide
What is Brazing?
What is Clean Energy? How Does it Work? Why is it so Important?
What is controlled deposition repair?
What is Corrosion?
What is Decarbonisation?
What is Deming's 'Shewhart' cycle?
What is Destructive Testing?
What is Digital Manufacturing?
What is Digital Radiography and How Does it Work?
What is Digital Twin Technology?
What is EHLA?
What is Failure Analysis?
What is Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)?
What is Finite Element Analysis?
What is Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)?
What is Friction Welding?
What is Fusion Welding?
What is Galling?
What is Gas Metal Arc Welding? (MIG Welding / MAG Welding)
What is Grit Blasting?
What is Hard Chrome Plating?
What is high temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA)/hot hydrogen attack?
What is Hot Tapping?
What is Hydrogen Embrittlement?
What is Laser Cladding?
What is Laser Cutting?
What is Nano Coating? - Definition and Applications
What is Near Net Shape?
What is Net Zero?
What is Non-destructive Testing?
What is Plasma Cutting?
What is Plasma Welding?
What is Plastic Extrusion?
What is Powder Bed Fusion? Process Definition and Advantages
What is Powder Cutting?
What is Predictive Maintenance?
What is Rapid Prototyping?
What is Renewable Energy? - Definition, Types, Benefits and Challenges
What is Residual Stress?
What is Seam Welding?
What is Shot Peening and How Does it Work?
What is Soldering?
What is Spot Welding?
What is Structural Integrity and What Does it Mean?
What is Tensile Testing?
What is the Difference among Welding, Brazing and Soldering?
What is the Difference between AC and DC Welding?
What is the difference between debonding and delamination?
What is the Eco Design of Energy using Products (EuP) Directive?
What is the End of Life Vehicle (ELV) Directive?
What is the Engineering Design Process?
What is the Hard Systems Approach to problem solving?
What is the Heat Affected Zone?
What is TOPS 8D?
What is Vibration Analysis and What is it Used For?
What is Welding?
What is Wire Bonding?
What is X-Ray Diffraction and How Does it Work?
When a stainless steel WPQ fails ASTM G48 testing
When to use metal coatings instead of polymers and paints
Why nitrogen content must be half that of aluminium in steel
Job Knowledge
A Comparison of BS EN 287 Part 1.2011 with BS EN ISO 9606: Part 1 - Job Knowledge 130
A Comparison of ISO 15614 Part 1 and ASME IX - Job Knowledge 118
A General Review of Geometric Shape Imperfections - Types and Causes - Part 1 - Job Knowledge 67
A General Review of the Causes and Acceptance of Shape Imperfections - Part 2 - Job Knowledge 68
A Review of the Application of Weld Symbols on Drawings - Job Knowledge 64
Air Carbon Arc Gouging - Job Knowledge 12
Base Metal Grouping System - Job Knowledge 140
Bend Testing - Job Knowledge 73
Braze Welding - Job Knowledge 134
Butt Fusion Welding of Plastics - Job Knowledge 58
Calculating Weld Volume and Weight - Job Knowledge 95
Ceramics - Materials, Joining and Applications - Job Knowledge 54
Compact Tension and J Integral Tests - Job Knowledge 77
Comparison of the use of Rutile and Cellulosic Electrodes - Job Knowledge 142
Complying with NACE Hardness Requirements - Job Knowledge 119
Copper Nickel Alloys 113
Creep and Creep Testing 081
CTOD Testing 076
Cutting Processes Application of Oxyfuel Cutting 050
Cutting Processes Laser Cutting 052
Cutting Processes Plasma Arc Cutting Process and Equipment Considerations 051
Defects / Hydrogen Cracks in Steels - Identification - Job Knowledge 45
Defects / Imperfections in Welds - Porosity - Job Knowledge 42
Defects / Imperfections in Welds - Reheat Cracking - Job Knowledge 48
Defects / Imperfections in Welds - Slag Inclusions - Job Knowledge 43
Defects Hydrogen Cracks in Steels Prevention and Best Practice 046
Defects Lamellar Tearing 047
Defects Solidification Cracking 044
Design - Job Knowledge 94
Design - Part 1 - Job Knowledge 90
Design - Part 3 - Job Knowledge 92
Design - Part 4 - Job Knowledge 93
Design Part 2 - Job Knowledge 91
Distortion - Corrective Techniques - Job Knowledge 37
Distortion - Prevention by Design - Job Knowledge 34
Distortion - Types and Causes - Job Knowledge 33
Distortion Control - Prevention by Fabrication Techniques - Job Knowledge 36
Duplex Stainless Steel - Part 1 - Job Knowledge 105
Duplex Stainless Steel - Part 2 - Job Knowledge 106
Eddy Current Testing - Job Knowledge 123
Equipment for Manual Metal Arc (MMA or SMA) Welding - Job Knowledge 14
Equipment for MIG Welding - Job Knowledge 15
Equipment for Oxyacetylene Welding - Job Knowledge 13
Equipment for Plasma Welding - Job Knowledge 18
Equipment for Submerged Arc Welding - Job Knowledge 16
Equipment for Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG, GTA) Welding - Job Knowledge 17
EuP Directive and Welding Equipment Energy Consumption - Job Knowledge 136
Extrusion Welding of Thermoplastics - Job Knowledge 57
Fabrication Requirements of BS EN 1090 Part 2 - Job Knowledge 131
Fatigue Testing - Job Knowledge 78
Fatigue Testing - Part 2 - Job Knowledge 79
Fatigue Testing - Part 3 - Job Knowledge 80
Fillet Welded Joints - A Review of the Practicalities - Job Knowledge 66
Friction Stir Welding - Job Knowledge 147
Friction Welding of Plastics - Job Knowledge 59
Full-Scale Fatigue Testing using the Resonance Method - Job Knowledge 141
Hardness Testing Part 1 - Job Knowledge 74
Hardness Testing Part 2 - Job Knowledge 75
Health, Safety and Accident Prevention - Arc Welding - Job Knowledge 29
Health, Safety and Accident Prevention - Control of Welding Fume - Job Knowledge 32
Health, Safety and Accident Prevention - General - Job Knowledge 26
Health, Safety and Accident Prevention - Health Risks from Fume and Gases During Welding - Job Knowledge 31
Health, Safety and Accident Prevention - Oxyacetylene Welding, Cutting and Heating - Job Knowledge 27
Health, Safety and Accident Prevention - Welding Fume Assessment - Job Knowledge 30
Health, Safety and Accident Prevention: Electrical Hazards - Power Source and Installation - Job Knowledge 28
Heat Treatment of Welded Joints - Part 1 - Job Knowledge 114
Heat Treatment of Welded Joints - Part 2 - Job Knowledge 115
Heat Treatment of Welded Joints - Part 3 - Job Knowledge 116
Heat Treatment of Welded Joints - Part 4 - Job Knowledge 117
High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA) - Job Knowledge 143
Hot gas welding of plastics: Part 1 - the basics - Job Knowledge 56
Hot Gas Welding of Plastics: Part 2 - Welding Techniques - Job Knowledge 56b
Hot Plate Welding of Plastics Moulded Components - Job Knowledge 60
Laser Cutting: Process Variants - Job Knowledge 53
Linear Friction Welding - Job Knowledge 146
Manual Metal Arc Gouging - Job Knowledge 10
