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- For the Public
- For Industry
- Research Thrust Areas
- Advanced Alloys
- Advanced Processing
- Ceramics
- Conventional Metals Processing
- Lightweight Metals
- Modeling
- Refractory Metals
- Thin Film Processing
- Previous Areas of Research
- Development of Cost-Effective Low-Permeability Ceramic and Refractory Components for Aluminum Melting and Casting
- Refractory Metal and Superalloy Component Manufacturing
- Ultrasonic Processing of Materials
- Reinforcement of Aluminum Castings with Dissimilar Metals
- Surface Treatment of Refractories Using High Density Infrared Heating
- Laser Surface Engineering
- NOx Sensors for Heavy Vehicle Applications
- Capabilities
- Characterization
- Forming and Powder Technologies
- Furnace and Melt Technologies
- Novel Process Approaches
- Alloy Design
- Electron Beam Deposition - ARCAM
- Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) - STATASYS
- Laser Metal Deposition - POM
- Laser Interference Structuring
- Materials Process for Advanced Energy Storage
- Poling Apparatus for Piezoelectric Materials
- Pulse Thermal Processing (PTP)
- Super Conducting Magnets
- Ultrasonic Additive Consolidation - SOLIDICA
- Research Thrust Areas
- ORNL's experience and capabilities in advancing the science and technology of materials joining and their applications to various technologies are unparalleled in the U.S. and are nationally and internationally recognized:
- Standard welding processes, including gas tungsten arc (GTA), submerged arc (SA), gas metal arc
- (GMA), and electroslag (ES)
- Pulsed and high power continuous wave CO2 laser systems
- High power electron beam welding machine
- Internal bore tube-to-tube sheet welding system
- Narrow gap SA welding system
- Gleeble thermomechanical simulator
- Sigmajig and varestraint weldability testing capability
- Variable polarity plasma arc system
- Weld vision system for weld pool dynamic studies
- Interrupted and controlled solidification high-temperature furnace
- Sessile drop apparatus for brazing alloy wetting studies
- Ceramic-to-ceramic and ceramic-to-metal brazing capabilities
- State-of-the-art friction stir welding and processing equipment
- Ultrasonic welding
- Materials Joining Expertise: State-of-the-Art
- Materials Joining Facilities: State-of-the-Art
- Materials Joining Research Programs
- Materials Joining Relevant Work
- Materials Joining Collaboration
- Materials Joining Publications
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