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Welding the Unweldable
April 25, 2019
Aluminum alloy 7075, around since the 1940s, is a promising lightweighting alloy because it is almost as strong as steel but one-third the weight. The problem is that it was not weldable … until now. UCLA engineers have developed a process that produces good weld strength by adding tiny titanium-carbide nanoparticles into the 7075 welding rods.
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