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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 05-06-2011, 01:08
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Posted By Eric50
Re: Mystery Mast Welds - Explanation Please !

"A welded joint of any description in Al is never close to the parent material in strength. You know this. Therefore, in comparison to a single extrusion, a welded spar is compromised."

Do not...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-06-2011, 09:12
Replies: 48
Views: 6,216
Posted By Eric50
Re: Mystery Mast Welds - Explanation Please !

: yes as any weld done right...like the one pictured as well, for example.

Now, talking about aluminium welding, I have more often seen people doing wrong, than doing right, with this material.
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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-06-2011, 06:53
Replies: 48
Views: 6,216
Posted By Eric50
Re: Mystery Mast Welds - Explanation Please !

Allanpeda,

That was my first post intention, to give an easy way to assess the weld, deeper than by only visual and that should be enough for such assembly as it looks already well done.

An...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-06-2011, 04:08
Replies: 48
Views: 6,216
Posted By Eric50
Re: Mystery Mast Welds - Explanation Please !

Well, I don't know how you can be so sure of:

Weld strength, in particular the one pictured, without having all the welding parameters and the tests mechanical tests results...but let's see then:...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 04-06-2011, 03:08
Replies: 48
Views: 6,216
Posted By Eric50
Re: Mystery Mast Welds - Explanation Please !

What can be easily done as first check on the welds, is a dye penetrant test.

It takes less than one hour and will detect any (open to the outside) flaws, in particular cracks and lack of fusion...
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