TWI published papers and reports for the rail industry
Over the years TWI staff have written many articles of relevance to the rail sector. The following are the major technical articles, including those published in Bulletin and as R&D reports (confidential to Industrial Members of TWI).
Note: Members are invited to contact TWI library about obtaining copies of these papers. Many will be available free or at a discount to TWI Members. Alternatively, many of them are available on this website.
2007
Iain J Smith, Daniel D R Lord: FSW patents - a stirring story
Chris Punshon, Allan Sanderson: EB welding of large components without a vacuum chamber , 7th International Conference on Beam Technology, Halle, Germany, April 2007
Perrett J G, Martin J, Threadgill P L, Ahmed M M Z: Recent developments in friction stir welding of thick section aluminium alloys , 6th World Congress, Aluminium Two Thousand, Florence, Italy, March 2007
G Shi, P Hilton, G Verhaeghe: In-process weld quality monitoring of laser and hybrid laser-arc fillet welds in 6-12mm C-Mn steel , Fourth International WLT-Conference on Lasers in Manufacturing 2007 (LIM2007) , Munich, June 2007
Bruce G I Dance, Anita L Buxton: An introduction to Surfi-Sculpt® technology - new opportunities, new challenges , 7th International Conference on Beam Technology, Halle, Germany, April 2007
P A Hilton: The early days of laser cutting , 11th Nordic Conference in Laser Processing of Materials, Lappeenranta, Finland, August 2007
Yan H Zhang, Peter J Tubby, Chris Allen, Jagath Mawella: Evaluation of CrackFirstTM fatigue sensors , 2007 CF/DRDC International Defence Applications of Materials meeting, Halifax, Canada, June 2007
Stephan W. Kallee, John Davenport: Trends in the design and fabrication of rolling stock , European Railway Review, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2007
A Scialpi, M Troughton, S Andrews, L A C De Filippis:
In-line reciprocating friction stir welding of plastics
Joining Plastics/Fügen von Kunststoffen Magazine, Issue 1, May 2007.
D S Caravaca, C R Bird, K Beamish, S Maddox: Correlation of phased array inspection and fatigue performance of FSW joints , 26th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2007, San Diego, California, June 2007
C M Allen, C H J Gerritsen, Y Zhang, J Mawella: Hybrid laser-MAG welding procedures and weld properties in 4mm, 6mm and 8mm thickness C-Mn steels , IIW Commission IV / XII, Intermediate Meeting, Vigo, Spain, April 2007
2006
C N D Peters: Making the link - Effective joining technology for aluminium in the 21st Century , Aluminium surface science and technology conference, Beaune, France, May 2006
D G Staines, W M Thomas, S W Kallee, P J Oakley: Friction stir technology - recent developments in process variants and applications , COM 2006, Montreal, October 1-4 2006
Sue Dunkerton, J Simpson: Innovation in materials joining technologies , IMTCE 2006, July 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sayee Raghunathan: Novel technologies for repair and refurbishment , National Welding Seminar (NWS 2006) November 2006, Chennai, India
John Rudlin, Amin Muhammed, Charles Schneider: Inspection reliability and periodicity for rail axle inspection , Insight Vol,48, No.6, pp348-351, June 2006
Ewen J C Kellar: Bonding plastics? Stuck for a solution? , Joining Plastics 2006, London, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), April 2006
Tim Jessop, Hans van den Brug: Requirements for the European education of railway track welders in aluminothermic welding , EUROJOIN 6, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, June 2006
Y Zhang, P Tubby: Development of a fatigue sensor for welded steel structures , International Conference Residual fatigue life time extension of in service structures, JIP 2006, Paris, France, June, 2006
Mark Chinery, and James Strachan - TWI: Taking fabrication management into the 21st century , Paper presented at 15th International Conference, 'Computer technology in welding and manufacturing', 6-8 June 2006, Kiev, Ukraine
J Davenport, W Xu, M Wilson, D Zangani: Modelling of crashworthy welded joints of aluminium railway carbodies , 7th World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR2006), June, 2006, Montreal, Canada
Bruce Blakeley, Konstantinos Spartiotis: Digital radiography for the inspection of small defects , Insight Vol. 48 No.2 February 2006
D J Abson, Y Tkach, I Hadley, V S Wright, F M Burdekin: A review of postweld heat treatment code exemption - Part 1 , Welding Journal, 85, (3), March 2006
W M Thomas, D J Staines, I M Norris, S A Westgate C S Wiesner: Friction Stir Welding - Process variants and developments in the automotive industry , Published on the Internet April 2006
