metal supplied in the form of a welding rod, sometimes flux coated, melted by an arc or a flame into a joint between components to be joined
Examples of 'filler metal' in a sentence
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Aluminum alloy 5356 was used as the filler metal.
Mohammad Reza Zarghamian, Mansoor Farzam, Iman D Danaee, Hadi Eskandari 2017, 'Effect of Repeated Repair Metal Inert Gas Welding on Microstructural Properties, CorrosionResistance, and Wear Behavior of 5083-H116 Aluminum Alloy', Iranian Journal of Oil & Gas Science and Technologyhttp://ijogst.put.ac.ir/article_53910_dbc51cf360c7d0c2b84af29e4b8d5da5.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We observed excellent dissolution of the filler metal to the base metal.
Weibing Guo, Tianmin Luan, Jingshan He, Jiuchun Yan 2017, 'Ultrasonic-assisted soldering of fine-grained 7034 aluminum alloys using ZnAl fillermetals', Materials & Designhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127517303283. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Inhomogeneous filler metal mixing can cause unfavourable changes to weld metal chemistry and microstructure.
Miikka Karhu, Veli Kujanpää, Harri Eskelinen, Antti Salminen 2019, 'Filler Metal Mixing Behaviour of 10 mm Thick Stainless Steel Butt-Joint Welds Producedwith Laser-Arc Hybrid and Laser Cold-Wire Processes', Applied Scienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/8/1685. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The results show that the creep damage initiates in the filler metal.
Yun Luo, Wenchun Jiang, Weiya Zhang, Y.C. Zhang, W. Woo, S.T. Tu 2015, 'Notch effect on creep damage for Hastelloy C276-BNi2 brazing joint', Materials & Designhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026412751500461X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The filler metal plays a key role in determining the mechanical properties of brazed joint.
Yun Luo, Qian Zhang, Wenchun Jiang, Yucai Zhang, Muming Hao, Shan-Tung Tu 2017, 'The microstructure, mechanical properties and fracture behavior of hastelloy C276-BNi2brazed joint', Materials & Designhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127516314642. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Tensile strength of the welded joints without filler metal increased moderately with respect to base metal.
Delgado, Jorge A., Ambriz, Ricardo R., Cuenca-Álvarez, Ricardo, Alatorre, Norma, Curiel,Francisco F. 2016, 'Heat input effect on the microstructural transformation and mechanical propertiesin GTAW welds of a 409L ferritic stainless steel', Revista de Metalurgiahttp://revistademetalurgia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/revistademetalurgia/article/view/1381/1537. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Its effect on other characteristics of the joins, such as tensile strength, depended on the filler metal.
Sánchez, A., Perales, M., Carcel, F. J., Salas, F., Pascual, M. 2010, 'TIG AISI-316 welds using an inert gas welding chamber and different filler metals:Changes in mechanical properties and microstructure', Revista de Metalurgiahttp://revistademetalurgia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/revistademetalurgia/article/view/1139/1151. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)