Measurement of Arc Welding Parameters - Job Knowledge 139
Mechanical Testing - Notched Bar or Impact Testing - Job Knowledge 71
Mechanical Testing - Tensile Testing Part 1 - Job Knowledge 69
Mechanical Testing - Tensile Testing Part 2 - Job Knowledge 70
MIG Welding - Job Knowledge 4
MIG/MAG – Developments in Low Heat Input Transfer Modes - Job Knowledge 133
NACE TM0177 – Sour Test Methods
NDE - Liquid Penetrant and Magnetic Particle Inspection
Notched Bar or Impact Testing Part II - Job Knowledge 72
Optimisation of Repair Schemes for Service Aged Components - Job Knowledge 145
Oxyfuel Cutting - Process and Fuel Gases - Job Knowledge 49
Oxy-Fuel Gouging - Job Knowledge 9
Oxy-Fuel Welding - Job Knowledge 3
Plasma Arc Gouging - Job Knowledge 11
Plasma Arc Welding - Job Knowledge 7
Power Source Characteristics - Job Knowledge 121
Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steels - Job Knowledge 102
Pre-Setting, Pre-Bending or Restraint Distortion Prevention
Radiography - Job Knowledge 124
Radiography Part 2 - Job Knowledge 125
Radiography Part 3 - Job Knowledge 126
Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding
Robotic Arc Welding - Job Knowledge 135
Rotary Friction Welding - Job Knowledge 148
Standards - Application Standards, Codes of Practice and Quality Levels - Job Knowledge 38
Structural Steel, CE Marking and ISO 3834 - Connect - September/October 2012 - Job Knowledge 120
Submerged Arc Welding Consumables - Part 1 - Job Knowledge 87
Submerged Arc Welding Consumables - Part 2 - Job Knowledge 88
Submerged Arc Welding Consumables - Part 3 - Job Knowledge 89
Submerged Arc Welding Process - Job Knowledge 5
The Manual Metal Arc Process (MMA Welding) - Job Knowledge 2
Thermal Gouging - Job Knowledge 8
Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG or GTA) Welding - Job Knowledge 6
Ultrasonic Examination Part 1 - Job Knowledge 127
Ultrasonic Examination: Part 2 - Job Knowledge 128
Ultrasonic Welding - Component Design and Weld Parameters
Ultrasonic Welding - Process and Equipment
Ultrasonics Examination: Part 3 - Job Knowledge 129
Avoiding Porosity When Welding Aluminium
Vision System for Monitoring and Control of Arc Welding - Job Knowledge 138
War at Sea: The Battle Against Corrosion and Fatigue - Job Knowledge 144
Weld Defects - Lack of Sidewall and Inter-Run Fusion
Weld Defects / Imperfections - Incomplete Root Fusion or Penetration - Job Knowledge 40
Weldability of Materials - Aluminium Alloys - Job Knowledge 21
Weldability of Materials - Carbon Manganese and Low Alloy Steels - Job Knowledge 19
Weldability of Materials - Cast Irons - Job Knowledge 25
Weldability of materials - copper and copper alloys - Job Knowledge 23
Weldability of Materials - Nickel and Nickel Alloys - Job Knowledge 22
Weldability of Materials - Stainless Steel - Job Knowledge 20
Weldability of Materials - Titanium and Titanium Alloys - Job Knowledge 24
Welding and Joining Process Classification - Job Knowledge 1
Welding Consumables - Part 1 - Job Knowledge 82
Welding Consumables - Part 2 - Job Knowledge 83
Welding Consumables - Part 3 - Job Knowledge 84
Welding Consumables - Part 4 - Job Knowledge 85
Welding Consumables - Part 5 - Job Knowledge 86
Welding Costs - Continued - Job Knowledge 97
Welding Costs - Job Knowledge 96
Welding of Austenitic Stainless Steel - Job Knowledge 103
Welding of Austenitic Stainless Steel - Part 2 - Job Knowledge 104
Welding of Copper Alloys - Brasses and Bronzes - Job Knowledge 112
Welding of Copper and its Alloys - Part 1 - Job Knowledge 111
Welding of Ferritic Creep-Resistant Steels - Job Knowledge 99
Welding of Ferritic Cryogenic Steels - Job Knowledge 100
Welding of Ferritic/Martensitic Stainless Steels - Job Knowledge 101
Welding of HSLA Steels - Job Knowledge 98
Welding of Nickel Alloys - Part 1 - Job Knowledge 107
Welding of Nickel Alloys - Part 2 - Job Knowledge 108
Welding of Titanium and its Alloys - Part 1 - Job Knowledge 109
Welding of Titanium and its Alloys - Part 2 - Job Knowledge 110
Welding Procedure - Job Knowledge 39
Welding Techniques for Thermoplastics - Job Knowledge 55
Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing - Job Knowledge 137
Workers' Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields from Welding Processes - Job Knowledge 132
Published Papers
8in x 52 Linepipe Corrosion Damage Assessment and Burst Test
A Competitive Advantage Through Innovation
A Modelling Approach to Cope with Failed Array Elements
A Novel Coaxially Laser-Assisted (COLA) Cold Spray System
A Permanent Structural Health Monitoring Installation Tool
A Review of Adhesive Bonding Techniques for Joining Medical Materials
A Review of Ball Grid Arrays for Electronic Assembly
A Review of Joining Processes for Packaging with Plastics
A Review of Plastic Welding Processes
A Review of the Concept of Mildly Sour Environments
Achieving Low-Porosity Laser Welds in Aerospace Aluminium Alloy
Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Cracks in Dissimilar Joints
Activating Flux - Improving TIG Process Performance
Adaptive Control Hybrid Welding with a High Brightness Laser
Adaptively Controlled High Brightness Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding
Adhesive Joining of Metallic Materials
Adhesive Shear Properties – a Simplified Test Specimen
Adhesively Bonded Joint Analysis Using Video Imaging
ADIMEW Test: Assessment of a Cracked Dissimilar Metal Weld Assembly
Advanced Hybrid Joining Technology
Advanced Joining Processes for Repair in Nuclear Power Plants
Advanced Joining Techniques for the 21st Century
Advanced Thermal Spray for Marine Corrosion Protection
Advanced Welding Processes for Fusion Reactor Fabrication
Advances in Rail Inspection Technology
Advances in Welded Creep Resistant 9-12%Cr Steels
Aero Engine Improvements Through Linear Friction Welding
An Algorithm for Material Processing Electron Gun Design
An Introduction to Surfi-Sculpt Technology
Application of Friction Stir Welding in the Shipbuilding Industry
Arc Constriction by Active Fluxes for TIG (A-TIG) Welding
Array Ultrasonic Inspection of Welds in Lined Pipes
Assessing Industry Trends in Risk-Based Asset Management Practices
Assessment of Corroded Nozzles in Pressure Vessels
Assessment of Flaw Significance in a Pipeline Weld
Assessment of Flaws in Pipe Girth Welds
Asset Management Optimisation for Operational Excellence
Autogenous Nd:YAG Laser Welding 6mm Thick Dissimilar Steels
Automated Optical Imaging for NDT of Printed Circuit Boards
Autonomous Manufacture of Large Steel Fabrications: 'NOMAD'
Avoiding PWHT - Can It Be Justified? (May 2005)
Avoiding Stress Cracking of Ferritic Austenitic Steels
B S-N Curve Verification for Steel Forging Fatigue Design
Bonding Plastics? Stuck for a Solution?