E J C Kellar: Bonding plastics? Stuck for a solution? , Joining Plastics, National Physical Laboratory (NPL) April 2006
C M Warwick, M D Gordon: Application studies using through-transmission laser welding of polymers , Joining Plastics, National Physical Laboratory (NPL) April 2006
I A Jones, J R Rudlin: Process monitoring methods in laser welding of plastics , Joining Plastics, National Physical Laboratory (NPL) April 2006
F C Smith: Energy absorbing joints between fibre reinforced plastics and metals , Joining Plastics, National Physical Laboratory (NPL) April 2006
Y H Zhang, P J Tubby: Development of a fatigue sensor for welded steel structures , International Conference Residual Fatigue Life Time Extension of In Service Structures. JIP 2006 Paris, France, May 2006
D J Abson, Y Tkach, I Hadley, F M Burdekin: Assessing toughness levels for steels to determine the need for PWHT - Part 2 , Welding Journal, 85, (5), May 2006
G S Booth, R L Jones, P L Threadgill: Recent Developments in Welding Technology , ISOPE-2006, 16th International Polar and Offshore Engineering Conference, San Francisco, USA, June 2006
T J Jessop, H van den Brug: Requirements for the European education of aluminothermic railway track welders , Eurojoin 6, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, June 2006
M Chinery, J Strachan: Taking fabrication management into the 21st century , Comp Con 2006, 15th International Conference, 'Computer technology in welding and manufacturing', Kiev Ukraine, June 2006
J Davenport, W Xu, M Wilson, D Zangani: Modelling of crashworthy welded joints of aluminium railway carbodies , WCRR 2006: 7th World Congress on Railway Research, Montreal, Canada June 2006
M J Troughton: Welding and testing of thermoplastics tanks and pipes , Non-metallic pressure equipment seminar, London, IMechE, June 2006
J R Rudlin, A Muhammed, C Schneider: Inspection reliability and periodicity for rail axle inspection , Insight 48, (6) June 2006
S W Kallee: NZ Fabricators begin to use Friction Stir Welding to produce aluminium components and panels , New Zealand Engineering News, Aug 2006
2005
C-M Lee, S Bond and P Woollin: Preferential weld corrosion: effects of weldment microstructure and composition , NACE 2005 Houston, Texas, April 2005
T J Jessop: National and international qualifications for welding personnel , Welding and Cutting, Issue 3 May/June 2005
G Shi, P A Hilton: A comparison of the gap bridging capability of CO2 laser and hybrid CO2 laser MAG welding on 8mm thickness C-MN steel plate , Benefits of new methods and trends in welding to economy, productivity and quality. 58th Annual Assembly and International Conference of International Institute of Welding, July 2005, Prague, Czech Republic
G Verhaeghe, P A Hilton: Battle of the sources - using a high-power Yb-fibre laser for welding steel and aluminium , 58th Annual Assembly and International Conference of International Institute of Welding, July 2005, Prague, Czech Republic
A L Buxton, B G I Dance: Surfi-SculptTM - Revolutionary surface processing with an electron beam , ASM International, ISEC Congress, St Paul, Minnesota USA, August 2005
N Bagshaw, A N Ezeilo, L Wei, F W. Brust, J C Kennedy: Virtual Fabrication Technology (VFTTM ) and Shipbuilding , ICCAS 2005 Busan, Korea, August 2005
S K Shrestha, A J Sturgeon: Characteristics and electrochemical corrosion behaviour of thermal sprayed aluminium (TSA) coatings prepared by various wire thermal spray processes , EUROCORR 2005, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2005
G Verhaeghe: The fibre laser - a newcomer for material welding and cutting , Welding journal, Vol.84 No.7 August 2005
G Shi: Laser and hybrid laser MAG welding of thick section C-MN steel , International Forum on Welding Technologies in Energy Engineering, Shanghai, China, September 2005
A Motarjemi, J Speck: Trials using the Instrumented Indentation Technique (IIT) , Inspectioneering Journal, January 2005
W Thomas, D Staines, E Watts and I Norris: The simultaneous use of two or more friction stir welding tools , Published on the Internet January 2005
2004
Y P Yang, F W Brust, A Ezeilo, N McPherson Weld modelling of thin structures with VFT software , Paper presented at PVP 2004, ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference 25-29 July 2004, San Diego, CA., USA
K Herman, N D Spong, A Lylynoja: Autonomous Manufacture of Large Steel Fabrications , EC Contract: G1RD-CT-2000-00461 'NOMAD', Proceedings of 35th International Symposium on Robotics, Paris, March 2004
