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Steel · Service

Steel Welding and Joining

Who can weld this alloy to aerospace standard, and are they NADCAP accredited for the process I need?

What it is

Fusion and solid state joining. Reactive metals require inert gas shielding or vacuum, since atmospheric contamination embrittles the weld.

Suppliers

Suppliers 3

Companies that perform this process on customer material.

  • Bodycote Reported
    Macclesfield · Service provider

    Electron beam welding and laser welding among the metal joining services, with steel named in the material list. EB welding is the choice for deep, narrow, low-distortion joints. CAVEAT: Bodycote operates 245 plants in 21 countries and WHICH plant holds WHICH approval is not established from these sources. A NADCAP thermal processing approval belongs to a furnace at a named site, not to the corporate brand. Confirm the plant before qualifying to it.

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  • Clifton Steel Reported
    Maple Heights, OH · Converter Distributor

    Steel fabrication is offered. Welding high hardness armor is its own discipline because the heat affected zone loses hardness; confirm the procedure and any qualification.

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  • Olympic Steel Reported
    Highland Hills, OH · Distributor Service provider

    Welding is a named value-added service. No welding accreditation is stated.

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Input material

Forms this process takes in.

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