Bright Fibre Delivered Laser Beams for Size Reduction
Bringing Aerospace Welding Specifications up to Standard
British Standard Single Edge Notch Tension Testing (BS8571)
BS 7910: History and Future Developments
Can Piezoelectric Transducers Monitor Storage Tank Corrosion
Canister Sealing for High Level Waste Encapsulation
Characterisation of High Power Electron Beams
Characteristics and Corrosion of HVOF Sprayed Coatings
CO2 Laser-MAG Hybrid Welding for DH36 Shipbuilding Steel
Coatings for 22%Cr Duplex Steel in Marine Environments
COMELD - An Innovation in Composite to Metal Joining
Comeld - Damage Control for Composite to Metal Joints
Comparing Approaches to Design Fatigue Assessment
Comparing ASME, BS and CEN Fatigue Design Rules
Comparison Between ASME and RCC-M Requirements for Welding and NDT
Comparison of API 1104 Appendix A and BS 7910 Procedures
Comparison of High-Brightness Lasers and In-Vacuum EB
Comparison of J Equations for SENT Specimens
Composition, Microstructure and Toughness of High Heat Steel
Computerising your Welding Information
Construction Welding Processes for Infrastructure Projects
Corrosion Behaviour of HVOF Sprayed Ni-Cr-Si-B Coatings
Corrosion Behaviour of HVOF-Sprayed Fe3Al Coating
Corrosion Behaviour of Thermal Sprayed Aluminium Coatings
Corrosion Fatigue Behaviour of Welded Risers and Pipelines
Corrosion Fatigue of C-mn Steel HAZs in Sour Produced Fluids
Corrosion Fatigue of Sweet Production Steel Catenary Risers
Corrosion Fatigue of Welded C-Mn Steel Risers
Corrosion Fatigue of Welded Stainless Steels
Corrosion of HVOF Sprayed Steel and Nickel Alloy Coatings
Corrosion of Welded Components in Marine Environments
Corrosion Performance of Coated AZ91D Magnesium Alloy
Corrosion Resistant Coatings using a HVOF Spraying System
Corrosion Testing of Weldable 13%Cr Supermartensitic Steel
CRA Weld Overlay - Dilution and Corrosion Resistance
Crack Arrest Event in NESC-1 Spinning Cylinder Experiment
Crack Front Straightness Qualification in Sent Specimens
Creating a Stir in the Rail Industry
Creep Crack Growth Behaviour of P91 Weldments
Creep Crack Growth Prediction of Long Term P91 Steel
Creep Crack Growth Properties of P91 Parent and Welded Steel
CTOD and Pipelines – The Past, Present and Future
Cutting Stainless Steel with Disc and CO2 Lasers
Deepwater Corrosion Fatigue Performance of Welded Risers
Demonstration of In-Situ Weld Repair to a FPSO Hull
Design and Manufacturing for Resistance Spot Welding
Developing the use of Adhesives in Industrial Applications
Development of a Fatigue Sensor for Welded Steel Structures
Development of a Low Cost Friction Stir Welding Monitoring System
Development of Corrosion Resistant Coatings by HVOF Spraying
Development of HVOF Sprayed Aluminium Alloy Engine Bearings
Development of Lightweight Self-Piercing Riveting Equipment
Development of the Trivex(TM) Friction Stir Welding Tool
Developments in A-TIG welding
Developments in Electron Beam and Friction Technologies
Developments in Fusion Welding of Stainless Steels
Developments in Micro Applications of Friction Stir Welding
Digital Image Correlation and Residual Stress Measurement
Digital Radiography - Is It For You?
Digital Radiography for the Inspection of Small Defects
Dissimilar Joint Resistance to Hydrogen-Assisted Cracking
Dissimilar Metals for Sub-Sea use under Cathodic Protection
Dual-Rotation Stir Welding - Preliminary Trials
EB Welding of Crack Sensitive Nickel Super Alloy MAR-M-002
EB Welding of Large Components Without a Vacuum Chamber
ECAs: Lifting the Lid of the Black Box
Eddy Current / Thermography for Robotic Aircraft Inspection
Education of Railway Track Welders in Aluminothermic Welding
Effect of Cold-Work on Sulphide Stress Cracking Resistance
Effect of Hydrogen and Strain Rate on Superduplex Steel
Effective Design of Electron Beam Processing Systems by Trending
Effective Joining Technology for Aluminium in the 21st Century
Effects of Geometry and Tensile Properties on J and CTOD
Emerging Technologies for Ceramic Joining
Energy Absorbing Joints Between Plastics and Metals
Engineering Critical Analyses to BS 7910
Enhancements to Power Beam Welding for Land Transport
Ensuring the Strain Capacity for Threaded-End SENT Specimens
Environment Assisted Cracking Assessment Methods
Environmental Lining Systems - Raising the Standards
European Standards for the Prevention of Brittle Fracture
European-Sponsored NDT Research at TWI Ltd
Evaluating Necessary Delay Before Hydrogen Crack Inspection
Evaluating Phased Array and Time of Flight Diffraction
Evaluating Root Defects in FSW by Through-Hole Impact Tests
Evaluating Techniques for Inspection of Clad Pipelines
Evaluating Weld Metal Strength Mismatch in X100 Girth Welds
Evaluation of CrackFirst Fatigue Sensors (June 2007)
Evaluation of Residual Stresses in Steel-to-Nickel Dissimilar Joints
Evaluations of Black Coating on Aluminium AA2219 Alloy
Extending a Pressure Vessel Internal Examination Interval
External Hardness Limits C-Mn Steel Pipeline Welds
Extreme Value Analysis and Corrosion Mapping Data
Fabricating LNG Carriers
Factors Affecting Repair of Hydrogen Charged Vessels
Fatigue Assessment for Welded Aluminium Structures
Fatigue Damage of Joint Welds under Variable Amplitude Load
Fatigue Design Recommendations for Fillet Weld Joints
Fatigue Design Rules for Welded Structures
Fatigue Life Prediction for Toe Ground Welded Joints
Fatigue Life Prediction in Welded Structures
Fatigue of Deepwater Riser Welds: Crack Growth vs Endurance
Fatigue of Friction Welds Manufactured in Air or Underwater
Fatigue of Girth Weld Pipes under Variable Amplitude Loading
Fatigue of Offshore Components with Through-Thickness Cracks
Fatigue Performance of Riser Girth Welds for Deep-Water Applications
Ferric Chloride Weld Procedure Testing of Steel Weldments
Finite Element Modelling and Guided Wave Testing Systems
Finite Element Residual Stress Prediction after PWHT
Fitness-for-Service Assessment Procedures: API 579/BS 7910
Flaw Acceptance Criteria for Pipe Girth Welds using BS 7910
Flaw Tolerance under Axial Straining and Internal Pressure
Focussing Ultrasonic Guided Waves for In-Situ NDT of Pipes
Foresight - Future Trends in Materials Joining
Four Decades of Electron Beam Development at TWI
FPSO Structural Integrity: A TWI Collection of Case Studies
Fracture Assessment of Through-Wall and Surface Cracked Pipe
Fracture Mechanics Assessment of Hydrogen Effects on Steel
Fracture Mechanics Assessment of Pipeline Girth Weld Flaws
Fracture Parameters in a Welding Residual Stress Field
Fracture Toughness Estimation for Pipeline Girth Welds
Friction and Forge Welding for the Automotive Industry
Friction Based Technologies for Joining and Processing
Friction Based Welding Technology for Aluminium
Friction Joining for Stainless Steel and Aluminium Uses
Friction Stir Technology - Process Variants and Applications
Friction Stir Weld Integrity and the Rolling Stock Industry
Friction Stir Welders Provide Prefab Components and Panels
Friction Stir Welding - Process Variants - An Update