C R A Schneider, G A Georgiou: Radiography of thin section welds, Part 3: Additional flaw measurements , BINDT Annual Conference, Torquay, September 2004
R J Pargeter: Reliable technical failure investigation , Chapter from Pressure Systems Casebook: Causes and Avoidance of Failures and Defects John Wintle (Editor), London, Professional Engineering Publishing 2004
C R A Schneider, G A Georgiou: Radiography of thin-section welds, part 4: Further modelling , BINDT Annual Conference 2004 Torquay UK September 2004
D Kleiner, C R Bird: Ultrasonic phased array inspection of FSW lap joints , BINDT Annual Conference 2004 Torquay UK September 2004
F C Smith: COMELDTM - An innovation in composite to metal joining , Composites Processing 2004, Bromsgrove UK April 2004
G S Booth: Manufacturing with Lasers Developments and Opportunities , IIW Annual Assembly, Osaka, Japan July 2004
G Shi, P Hilton, G Booth and C Punshon: Enhancements to power beam welding processes for land transport , IIW Annual Assembly, Osaka, Japan July 2004
J Rudlin, R Fitch: A thermal method for surface crack detection in metals with high lift-off , BINDT Annual Conference 2004 Torquay UK September 2004
S G Shi, P Hilton, S Mulligan and G Verhaeghe: Hybrid Nd:YAG laser-mag welding of thick section steel with adaptive control , International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics (ICALEO), San Francisco USA October 2004
2003
D Kleiner, C R Bird: Signal processing for quality assurance in friction stir welds , BINDT Annual Conference 2003, Worcester UK 2003
D S Howse, C H J Gerritsen: Welding of Structural Steel Components with High Power, Fibre Delivered Nd:YAG Lasers , International Conference on Recent Developments and Future Trends in Welding Technology, Cranfield University, UK, September 2003
S J Maddox: Review of fatigue assessment procedures for welded aluminium structures , International Journal of Fatigue, December 2003
S Westgate: Resistance welding - state of the art, Welding and Cutting, 55, (5) 2003, 256-260
J R Rudin, R Shipp: Review of Rail Axle Inspection Methods , International Seminar on Railway Axles, Imperial College, London, September 2003
H G Pisarski and R E Dolby: The significance of softened HAZs in high strength structural steels, Welding in the World, Vol 47, No 5/6, 2003 pp32 - 40 (May/June 2003) IIW
D S Howse and C H J Gerritsen: Welding of structural steel components with high power, fibre delivered Nd:YAG lasers , 2nd International Conference on Recent Developments and Future Trends in Welding Technology, 3-5 Sept 2003, Cranfield University
P M Burling and G Shi: A Panel of Experts... [Ex-Struct laser welded sandwich panel structures] , TWI Bulletin, July/August 2003, pp4-7
C N D Peters, K Herman, S Mulligan: Built by robots - autonomous manufacture of large steel fabrication by robots was a manufacturing dream not so long ago...now it's the norm , TWI Bulletin, May/June 2003, pp10-12
A Lugan, P A Hilton, D W Taylor: Quality...at the cutting edge [factors affecting laser cut edge quality] , TWI Bulletin, September /October 2003, pp14-17
C M Lee: Corrosion testing of aluminium alloy friction stir welds - Literature Review , TWI Members Report 773/2003 Industrial Members Only
J M Nicholas and L S Smith: Prediction of GCHAZ hardness in single pass arc and power beam welded plain and microalloyed C-Mn steels before and after PWHT , TWI Members Report 778/2003 Industrial Members Only
N Bagshaw, E Olden, D Bertaso: Numerical simulation and experimental validation of low stress no distortion (LSND) welding in 304 stainless steel , TWI Members Report 780/2003 Industrial Members Only
R M Sanderson: Finite element analysis of guided waves in pipes and rails with flaws TWI Members Report 781/2003 Industrial Members Only
M E Nunn and P L Threadgill: A review of friction stir welding: Part 1, Process review , TWI Industrial Members Report 760/2003 Industrial Members Only
P L Threadgill: A review of friction stir welding: Part 2, Selection of tool materials , TWI Industrial Members Report 761/2003 Industrial Members Only
R Sanderson: Finite element analysis of long range ultrasonic waves in metallic structures of arbitrary cross section , TWI Industrial Members Report 762/2003 Industrial Members Only
R E Dolby: Trends in welding processes in engineering construction for infrastructure projects , 56th IIW Annual Assembly 6-11 July 2003, Bucharest, Romania.
S J Maddox: Portevin lecture: Welded constructions for urban infrastructure, 56th IIW Annual Assembly 6-11 July 2003, Bucharest, Romania.
J R Rudlin & R Shipp: Review of rail axle inspection methods, International Seminar on railway axles, Imperial College, London, 25-26 September 2003.
