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Ternary gas plasma welding torch joins thick materials. (Materials Progress: Welding/Joining).

Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2003

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A Ternary Gas Plasma Arc Welding Torch (TGPAW) that provides a faster, more efficient means of joining thicker materials with relatively low heat inputs has been announced by Lockheed Martin Aircraft Co., Marietta, Ga., for the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama. The increase in performance is attributed to a secondary inert gas acting in conjunction with the primary inert gas to provide a substantially "stiffer" arc than possible with a conventional single inert gas.

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The TGPAW torch utilizes three gases: a primary inert plasma gas, a secondary inert plasma ...

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Manufacturing Industry

Ternary gas plasma welding torch joins thick materials. (Materials Progress: Welding/Joining).

Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2003

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