Friction Stir Welding - Tool Developments
Friction Stir Welding - Welding Aluminium Without Melting It
Friction Stir Welding and Related Process Characteristics
Friction Stir Welding Conquers Austenitic Stainless Steels
Friction Stir Welding Developments
Friction Stir Welding for Aluminium Rolling Stock
Friction Stir Welding for Manufacture of Aluminium Ferries
Friction Stir Welding for Railway Rolling Stock
Friction Stir Welding for the Fabrication of Aluminium Rolling Stock
Friction Stir Welding in Series Production
Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium Alloys
Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium and Steel for Marine Use
Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium Ships
Friction Stir Welding of Magnesium Alloys
Friction Stir Welding of Steel - A Feasibility Study
Friction Stir Welding of Thick Section Aluminium Alloys
Friction Stir Welding of Titanium Alloys - A Progress Update
Friction Stir Welding to Produce Aluminium Components/Panels
Friction Stir Welding: Automotive Processes and Developments
Friction Stir Welding: Invention, Innovation and Application
Friction Stir Welding: Processes and Recent Developments
Friction Stir Welding: Tool and Technology Developments
Friction Welding of Aero Engine Components
Friction Welding of Near Net Shape Preforms in Ti-6Al-4V
FSW [Friction Stir Welding] Process Variants and Mechanical Properties
FSW Joint Phased Array Inspection and Fatigue Performance
FSW: Invention, Innovations and Industrialisation
Full-Scale Testing for Validation of Fracture Assessments
Fusion Zone Microstructure and Subsea Joint Embrittlement
Gap bridging of CO2 laser and hybrid CO2 laser MAG welding
Gas Environments and CO2 / Nd:YAG Laser Welding Efficiencies
Geometry, Loading and Strength Mismatch Weld Constraint Loss
German
Forschungsaktivitaten in der Verfahrens- und Werkzeugentwicklung
Industrieller Einsatz des Reibruhrschweissverfahrens im Verkehrswesen
LinFric - Entwicklung einer Hydraulischen Linearreibschweissmaschine
Reibruehrschweissen: Erfindung, Innovationen und Industrialisierung
Reibruehrschweissen in der Serienproduktion
Girth Weld Fatigue in Full-Scale Pipes and Strip Specimens
Girth Weld Flaw Assessment for Plastic Strained Pipelines
Girth welds in land pipelines: Hybrid laser-arc welding
Glob Top Materials to Chip on Board Components
Guided Ultrasonic Wave Detection of Offshore Riser Corrosion
Guided Ultrasonic Wave Inspection of Engineering Assets
Guided Wave Condition Monitoring of Large Storage Tanks
Guided Waves Models in Complex Structures Pt 2: Wire Bundles
Guidelines for HISC Avoidance in Duplex Materials
HAZ Microstructures in Supermartensitic Stainless Steels
Heat Insulation and Fire Resistance with Composite Materials
High Temperature Corrosion Testing of HVOF Coatings
High Temperature Material Selection for Powder Processing
High-Power Yb-Fibre Laser for Steel and Aluminium Welds
High-Power Yb-Fibre Laser Welding of Steel and Aluminium
Hot-Spot Stress S-N Curves for FPSO Fatigue Assessment
HVOF Sprayed WC-Co-Cr Coating to Replace Hard Chrome Plating
Hybrid Joining - The Best of Both Worlds
Hybrid Laser/GMA Welding of New Land Pipelines
Hybrid Laser-MAG Welding Procedures and Properties
Hybrid Nd:YAG Laser/Gas Metal Arc Welding for Land Pipelines
Hybrid Nd:YAG Laser-AC MIG Welding of thin Aluminium Alloy
Hybrid Nd:YAG Laser-MAG Welding with Adaptive Control
Hydrogen Cracking - Its Causes, Costs and Future Occurrence
Hydrogen Cracking of Ferritic-Austenitic Stainless Steel
Hydrogen Embrittlement Cracking of Superduplex Steel
Hydrogen Embrittlement of 8630M/625 Subsea Dissimilar Joints
Hydrogen Induced Cracking of Subsea Duplex Stainless Steel
Hydroprocessing Reactor Integrity: The Basics
Image Processing for Early Diagnosis of Human Skin Damage
Immersion Transmit-Receive Longitudinal Phased Array Probe
Implantable Microsystems Medical Devices MPMD 2004
Improvement of Ultrasonic Cross-Sectional Imagery
Improving the Inspection of Austenitic Welds
Improving the Weldability of Trip Steel
In the Beginning ... [The History of Laser Cutting]
Inclusions, Fracture Toughness and HAZ of Girth Welded Pipe
Increasing the Tolerance to Fit-Up Gap
Industrial Lasers and Applications in Automotive Welding
Industrialisation of Friction Stir Welding for Aerospace Structures
Industry Survey of Risk-Based Life Management Practices
Information Technologies and Joining and Construction
Infrared Dyes for Transmission Laser Welding of Plastics
Infrared Thermography for NDT Characterisation / Assessment
In-Line Quality Control for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies
In-Line Reciprocating Friction Stir Welding of Plastics
In-Line Reciprocating Friction Stir Welding of Plastics / Ruhrreibschweissen von Plastik mit einer Vibrierenden Vorwarts- und Rückwärtsbewegung des Werkzeugs
Innovation and the Medical Devices Faraday Partnership
Innovation in Materials Joining Technologies
Innovative Joining Processes in the Automotive Industry
Innovative Welding Methods to Prefabricate Aluminium Panels
Inspection Engineers Require New FFS Competencies
Inspection for Root Flaws in Riser Girth Welds
Integrity of FPSO Hull Structures
Integrity of Reduced Pressure EB Welds for Deep Water Pipes
Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking of Welded Steel
Intermetallic Content and Steel Pitting Resistance
Intermetallic Phases and Cracking Resistance in Sour Media
Intermetallic Phases and Steel Corrosion Resistance
Investigation of Weld Repair Without Post-Weld Heat Treatment for P91
IR Welding System using Statistically Designed Experiments
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Processi di Saldatura ad Energia Concentrata e FSW
J-Fracture Toughness of Polymers at Slow Speed
Joining for Manufacturing of Lightweight Vehicle Structures
Joining for Titanium Risers and Flowlines
Joining Polyethersulphone to Aluminium by Ultrasonic Welding
Joining Processes for Powder Metallurgy Parts
K-Solutions for Cylinder and Sphere Through-Thickness Flaws
Laser / Hybrid Laser MAG Welding of Thick Section C-Mn Steel
Laser and Hybrid Laser-MAG Welding of Steel Structures
Laser and Hybrid Laser-MIG Welding of Aluminium Alloy
Laser and Laser/Arc Hybrid Welding Cooling Curve Recording
Laser and Laser/Arc Hybrid Welding for Land Pipeline use
Laser and Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding in European Shipbuilding
Laser beam induced surface modification using Surfi-Sculpt
Laser Diode Based Vision System for Viewing Arc Welding
Laser Direct Metal Deposition for Nickel Superalloy Repair
Laser Removal of Contaminated Concrete in the Nuclear Sector
Laser Sealing of Plastics for Medical Devices
Laser Welding Aluminium Alloys using Different Laser Sources
Laser Welding Automotive Steel and Aluminium
Laser Welding for Plastic Components
Laser Welding of Low-Porosity Aerospace Aluminium Alloy
Laser Welding of Plastics - Process Selection Software
Laser Welding of Thermoplastic Materials
Laser Welding of Ultra-High Strength Steels for Automotive