2002
C R A Schneider: Radiography of thin-section welds, part 2: modelling , BINDT Annual Conference 2002, Southport, September 2002
G A Georgiou, C R A Schneider: Radiography of thin-section welds, part 1: Practical approach , BINDT Annual Conference 2002, Southport, September 2002
J Greses, C Y Barlow, P A Hilton and W M Steen: Effects of Different Gas Environments on CO2 and Nd:YAG Laser Welding Process Efficiencies
R Shipp, C R A Schneider, C R Bird and D A Wood: Independent qualification of phased array inspection of fillet welds , BINDT Annual Conference 2002, Southport, September 2002
J Greses, P A Hilton, C Y Barlow and W M Steen: Plume attenuation under high power Nd:YAG laser welding , International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics (ICALEO), San Francisco USA October 2002
C Peters, N Herman, M Sack and S Mulligan: NOMAD - Autonomous manufacturing of large steel fabrications , International colloquium on autonomous and mobile systems, 24-26 June 2002, Fraunhofer IFF, Magdeburg, Germany.
G J Carter: Evaluation of the effect of arc welding fume emission rate, exposure to fume and its control TWI Industrial Member Report 736/2002 Industrial Members Only
D W Taylor: Composition and surface effects on CO2 laser cut edge quality in carbon and C-Mn steels , TWI Industrial Members Report 740/2002 Industrial Members Only
S J Mulligan and G B Melton: An assessment of the tandem MIG-MAG welding process , TWI Industrial Members Report 745/2002 Industrial Members Only
Y-H Zhang, P J Tubby, R King: A review of fatigue monitoring methods for welded joints , TWI Industrial Members Report 747/2002 Industrial Members Only
P L Moore, D S Howes and E D Wallach: Microstructure and properties of autogenous high-power Nd:YAG laser welds in C-Mn steels , 6th International Conference on Trends is Welding Research 15-19 April 2002, Pine Mountain, Georgia
R E Dolby and W M Thomas: Friction stir welding and related friction based technologies , 6th International Conference on Trends is Welding Research 15-19 April 2002, Pine Mountain, Georgia
H G Pisarski and P L Harrison: An investigation into the effect of weld strength mismatch on the assessment of HAZ fracture toughness , ECF 14: 14th European Conference on Fracture
R E Dolby: Priority areas for welding, joining and associated engineering research in Europe , 6th International Conference on Trends is Welding Research 15-19 April 2002, Pine Mountain, Georgia
S W Kallee, E D Nicholas and W M Thomas: Friction stir welding: invention, innovations and industrialisation , Seminar: Ruhrreibschweissen (FSW) - ein modernes Fugeverfahren, SLV, Berlin 20 March 2002
A Khalid: European sponsored NDT research at TWI Ltd , Insight, Vol. 44, No. 3, March 2002, pp166-178
W M Thomas, E D Nicholas, E R Watts and D G Staines: Friction Based Welding Technology for Aluminium , The 8th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys, Kings College Cambridge, 2-5 July 2002
A D Karstensen, A Horn and M Goldthorpe: Local approach predictions of fracture toughness behaviour in real multi pass welds using thermal simulation specimens , PRESS Symposium 23-24 April 2002
S Shrestha, A Sturgeon, T Hodgkiss and A Neville: The corrosion behaviour of high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) sprayed Ni-Cr-Si-B coatings ITSC 2002, Essen, Germany, 4-6 March 2002
S A Westgate, F Liebrecht and R Doo: The effect of process variables in self-piercing riveting, Sheet Metal Welding Conference X, Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA, 15-17 May 2002
S W Kallee, J Davenport and E D Nicholas: Railway rolling stock manufacturers implement friction stir welding , Welding Journal, October 2002, pp.47-50.
