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General questions about aluminium
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I have to investigate how to weld (or join using other methods) aluminium tubes together. I know that this is very difficult because of the melting point of the material, but it is possible and has been done before. Can anyone provide further information on how to weld aluminium tubes together or provide the address of a website for reference? Thanks |
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brandon26 wrote:
Hi. I have to investigate how to weld (or join using other methods) aluminium tubes together. I know that this is very difficult because of the melting point of the material, but it is possible and has been done before. Can anyone provide further information on how to weld aluminium tubes together or provide the address of a website for reference? Thanks Never heard of google? You can type just about anything in there and get results. Do a couple searches. Start with "welding aluminum tubing" then try "alternatives to welding aluminum tubing", you could even try searching for stuff like "building aluminum bicycle frames" or "structural bonding of aluminum tubing" or "riveted tube construction techniques" Have fun with your homework! Cheers Trevor Jones |
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If only there was some way of heating up an area between the two
pieces, so both would become molten, then solidifying into a single unit. But is that possible due to the melting temperature? It think it melts at 2 bazillion degrees, or something like that... Perhaps someone could construct some kind of tool that could use an electric arc as a heat source and inert gas as a shield... I guess you could use tungsten as an electrode and argon as an inert gas source. You could call it tungsten inert gas welding, or "TIG" for short..... |
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"Polymer Man" wrote: (clip) You could call it tungsten inert gas welding, or "TIG" for short..... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think you can assume that if that would work, they would already be doing it. ;-) |
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brandon26 wrote:
Hi. I have to investigate how to weld (or join using other methods) aluminium tubes together. I know that this is very difficult because of the melting point of the material, but it is possible and has been done before. Can anyone provide further information on how to weld aluminium tubes together or provide the address of a website for reference? Thanks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tig_welding Now, go out and play with the other kids. |
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If you call welding aluminum difficult, wait until you try some difficult
metal to weld! Aluminum is easy and takes a nice weld very easily. -- Why do penguins walk so far to get to their nesting grounds? |
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Now, now. Stop bragging. You're making us amateurs
look bad! :-) DOC Cause they can't fly. "Bob May" wrote in message . .. If you call welding aluminum difficult, wait until you try some difficult metal to weld! Aluminum is easy and takes a nice weld very easily. -- Why do penguins walk so far to get to their nesting grounds? |
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Polymer Man wrote: If only there was some way of heating up an area between the two pieces, so both would become molten, then solidifying into a single unit. But is that possible due to the melting temperature? It think it melts at 2 bazillion degrees, or something like that... HUH? Aluminum alloys melt at somewhere near 600 C / 1200 F, quite low compared to steel, for instance. Perhaps someone could construct some kind of tool that could use an electric arc as a heat source and inert gas as a shield... I guess you could use tungsten as an electrode and argon as an inert gas source. You could call it tungsten inert gas welding, or "TIG" for short..... Oh, OK, you've already heard of this, then. Jon |
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On Sun, 21 May 2006 20:11:48 GMT, "Leo Lichtman"
wrote: "Polymer Man" wrote: (clip) You could call it tungsten inert gas welding, or "TIG" for short..... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think you can assume that if that would work, they would already be doing it. ;-) This will never work. If tungsten carries enough current to glow then it must be in a vacuum. You know that if you break a lightbulb the tungsten filament instantly blows out, right? Secondly, argon got its name from its electrical behavior. It was initially known as R-gone because when the gas was admitted into the region of an electric arc it eliminated the resistance (R) of the arc and shorted out the machine. |
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Hum - that sounds - the R-gone... like an urban legend to me.
I would not think two Sir's to think or say that myself. Martin Martin H. Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net NRA LOH & Endowment Member NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member http://lufkinced.com/ Don Foreman wrote: On Sun, 21 May 2006 20:11:48 GMT, "Leo Lichtman" wrote: "Polymer Man" wrote: (clip) You could call it tungsten inert gas welding, or "TIG" for short..... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think you can assume that if that would work, they would already be doing it. ;-) This will never work. If tungsten carries enough current to glow then it must be in a vacuum. You know that if you break a lightbulb the tungsten filament instantly blows out, right? Secondly, argon got its name from its electrical behavior. It was initially known as R-gone because when the gas was admitted into the region of an electric arc it eliminated the resistance (R) of the arc and shorted out the machine. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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On Tue, 23 May 2006 22:20:45 -0500, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote: Hum - that sounds - the R-gone... like an urban legend to me. Ya think? |
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On Sun, 21 May 2006 14:19:44 -0700, "Bob May" wrote:
If you call welding aluminum difficult, wait until you try some difficult metal to weld! Aluminum is easy and takes a nice weld very easily. Can I see the pictures of those welded Coke cans again? Regards, Boris Mohar Got Knock? - see: Viatrack Printed Circuit Designs (among other things) http://www.viatrack.ca void _-void-_ in the obvious place |
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