Laser/MAG Hybrid Welding for Land Pipeline Construction
Laser-Vapour Interaction in High-Power cw CO2 Laser Welding
Laser-Vapour Interaction in High-Power cw Nd:YAG Laser Welds
Limit Load and Reference Stress for Pipe Girth Weld Flaws
Limit Load for Embedded Flaws in Pipeline Girth Welds Part I
Limit Load for Embedded Flaws in Pipeline Girth Welds Pt II
Linear Friction Welding of Ti 6Al 4V for Aerostructure Applications
Liquation Cracks in Thick Section Welds in Al-Mg-Si Plate
Loading Rates and Tensile Properties / Fracture Toughness
Local Stress Fatigue Strength Estimates in Girth Weld Pipes
Long and Short-Term Tests for PE Pipe Electrofusion Joints
Long Range Ultrasonic Testing for Large Storage Tanks
Long Term Guided Wave Monitoring of Offshore Installations
Long-Range Ultrasonic Testing (LRUT) of Pipelines and Piping
Low Power Laser Generation of Autogeneous Surface Features
Low Power Laser Surfi-Sculpt
Low-Porosity Laser Welding of 12.7mm Thickness Aerospace Aluminium
Magnesium Joining: Process Advances and Future Requirements
Maintenance Optimisation of Railway Structures/Equipment
Management Processes for Innovation in Joining Technology
Manufacturing of Welded Joints with Realistic Defects
Manufacturing with Lasers Developments and Opportunities
Material Selection for Supercritical CO2 Transport
Material Selection Requirements for Civil Structures
Materials Processing with a 10kW Nd:YAG Laser Facility
Maximum HAZ Hardness in C-Mn and Low Alloy Steel Arc Welds
Measuring a Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Using Phased Array
Mechanical Loading and Residual Stress / Fracture: Pt I
Mechanical Loading and Residual Stress / Fracture: Pt II
Mechanical Properties of Titanium Alloy Friction Welds
Mechanical Testing of Flaws in Polyethylene Pipe Butt Welds
Mechanical Testing of Plastics Welds
Mechanical Testing to Ensure Materials Safety in Hydrogen
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Assessing the Integrity of Subsea Dissimilar Joints
Metal Transfer Modes and Weld Fume Emission in MIG/MAG Welds
Microstructural Evolution of Gas-Atomized Al Alloy Powder
Microstructure and Properties of Laser Welds in C-Mn Steels
Mitigation for In-Service Damage of FPSO Hull Structures
Modal Testing Storage Tanks with Piezoelectric Transducers
Modelling and Measurements for a Full Scale Pipe Bend Test
Modelling and Validation of Ceramic/Metal Joining Technique
Modelling Guided Waves in Complex Structures - Part 1: Rail
Modelling Long Range Ultrasonic Waves in Complex Structures
Modelling of Adhesively Bonded Joints
Modelling of Crashworthy Welded Joints of Aluminium Railway Carbodies
Modelling of Guided Ultrasonic Waves in Aircraft Wiring
Modelling of Time Reversal Focussing in Straight Pipes
Modelling the Radiography of Thick-Section Welds
Monitoring of Laser and Hybrid Laser-Arc Fillet Welds
Moving Contact Arc Welding
Moving Weld Management from the Desk to the Desktop
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Conceptual Ship Design
National/International Qualifications for Welding Personnel
Nd:YAG Directed Gas Jet Laser Welding of Titanium Alloys
Nd:YAG Laser Welding in High Pressure Gaseous Environments
Nd:YAG Laser Welding of a Stiffened Panel Demonstration Component
Nd:Yag Laser-MAG Hybrid Welding of T Joints for Shipbuilding
NDT Data and Mechanical Performance Loss in Composites
NDT Examination Methods for Ships Undergoing Classification
Neutron Diffraction Measuring of Residual Stresses
New Advances in Plastics Joining for High Speed Production
New Approaches to Assuring the Integrity of Pipelines and Risers
NOMAD - Autonomous Manufacture of Large Steel Fabrications
Notch Sharpness and Fracture Toughness from SENT Specimens
Novel Control of Hydrogen Cracking in Thick Steel Welds
Novel Induction Heating to Join Carbon Fibre Composites
Novel Joining and Sealing of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Novel Joining Methods for Textiles and Smart Garments
Novel Joining Techniques for Repair in the Power Industry
Novel Techniques for Corner Joints Using Friction Stir Welding
Novel Technologies for Repair and Refurbishment
Nuclear Decommissioning with Yb-Fibre Laser Tube Cutting
Numerical Analysis of Contact Stresses and Fatigue Damage
Numerical Investigation of Friction Stir Welding
Offshore Coatings by High Velocity Wire Flame Spraying
Optimisation of Resources for Managing Competing Risks
Optimisation of SENT Test Specimen Design
Optimised Plasma Control Parameters for Nd:YAG Laser Welds
Overview of BS7910:2013
Overview of European Fitnet Fitness-for-Service Procedure
PAUT Inspection of Complex Shaped Composite Materials
PD 6493 Becomes BS 7910; Fracture and Fatigue Assessment
Performance Improvement via Asset Maintenance Optimisation
Performance of Weldments in Advanced 9%Cr Steel
Phased Array Scanning of Damage in Carbon Fibre Plastic
Phased Array Subsea Monitoring of Fatigue Crack Growth
Piezoelectric Transducer Condition Monitoring
Piezoelectric Transducer Monitoring of Structural Vibration
Pipeline Corrosion Control: In the Past and the Future
Pipelines, Lateral Buckling and Corrosion Fatigue Resistance
Plasma Sprayed Coatings for Photocatalytic Applications
Plasma/Plume Control for High Power Nd:YAG Laser Welds
Plastic Collapse in BS 7910:2005 and R6/Fitnet Procedures
Plastic Strain and Cleavage Fracture Predictions in Steel
Plastics Welding/Adhesive Bonding: Innovative Applications
Plume Attenuation under High Power Nd:YAG Laser Welding
Polymer Coated Material Joining for Dissimilar Materials
Polymer Laser Surface Modification to Enhance Adhesion Pt II
Polymeric Coating for Medical Device Ultrasound Visibility
Polymeric coating for ultrasound imaging of medical devices
Postweld Heat Treatment Code Exemption - Pt 1
Postweld Heat Treatment to Avoid Stress Corrosion Cracking
Powder Size and Deposition Efficiency, Height and Surface
Predicting Adhesive Joint Life-Times
Predicting Maximum HAZ Hardness in Multiple Pass Welds
Predicting Residual Stress in a PWHT Branch-Pipe Connection
Predicting Residual Stress Influence on Brittle Fracture
Prediction of Residual Stresses in a Multi-Pass Butt Weld
Preferential Weld Corrosion: Microstructure and Composition
Preparation/Sealing Polymer Microchannels for Laser Welding
Pressure Vessel Corrosion Damage Assessment
Priority Welding, Joining and Associated Research in Europe
Process Developments for Effective Medical Device Joining
Process Monitoring Methods in Laser Welding of Plastics
Production of Titanium Deposits by Cold Gas Dynamic Spray
Progress Towards The Revision Of BS 7910
Qualification of Phased Array Inspection of Fillet Welds
Quality Requirements for an FPSO Hull and Marine Piping
Radiography of Thin Section Welds: Part 1 Practical Approach
Radiography of Thin Section Welds: Part 3 Flaw Measurements
Radiography of Thin-Section Welds, Part 2: Modelling
Radiography of Thin-Section Welds: Part 4 Further Modelling
Rail Axle Inspection Reliability and Periodicity
RBI Extension of Pressure Vessel Examination Intervals
R-Curve Modelling with Constraint Effect?
