In his article Fabrication in the world of stainless steel, Jon Blanchard, Welding Engineer at ALS Maverick Testing Laboratories talks about how welding stainless steels and cladding stainless on other metals has been a viable solution for many applications where corrosion-resistant structures, pressure vessels, tubing, or piping are required for service.
Whether it is on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, a petrochemical processing plant, a water-treatment facility, or a cryogenic tanker travelling down the highway, it is imperative that the correct understanding and applications of welding processes be implemented during product fabrication, Blanchard writes. Factors such as end-user applications, materials involved, environmental affects, available welding processes, joint geometries, and externally imposed requirements are all influences on a products performance in the field.
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