2001
R J Pargeter: Evaluation of necessary delay before inspection for hydrogen cracks , AWS Convention, Cleveland, Ohio, May 2001
J Davenport, S W Kallee and J G Wylde: Europe follows Japan into friction stir welding - Railway Gazette International, November 2001, pp 777-780.R E Dolby, A Sanderson, P L Threadgill: Recent developments and applications in electron beam and friction technologies - 7th International Aachen Welding Conference, 3-4 May 2001
G C McGrath, I A Jones, P A Hilton, E J C Kellar, A Taylor, R Sallivanti: Competitive advantage through innovation - SAE 2001 World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, 5-8 March 2001
S A Westgate, R Doo, F Liebrecht, S Braeunling, T Mattsson, K-O Stromberg: The development of lightweight self-piercing riveting equipment - SAE 2001 World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, 5-8 March 2001
T L Dickerson: Modelling of adhesively bonded joints - To be published by NAFEMS in Advanced workbook of examples (Vol 1), 2001
A D Brightmore: Computerising your welding information - Welding & Metal Fabrication 69 (3) 12-14
G B Melton, S J Mulligan: Tandem MIG welding for improved productivity - EUROJOIN4 - 4th European Conference on welding, joining and cutting. Development of welding and allied processes at the beginning of the new millennium. Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, 24-26 May 2001. European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting through the Croatian Welding Society
W Lucas, G E Hale: Welding engineering knowledge on the Internet - Commission XII meeting, 54th Annual Assembly, IIW Ljubljana, Slovenia, 8-13 July 2001
R E Dolby: Foresight - future trends in materials joining - To be published by the Office of Science & Technology (Department of Trade & Industry) 2001
G B Melton: Validation of arc welding equipment - revision of BS 7570 - Welding & Metal Fabrication 2001 69 (4) May 10-12
S A Westgate: Review of assessment methods and the influence of process factors on the quality of self-piercing riveted joints - TWI Report 720/2001 Industrial Members Only
G Verhaeghe, J Weston, N G Smith: Considerations for a robot welding cell - a guide document - TWI Report 721/2001 Industrial Members Only
J B Wintle: An introduction to risk based inspection - TWI Report 722/2001 Industrial Members Only
C A Olivier, C H J Gerritsen: Study into the use of process gases in high power Nd:YAG laser welding of C-Mn and stainless steels - TWI Report 723/2001 Industrial Members Only
D S Howse: An investigation into the use of active fluxes for MIG/MAG welding of C-Mn steel - TWI Report 725/2001 Industrial Members Only
A J Leonard: Flaws in aluminium alloy friction stir welds - TWI Report 726/2001 Industrial Members Only
C I C Manger, R J Scudamore: The tolerance of adhesively bonded GFRP joints to interlaminar flaws - TWI Report 728/2001 Industrial Members Only
I A Jones, R J Wise, P A Hilton: The ClearWeldTM process for laser welding of plastics and fabrics - TWI Report 730/2001 Industrial Members Only
R J Pargeter, A Muhammed, J M Nicholas: Further development of a probabilistic model of HAZ fabrication hydrogen cracking in C-Mn steels - TWI Report 731/2001 Industrial Members Only
S Mason: Reflow performance of solder paste with tin/silver/copper alloy - TWI Report 732/2001 Industrial Members Only
2000
E J C Kellar, I A Jones: Plastics welding and adhesive bonding - innovative applications , Welding and Metal Fabriction, vol 68, No 10, Nov/Dec 2000, pp 13-15
Kallee S W, Thomas W M, Burling P M, Nicholas E D: Friction Stir Welding of aluminium extrusions in the transport industry, Internationale Schweiss - und fertigungstechnische tagung 2000, 25-26 May 2000, Vienna, Austria.
E D Nicholas and S W Kallee: Friction stir welding - a decade on, In: IIW Asian Pacific Welding Congress. Proceedings, NZIW 2000 Annual Conference and WTIA 48th Annual Conference, Melbourne, 29 Oct.-2 Nov.2000, ISBN 0-909539-83-9, Vol.1, Paper 16.
C A Olivier: Comparison of static properties of point and hybrid joints in steel sheets - TWI Report 695/2000 Industrial Members Only
R Johnson, N L Horrex: Preliminary examination of forces generated during the friction stir welding process - TWI Report 696/2000 Industrial Members Only
G Verhaeghe, G B Melton: An investigation of the use of transient arc data to detect process deviations - TWI Report 701/2000 Industrial Members Only
G B Melton, R L Jones: Assessment of the TWI top face control system for TIG welding - TWI Report 703/2000 Industrial Members Only
I J Munns, R McCarthy: Non-destructive testing of thermally sprayed coatings - a review - TWI Report 704/2000 Industrial Members Only
M G Dawes, S A Karger, J Przydatek: Fracture toughness of friction stir welds in 2014A, 7075 and 5083 aluminium alloys - TWI Report 705/2000 Industrial Members Only
R Johnson: Friction stir welding conquers austenitic stainless steel - Welding & Metal Fabrication, November/December 2000