Recent Developments in Laser Welding of Ferritic Pipe Steels
Recent Developments in Welding Inspection Certification
Recent Developments in Welding Technology
Recent Trends in the Implementation of EN 729 (ISO 3834)
Recent Welding-Related Pipeline Technology Advances at TWI
Reduced Pressure EB Welding in the Power Generation Industry
Reducing Dispersion in Long-Range Ultrasonic Tests
Re-Evaluation of Fatigue Curves for Flush Ground Girth Welds
Reliability Analysis of Defects using Partial Safety Factors
Reliability of Manually Applied Phased Array Inspection
Reliable Technical Failure Investigation
Remote Crack Repair Welding using High Power Nd:YAG Lasers
Residual Stress Effects in SINTAP Defect Assessments
Residual Stresses in Offshore Circumferential Welds
Resistance Seam and Laser Welding of Large Hybrid Metal Packages
Resistance Spot Welding of High Strength Steels
Resistance Welding - State of the Art
Review of Rail Axle Inspection Methods
Review of recent developments in resistance welding (Nov 02)
Review of Statistical Methods used in Quantifying NDT Reliability
Revised Guidance on Residual Stresses in BS7910
Risk Based Assessment and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms
Risk Based Optimisation of Inspection Planning in Ships
Risk-Based Inspection and Maintenance: Feedback/User Needs
Risk-Based Life Assessment of Corroding Pipelines
Robotic Path Planning for NDT of Complex Shaped Surfaces
Robotic Path Planning for Non-Destructive Testing through RoboNDT
Rotary Friction Welding of an Fe3Al Based ODS Alloy
Scanning and Testing of Nozzle Welds in the Nuclear Industry
Selection of Materials for High Pressure CO2 Transport
SENT Stable Tearing Crack Path Deviation and its Influence on J
Shielding Gas Selection for Controlled Dip Transfer Welding
Shielding Gases for Arc Welding and Cutting
Ship Lifecycle Software Solutions (SHIPLYS) Overview
Signal Processing for Quality Assurance in Friction Stir Welds
Silsesquioxanes - Tailored Multifunctional Oligomers
Single Edge Notched Tension (SENT) Testing at Low Temperatures
SINTAP Fracture Toughness Estimation for Welds and Materials
Solid State Joining of Metals by Linear Friction Welding
Solid State Welding of Titanium Pipe in Offshore Industries
Some Developments in the Joining of Light Alloys
Sound Field Modelling using SimulUS
Sour Service Limits of Dual-Certified 316/316L Steel
Spectroscopic Studies of Plume/Plasma in Gas Environments
Spot Size, Laser Quality and Welding Performance
Spraying Parameters and Properties of HVOF Alumina Coatings
Stainless Steel Cladding Disbonding after Hydrogen Service
Static and Fatigue Behaviour of Spot Welded Aluminium Alloy
Static Shoulder Friction Stir Welding of Ti-6Al-4V
Statistical Analysis of Fatigue Test Data
Statistical criterion for cleavage fracture in steel Pt I
Statistical criterion for cleavage fracture in steel Pt II
Steel Composition and the Laser Cut Edge Quality
Steel Strain Rate / Microstructure under Hydrogen Charging
Steeling the Competitive Edge: Is There a Place for Robots?
Steve J Maddox Editorial on Friction Stir Welded Joints
Strain and Sulfide Stress Cracking in Pipeline Girth Welds
Strain Based BS 7910 Failure Assessment for Pipelines
Stress Corrosion Cracking of Ferritic Steel Weld Metal: Pt 1
Stress Corrosion Cracking of Ferritic Steel Weld Metal: Pt 2
Stress Intensity Factor and Load Limit Solutions for Fitnet
Structural Integrity Methods, Where Next?
Structural Integrity with TOFD Ultrasonic Inspection
Structure/Property in Polyetheretherketone Vibration Welds
Study and Prediction of Girth Weld Fatigue Crack Growth
Subsea Dissimilar Joints: Failure Mechanisms and Mitigation
Sulphide Stress Cracking of Joints in Martensitic Steels
Supermartensitic Stainless Steel Pipe for Offshore Flowlines
Surfi-Sculpt: Revolutionary Electron Beam Surface Processing
Susceptibility to SOHIC for Linepipe/Pressure Vessel Steels
Sustained Load Cracking in Titanium Alloys
Sustained Load Cracking of Titanium Alloy Weldments
Taking Fabrication Management into the 21st Century
Tandem MIG Welding for Improved Productivity
Techniques for Welding Polymeric Devices using Laser Sources
Testing and Characterisation of Bonded Steel Adherend
Testing of Superduplex Stainless Steel for Sour Service
The Application of Ultrasound to Refine Weld Metal Structures
The A-TIG Mechanism and Productivity Benefits in TIG Welding
The Early Days of Laser Cutting
The Effect of Hydrogen Gas on Fatigue Performance of Steels
The Effect of Low H2S Concentrations on Welded Steels
The Effect of Sour Environments on Steel Fracture Toughness
The Feasibility of Friction Stir Welding Steel
The Fibre Laser : A Newcomer for Material Welding and Cutting
The Future of Fracture Assessment
The History of BS 7910 Flaw Interaction
The History of BS 7910 Flaw Interaction Criteria
The Importance of Welding Quality in Ship Construction
The Influence of Vanadium-Microalloying on the Weldability of Steels
The Laser Alternative... to Nuclear Decommissioning
The Medical Devices Faraday Partnership
The Phased Array Inspection of Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Plant
The Potential of High Power Lasers in Nuclear Decommissioning
The Reliability of Radiography of Thick Section Welds
The Resistance Spot Welding of High and Ultra-High Strength Steels
The Significance of Softened HAZs in High Strength Structural Steels
The Simultaneous Use of Two or More Friction Stir Welding Tools
The SINTAP Fracture Toughness Estimation Procedure
The Special Importance of Personnel Competence in Welding Fabrication
The Use of Bobbin Tools for Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium Alloys
The Use of Power Beams in Surface Modification
The Weldability of Vanadium-Microalloyed Steels
Theoretical Simulation based Probability of Detection Curves
Thermal Simulation Predictions of Fracture Toughness
Thermal Spray Coating Corrosion Mitigation at Biomass Plant
Thermal Sprayed Plain Bearings for Automotive Engines
Thermal Stress Measurement of Solder Joints in BGA Packages
Thermal Surface Crack Detection in Metals with High Lift-Off
Three-Dimensional Robotic High-Power Nd:YAG Laser Welding
Through-Transmission Laser Welding of Polymers
Toughness and Steel Creep Rupture Strength of Grade 92 Steel
Toughness Levels for Steels and the Need for PWHT - Part 2
Training and Certification in Long Range Ultrasonic Testing
Transducer Development for Long Range Ultrasonic Inspection
Transition Joints Between Dissimilar Materials
Transmission Laser Welding of Plastics
Trends in the Design and Fabrication of Rolling Stock
Trials using the Instrumented Indentation Technique (IIT)
Tube Cutting/Concrete Scabbling in Nuclear Decommissioning
TWI: Corrosion, Welds and Pipelines
TWI: Corrosion, Welds and Pipelines - An Update
Type IV Cracking of Weldments in Enhanced Ferritic Steels
Ultrasonic Inspection with Twin Industrial Robots
Ultrasonic Phased Array Inspection for FSW Evaluation
Ultrasonic Phased Array Inspection of FSW Lap Joints
Ultrasonic Phased Array Inspection of Polyethylene Pipes
Ultrasonic Testing for Food Pipeline Fouling Detection
Ultrasound Phased Array Evaluation of Friction Stir Welds
Validating the Integrity for Re-Use of a Land Pipeline
Validation of Arc Welding Equipment - Revision of BS7570
Validation of Charpy Impact Energy Transition Curve Shape
Validation of CIVA Software
Validation of Methods to Determine CTOD from SENT Specimens
Viewpoint - Value and Quality [Robotic Welding]
Virtual Fabrication Technology (VFT) and Shipbuilding
Weld Joint Cracking in Subsea Oil and Gas Systems Pt I
Weld Joint Cracking in Subsea Oil and Gas Systems Pt II
Weld Joint Stress Intensity and Residual Stress Profiles
Weld Modeling of Thin Structures with VFT Software
Weld Quality/Inspection Capability for High Integrity Uses
Weld Strength Mismatch and HAZ Fracture Toughness Assessment
Welded Aerospace Structures Pass the Test
Welding Aluminium by Laser
Welding and Inspection Procedures for In-Service Welding
Welding and Joining Techniques for Polymeric Medical Devices
Welding and Testing of Thermoplastics Tanks and Pipes
Welding Engineering Knowledge on the Internet
Welding Fume - Do You Know Your WEL?