R J Pargeter, A Muhammed, J M Nicholas: Probabilistic modelling of HAZ fabrication hydrogen cracking in C-Mn steels - TWI Report 711/2000 Industrial Members Only
A D Karstensen, M R Goldthorpe: A coupled model for predicting cleavage and ductile fracture in steel: Improvements to the model and some applications - TWI Report 713/2000 Industrial Members Only
T L Dickerson, J Przydatek: The significance of root flaws in friction stir welds in aluminium alloys - TWI Report 714/2000 Industrial Members Only
D J Abson, J M Nicholas: The prediction of maximum HAZ hardness in multiple pass C-Mn and low alloy steel weldments - TWI Report 715/2000 Industrial Members Only
R Johnson: Forces in friction stir welding of aluminium alloys - further studies - TWI Report 716/2000 Industrial Members Only
T R Gurney: Exploratory investigation of the significance of the low stresses in a fatigue loading spectrum - TWI Report 718/2000 Industrial Members Only
1999
Thomas W M, Woollin P, Johnson K I: Friction stir welding of steel: a feasibility study Steel World, vol 4, no 2, 1999, pp.55-59R J Wise: Thermal welding of polymers - TWI Report 667/1999 Industrial Members Only
W M Thomas, I Munns, P T Smith: Friction stir welding of an aluminium alloy - effects of tool geometry - TWI Report 668/1999 Industrial Members Only
T J Mursell, A J Sturgeon: Thermal spraying of amorphous and nanocrystalline metallic coatings - a review - TWI Report 673/1999 Industrial Members Only
I A Jones: Procedures for reducing solidification cracking in CO2 laser welds in structural steel - TWI Report 674/1999 Industrial Members Only
D Howse: Vortex generator nozzles for oxy-fuel cutting of C-Mn steel: An initial study - TWI Report 676/1999 Industrial Members Only
E J Kellar, C Vlattas, S M Tavakoli: A fracture mechanics approach to adhesively bonded joints. Phase 1: Fatigue performance and joint characterisation - TWI Report 677/1999 Industrial Members Only
P L Threadgill: Friction stir welding - the state of the art - TWI Report 678/1999 Industrial Members Only
G R Razmjoo, S A Westgate: Fatigue properties of clinched, self piercing riveted and spot welded joints in steel and aluminium alloy sheet - TWI Report 680/1999 Industrial Members Only
S M I Birch: Effects of composition and welding speed on solidification cracking in C-Mn steel laser welds - TWI Report 681/1999 Industrial Members Only
A J Leonard: Structure and corrosion resistance of friction stir welds in aluminium alloys 2014A and 7075 - TWI Report 683/1999 Industrial Members Only
C J Dawes, E J R Spurgin, D G Staines: Friction stir welding aluminium alloy 5083 - increased welding speed - TWI Report 684/1999 Industrial Members Only
P J Tubby, E J Olden, G S Booth: Fatigue test results for laser welds in steel - A review - TWI Report 687/1999 Industrial Members Only
S J Maddox: Review of fatigue assessment procedures for welded aluminium structures - TWI Report 688/1999 Industrial Members Only
S A Westgate, G R Razmjoo: Static and fatigue performance of mechanically fastened and hybrid joints in sheet metals - TWI Report 691/1999 Industrial Members Only
W M Thomas, M F Gittos: Development of friction stir tools for the welding of thick (25mm) aluminium alloys - TWI Report 692/1999 Industrial Members Only
P L Threadgill, A J Leonard: Macro and microstructural features of friction stir welds in various materials - TWI Report 693/1999 Industrial Members Only
C J Dawes, D G Staines, E J R Spurgin: Tool developments for friction stir welding of 6mm thick aluminium alloys - TWI Report 694/1999 Industrial Members Only
R J Wise & A D H Bates - Joining polyethersulphone to aluminium by ultrasonic welding, January 1999. Based on 'Ultrasonic Welding of PES (Polyethersulphone) to aluminium alloy', presented at 'Plastics - racing into the future', ANTEC May 1996.
L S Smith & P L Threadgill - New alloy group under the microscope - tomorrow's lightweight joining solutions - TWI Bulletin, May-June 1999 Industrial Members Only
G C McGrath - Getting stuck in - preparation for success using adhesive technology - TWI Bulletin, May-June 1999 Industrial Members Only
G M Thomas - Heat insulation and fire resistance using composite materials - ICCE '99 Conference, 26 June-3 July 1999
R Johnson & S W Kallee - Stirring stuff from friction welding - Materials World, December 1999
S J Maddox: Fatigue of steel fillet welds hammer peened under load - Welding in the World/Soudage dans le Monde, vol.41, no.4. July-Aug.1998. pp.343-349
A Taylor: TWI comes up to scratch [sol-gel coatings] - Connect, no.98. Jan.-Feb. 1999. p.7
W M Thomas, P L Threadgill, E D Nicholas: The feasibility of friction stir welding steel - Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 1999 4 (6) 365-372
1998
Thomas W M, Dawes C J, Gittos M F, Andrews R E: Friction stir - where we are, and where we're going - TWI Bulletin, vol.39, May/June 1998, pp.44-50 Industrial Members OnlyA Taylor, J A Fernie: A review of sol-gel technology for the fabrication of glasses and ceramics - TWI Report 631/1998 Industrial Members Only
B Hayes, R Phaal: Catastrophic failures of steel structures in industry: case histories - TWI Report 632/1998 Industrial Members Only
F J Blunt: High velocity oxyfuel spraying of NiCr-Cr3 C2 coatings using hydrogen fuel - TWI Report 634/1998 Industrial Members Only
T R Gurney: A theoretical assessment of the fatigue strength of transverse fillet welded joints in thin plate - TWI Report 636/1998 Industrial Members Only
S Manteghi: Methods of fatigue life improvement for welded joints in medium and high strength steels - TWI Report 637/1998 Industrial Members Only
S D Smith: A review of structural assessment techniques for yield strength mismatch and welding residual stresses - TWI Report 638/1998 Industrial Members Only
G Verhaeghe: Predictive formulae for weld distortion - a critical review - TWI Report 641/1998 Industrial Members Only
G A Georgiou, I J Munns: The experimental generation of ultrasonic surface, plate and interface waves in adhesively bonded joints - TWI Report 643/1998 Industrial Members Only
A M Lank, P Wilkinson: Manual ultrasonic inspection: Characterisation of flaws in welds using neural networks - TWI Report 645/1998 Industrial Members Only
A J Sturgeon: Preliminary investigation into the preparation of aluminide coatings using the high velocity oxyfuel spraying process - TWI Report 649/1998 Industrial Members Only
W Lucas, J Tapp: Development of a PC based system for monitoring arc welding parameters - TWI Report 652/1998 Industrial Members Only
G J Carter: Estimation of exposure to arc welding fume - TWI Report 654/1998 Industrial Members Only
A J Kinsey: Weld metal hydrogen cracking during welding 450 N/mm2 yield strength steel using tubular cored electrodes - TWI Report 655/1998 Industrial Members Only
S J Maddox (TWI), C A Moura Branco (Portugal): Fatigue performance of tungsten inert gas (TIG) and plasma welds in thin steel sections - TWI Report 656/1998
W M Thomas, P Woollin, K I Johnson: Friction stir welding of a ferritic stainless steel - a feasibility study - TWI Report 664/1998 Industrial Members Only
D S Howse: Developments in A-TIG welding - Exploiting advances in arc welding technology Conference at TWI, 30-31 March 1998
W M Thomas: Friction stir welding and related friction process characteristics - INALCO '98 Conference at TWI, 15-17 April 1998
I A Jones: Transmission laser welding of plastics - TWI Bulletin, July-August 1998 Industrial Members Only
W B Hanson & J A Fernie: Emerging technologies for ceramic joining , September 1998
S W Kallee & E D Nicholas: Application of friction stir welding to lightweight vehicles - IBEC, Detroit MI, 28-30 September 1998
S Kallee; D Nicholas: [Friction stir welding] - causing a stir in the future - Welding and Joining. Feb 1998. pp.18-21
D Patten; C S Punshon: Helping the Flying Scotsman to fly again - Connect, no.93. Mar-Apr 1998. p.1
1997
A J Sturgeon: Microstructural characterisation of HVOF sprayed tungsten carbide-cobalt coatings - TWI Report 588/1997A J Sturgeon: High velocity oxyfuel spraying of alumina based coatings - TWI Report 589/1997 Industrial Members Only
D S Howse, W Lucas, J D Russell: An investigation into the mechanisms of active fluxes for TIG (A-TIG) welding - TWI Report 604/1997 Industrial Members Only
D S Howse, P A Hilton: A cutting process comparison - TWI Report 605/1997 Industrial Members Only
K Wiemer: Wear and corrosion resistant coatings by resistance surfacing - TWI Report 607/1997 Industrial Members Only
H J Powell, J L Frost: Resistance welding toolkit - TWI Report 609/1997 Industrial Members Only
K Wiemer: High average power Nd:YAG laser beam transformation hardening and cladding of steel - 610/1997 Industrial Members Only
F J Blunt: Arc spraying using cored wire consumables to produce hard coatings - TWI Report 612/1997 Industrial Members Only
G A Georgiou, M B Sainty: An evaluation of infrared NDT techniques applied to thermally sprayed coatings - TWI Report 614/1997
P C J Anderson, J Tapp: Top-face monitoring of weld penetration using a single sensor with two assessment parameters - TWI Report 619/1997 Industrial Members Only
G I Rees: Compositional factors controlling solidification cracking in C-Mn steel laser welds - TWI Report 623/1997 Industrial Members Only
A B D Gingell, T G Gooch: Review of factors influencing porosity in aluminium arc welds - TWI Report 625/1997 Industrial Members Only
G C McGrath: Impact performance - design using fibre reinforced polymer composites - TWI Bulletin, March 1997 Industrial Members Only
P L Threadgill: Friction stir welds in aluminium alloys - preliminary microstructural assessment - TWI Bulletin, March-April 1997 Industrial Members Only
M J Troughton: Tomorrow's solutions today - new plastics joining methods - TWI Bulletin, July 1997 Industrial Members Only
E D Nicholas: Friction processing technologies, September 1997