Welding New Stainless Steels for the Oil and Gas Industry
Welding of Hydrogen Charged Steel for Modification or Repair
Welding of Ti-6Al-4V with Fibre Delivered Laser Beams
Welding of Titanium Alloy Risers (May 2000)
Welding Structural Steel Components with Nd:YAG Lasers
Welding Supermartensitic Stainless Steels for Corrosive Use
Welding Technologies for Polymers and Composites
Wet Welding Repairs
Wide Plate Tests for Probabilistic Fracture Predictions
X-Ray Computed Tomography for In-Situ Inspection
X-Ray System for Automated Inspection of PCB Assemblies
Yb Fibre Laser and MAG Hybrid Processing in Pipeline Welding
Yb Fibre Laser/MAG Hybrid Processing for Pipeline Welding
Welding Abstracts Journal
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TWI Core Research
Electron Gun Development
Additive Manufacture by Friction Welding
Additive Manufacture using a Hybrid Laser Arc Deposition (HLAD) Process
Additively Manufactured Metal Lattices
Additively Manufactured Transition Pieces for Dissimilar Welding Applications
Advanced Metallographic Techniques for the Assessment of Girth Weld Quality
Advanced Process Modelling
Advanced Techniques for Generating Coating Performance Data
Advances in High Quality Ni and Ti Alloy Welding using Lasers
Advancing FSW of Thick Section Aluminium
Arc Welding Repair for Ni-Based Super Alloys
Artificial Intelligence for NDT of Unknown Geometries using a Cooperative Robot
Assembly Methods for Sensors in Harsh Environments
Assessment of Mechanical Fastening Techniques for Dissimilar Metals Joining in Car Bodies
Assessment of the Durability of Abhesive Surfaces
Atmospheric SCC of Nuclear Storage Canisters
Automated Process Parameter Optimisation for Robotic Arc Welding
Automatic Defect Classification Using Machine Learning and Computer Vision Techniques for Ultrasonically Acquired Data
Best Practice in the Welding and Repair of Creep Resisting Steels (T/P91)
Characterisation of Discontinuities with Advanced Ultrasonic Testing
Characterisation of Modified Fibre Based Composites for Enhanced Functionality and Performance
Coatings Performance in High Temperature, Corrosive Environments
Cold Atmospheric Plasma Treatment to Enhance Joining Processes
Cold Temper Bead Arc Welding of Austenitic Cladding on Ferritic Base
Control of Residual Stress Via Use of Martensitic Weld Metal with Low Transformation Temperature
Controlling Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium in Welding Fume
Cross-Weld Creep Properties of Advanced 9% Cr Steels
Damage Tolerance of Thermal Spray Aluminium (TSA) Coatings
Degradation of Material Properties in High Pressure Hydrogen
Deposition and Repair of High Temperature Materials Using Additive Manufacturing
Detailed Analysis of Vitolane Fabrication Methods to Enable the Development of Novel Anti-Icing Coatings
Determination of Crack Tip Acuity
Determination of the Most Appropriate Parameters for Butt Fusion Welding PE Pipes for Maximum Long-Term Integrity of the Joint
Determination of Waisted Tensile Test Energy-to-Break Factors for Different Polyethylene Pipe Resins
Developing Welding Processes for Structural Thermoplastic Composites
Development and Validation of EB Surfi-Sculpt® for Industry Application
Development of Advanced Methods for Assessment of Pipeline Girth Weld Integrity
Development of Materials and Joining Technologies for Rapid Bone Fracture Fixation
Development of Non-Destructive Ultrasonic Residual Stress Measurement Method for On-Site Industrial Measurements
Development of Photovoltaic Fibres
Development of Statistical Methods for Damage Detection in Structural Health Monitoring Processes
Development of Ultrashort Laser Micromachining and Surface Modification Database
Development of Ultrasonic Full Matrix Capture Technology to Improve Flaw Characterisation
Dissimilar Materials Joining by Friction Welding
Distortion Mitigation in E Beam Wire-Fed ALM
EB Quality vs Performance
Ecostir – Single Use High-Temperature Friction Stir Weld Tooling
Effect of Forced Cooling on Welds in PE Pipes
Effect of Insufficient Homogenisation of Pigmented Resin During the Extrusion of Polyethylene Pipes on Mechanical Performance
Effect of Joining Technologies on Medical Devices
Effect of Material and Geometry on SurFlow™
Electrochemical Testing of Welds, Cladding and Surface Coatings
Environmental Fracture Mechanics Testing of Dissimilar Metal Welds
Estimation of Probability of Detection Curves Based on Theoretical Simulation of the Inspection Process
Evaluation of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymers for Extreme Environment Applications
Exploring the Role of Strain Localisation in the Hydrogen Embrittlement Mechanism of Precipitation Hardened Nickel Alloys
Extreme High-Speed Laser Application (EHLA) Coatings
Fatigue and Stress Corrosion of Steels in Sour Environments
Friction Stir Processing of Steel
Friction Stir Welding and Processing of Ferrous Alloys
Friction Stir Welding of Titanium Alloys
FSW Tool Performance and Lifetime in High Strength Aluminium Alloys
Fume Mechanisms
Fundamental Study of Micro Welding with Continuous-Wave Laser Sources
Fundamentals and Modelling of Warm Pre-Stressing
Guided Wave Signal Reconstruction and Visualisation Techniques for Overcoming the Effect of Bends in Pipelines
High Brightness Pulsed Electron Beam Micro Processing
High Performance Sprayed Coatings and Spray-Forms
High Productivity Arc Welding
High Temperature Corrosion Testing
Higher Productivity Laser Powder Bed Deposition
Hydrogen Embrittlement of Nickel Alloys and Duplex Stainless Steels
Improved Welding of Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics
Improved Welding Procedures for Dissimilar Joints
Improving Cost Effectiveness and Safety of Hardness Control in Weld Procedure Qualification and Production Welding
In-Bore Multi-Positional Laser Welding
Influence of Roughness on Non-wetting Behaviour of Aluminium Surfaces
Microstructure Models for Open Architecture Additive Manufacturing
Developing Guidance on the Fatigue Strength of Large Bolts
Intelligent Arc Welding Robots
Comprehensive Evaluation of Fatigue Performance Enhancement through Elimination of Porosity in Selective Laser Melting
REACH Compliant Coatings (Cadmium Replacement)
Development of Laser Assisted Cold Spray
Time-Resolved 3D Tomography of Complex Damage Evolution at Corrosion Pits during Fatigue of Pre-Strained CRA in Aggressive Environments
Development of ECA Methodology for Polyethylene using micro-Computer-Tomography to Assess Suitability of Accelerated Test Methods that Generate Slow Cracks
Hybrid Composite-to-Metal Joining
Initial Investigation of Arc Based Additive Manufacturing
Inspection of Thin Materials and Ligaments
Integrated Additive Manufacturing
Integrating Diverse Approaches to Reliability of Engineering Structures
Investigation and Development of Procedures for Welding of Duplex and Super Duplex Material
Investigation of the Phased Array Ultrasonic Inspection on Uni‑Directional and Woven Carbon Fibre Composites
Joining and Recycling for Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Manufacture
Large Scale Electron Beam Welding
Laser Beam Patterning of Metallic and Plastic Materials
Laser Cutting of Fibre Reinforced Plastic Composites
Laser Deposition for Repair and Cladding
Laser Hybrid Welding of Single and Multipass Weld Configurations with Adaptive Control
Laser Metal Deposition for Large Scale Net Shape Manufacturing
Laser Metal Deposition Surface Coating and In-Line NDT Inspection for Wear and Corrosion Applications
Laser Surface Modification for Improved Adhesion and Wettability
Linear Friction Welding of Advanced Lightweight Materials
Local Vacuum Mobile Sliding Seal RPEB Welding for Thick Section, Dissimilar Materials or Complex Geometries
Low Energy, High Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography
Machining and Mechanical Fastening of Composite Structures for the Aerospace Sector
Managing CTE Mismatch in Dissimilar Material Joining
Methods of Overcoming the Effect of Attenuating Coatings on Pipelines and Risers on the Test Range of Long Range UT
Microwave Curing of Composites: Physical and Mechanical Characterisation and Numerical Modelling
Microwave Processing of Composites and Adhesives
Near Net Shape by Friction Welding
New Coating Developments for Mechanical Fasteners used in Dissimilar Materials Joining Applications
Novel Ultrasonic Testing Inspection Capability for Sizing of Rough Cracks
Optimisation of Heat Treatment for Additive Manufacturing
Out-of-Chamber Electron Beam Welding for Thick Section Applications
Perforated Composites
Performance of Sweet-Rated Steel in Souring Environment
Plasma Cathode Electron Gun
Potential of Resistance Spot Welding Steel to Aluminium using Inter Layer Transition Materials
Probabilistic Failure Updating using Bayesian Methods
Quantification and Detection of High Temperature Hydrogen Attack
REACH Compliant Aluminium Pre-treatments
Repair of 9%Cr Creep Resistant Steel without PWHT
Repair of Ageing Steel and Iron Structures
Residual Stress Evaluation in Clad Components
Robotic Friction Stir Welding (FSW)
Study of Laser/Matter Interaction for Industrial Microapplications
Sulphur Corrosion of Brazes
Supercritical CO2/H2S in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Severe Oil and Gas Service
The Benefits of Pre-Heating for Friction Welding
The Effect of Pre-Heating Strategies on SLM Parts
Thick Section Laser Beam Welding Techniques
Transition Behaviour of Corrosion Pit to Fatigue Crack
Validation of Finite Element Models of Phased Array Ultrasonic Inspection of Small Fatigue Cracks
Virtual Prototyping Tools for Welded Structures
Weld Fatigue Life Improvement
Weldability Evaluation of Future Ultra Supercritical Power Plant Materials
Welding and Cutting with the New Generation of High-Power, High‑Brightness Fibre-Delivered Lasers
Welding of CRA Clad Materials using the Three-Layer Approach
Welding of Thermoplastic Composites
Equipment Directory
Laser Metal Deposition Machine - Trumpf TruLaser Cell 7040+
Research Reports
Industrial Member Reports
Corrosion of FSW High Strength Aluminium Alloys after PWHT 1133/2020
Development of a Single Use FSW Tool for Ti-6Al-4V 1140/2020
Fatigue of High Strength Steel Mooring Chain in Seawater 1135/2020
Fracture of Pipeline Steel in a Sour Environment at Ambient Temperature 1132/2020
Comparison of Green Laser Cutting of RP507 CFRP with Other Cutting Processes 1131/2020
Integrating Approaches to Reliability: Brittle Failure 1136/2020
Properties of Composites Containing Multiple Pierced Perforations1138/2020
Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding of Aluminium 1137/2020
Shearography for On-Site Inspection of Wind Turbine Blades1139/2020
Ultrasonic Monitoring of Electron Beam Welding 1134/2020
Validation of BS 7910 and R6 Fracture Assessment Procedures: Summary Report 1125/2020
25mm Diameter Orbital Friction Welds in Engineering Steels
50mm BS 4360 Grade 50D Steel 2 Pass Submerged-Arc Welding
5kW Yb-Fibre Lasers, Optics Selection and Process Parameters
7050-T7451 Aluminium Alloy FSW Pitting Corrosion
A 3-D Analysis of a Fillet Welded Fatigue Specimen
A Comparison of Cut Quality on C-Mn and 304 Stainless Steels
A Comparison of Hot Bar and Laser Soldering Techniques for 0.5mm Pitch Electronic Devices
A Comparison of the Gap-Bridging Capability of CO2 Laser and Hybrid CO2 Laser MAG Welding on 8mm Thickness C-Mn Steel Plate
A Comparison of Three Stress Counting Methods Using Simulated Stress Spectra
A Comparison of TIG Canning and Electron Beam Sealing
A Cutting Process Comparison
A Feasibility Study of Brazing Silicon Carbide to Metals
A Feasibility Study of Ultrasonic Wire Bonding to Polymer Thick Films
A Fracture Mechanics Approach to Adhesively Bonded Joints
A Laser Diode Based Vision System for Monitoring Arc Welding
A Low-Cost Camera for Monitoring Arc Welding Processes
A Method of Measuring Displacements and Rotational Factors in SENB Specimens
A Model of HAZ Fabrication Hydrogen Cracking in C-Mn Steels
A New Approach to Improved Control of Thermoplastic Composites Induction Welding
A PC Based System for Monitoring Arc Welding Parameters
A Practical Guide to Process and Quality Control for Resistance Spot Welding
A Preliminary Investigation into Welding Fume Formation Mechanisms for MIG/MAG Welding
A Preliminary Study of the Ultrasonic Welding of Four Thermoplastics
A Review and Evaluation of the Durability of Low Surface Energy Coatings
A Review of Arc Welding and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
A Review of Ball Grid Arrays for Electronic Assembly
A Review of Crack Arrest Tests, Models and Applications
A Review of Fatigue Monitoring Methods for Welded Joints
A Review of Friction Stir Welding: Part 1, Process Review
A Review of Friction Stir Welding: Part 2, Selection of Tool Materials
A Review of Glass-Ceramics as Ceramic Bonding Media
A Review of HAZ Toughness Evaluation
A Review of Joint Tracking Systems for Laser Welding
A Review of Mechanical Test Procedures for Adhesively Bonded Joints