G Verhaeghe, S T Riches, K Wiemer & J C Ion: High power Nd:YAG laser processing - ICAWT, Columbus OH, September 1997
W M Thomas, E D Nicholas: Friction stir welding for the transportation industries - Materials and Design, vol.18, no.4-6. 1997. pp.269-273
W M Thomas; E D Nicholas; R John: Friction stir welding applications for the transport industry - In: Technological Developments and Advances for Australian Industry. Proceedings, 1997 International Welding and Joining Research Conference, WTIA 45th Annual Conference, Victoria, 10-12 Nov.1997. Ed: B.Gross, C.Smallbone. Publ: Silverwater, NSW 2128, Australia; Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA); [1997]. ISBN 0-909539-74-X. Paper 10
1996
F J Blunt: A review of techniques for measuring and ranking adhesion of HVOF sprayed coatings - TWI Report 542/1996 Industrial Members OnlyK R Ayres: A review of joint tracking systems for laser welding - TWI Report 543/1996 Industrial Members Only
F J Blunt: Magnetic arc oscillation for weld surfacing, using mechanised TIG, MIG and PTA processes - TWI Report 544/1996 Industrial Members Only
S T Riches, J C Ion: Guide to high average power Nd:YAG laser processing with fibre optic beam delivery for metals - TWI Report 545/1996 Industrial Members Only
I A Jones: Control of porosity in CO2 laser welds C/Mn in steel - TWI Report 546/1996 Industrial Members Only
G J Carter: Root run consumables for single sided manual metal arc butt welds in steel structures - TWI Report 547/1996 Industrial Members Only
S M Tavakoli: Durability of structural adhesives and adhesively bonded joints and mechanisms of environmental attack - a review - TWI Report 548/1996 Industrial Members Only
P C J Anderson, R Wiktorowicz: A review of ozone formation in arc welding - TWI Report 549/1996 Industrial Members Only
R J Wise: Thermal welding of polymers - 552/1996 Industrial Members Only
F J Blunt: Effect of surface preparation on adhesion of alumina coatings sprayed using the high velocity oxyfuel process - TWI Report 554/1996 Industrial Members Only
R J Wise: Preliminary environmental testing of polymer coated material (PCM) joints - TWI Report 555/1996 Industrial Members Only
P C J Anderson, M D F Harvey: A review of techniques to manage penetration variability during TIG welding - TWI Report 556/1996 Industrial Members Only
D S Howse: An evaluation of a high tolerance plasma arc cutting (HTPAC) process - TWI Report 558/1996 Industrial Members Only
B W Kenzie: An appraisal of methods for quantifying the performance of ultrasonic inspection techniques for detecting and sizing weld flaws - TWI Report 559/1996 Industrial Members Only
R M Andrews: The stress magnification effect of angular misalignment at butt welds - TWI Report 561/1996 Industrial Members Only
T R Gurney: Stress interaction effects in fatigue - a compendium of experimental findings - TWI Report 562/1996 Industrial Members Only
R M Andrews: An analysis of fracture under biaxial loading using the finite element method - TWI Report 563/1996 Industrial Members Only
H J Powell, S A Westgate, K Wiemer: A practical guide to process and quality control for resistance spot welding - TWI Report 569/1996 Industrial Members Only
G R Razmjoo: Fatigue of load-carrying fillet welded joints under multiaxial loading - TWI Report 572/1996 Industrial Members Only
G I Rees: The development of a solidification cracking test for carbon-manganese steel laser welds - TWI Report 573/1996 Industrial Members Only
S J Maddox: Treatment of low stresses when applying Miner's rule in the fatigue design of welded aluminium alloys - TWI Report 574/1996 Industrial Members Only
J E Noblett, R M Andrews: A stress intensity factor solution for root defects in fillet and partial penetration welds - TWI Report 575/1996 Industrial Members Only
G R Razmjoo: An investigation into fatigue of fillet welded plate joints under varying principal stress direction - TWI Report 576/1996 Industrial Members Only
A J Kinsey: Heat affected zone hydrogen cracking of C-Mn steels when welding with tubular cored wires - TWI Report 578/1996 Industrial Members Only
S F Rennie, G B Holloway: Two pass per layer narrow gap submerged arc welding of 50mm BS 4360 Grade 50D steel - TWI Report 580/1996 Industrial Members Only
S M Tavakoli, R H Leggatt: Assessment of ageing properties and residual stresses in thermoplastic welds - TWI Report 583/1996 Industrial Members Only
G R Razmjoo: Fatigue of welded joints under complex loading - a review - TWI Report 585/1996 Industrial Members Only
W M Thomas & E D Nicholas: Emerging friction joining technology for stainless steel and aluminium applications - Productivity beyond 2000, IIW Asian Pacific Welding Congress, Auckland NZ, February 1996
A Taylor: Sol-gel: synthesising glasses and ceramics - TWI Bulletin, March-April 1996 Industrial Members Only
H J Powell & K Wiemer - Joining technology for high volume manufacturing of lightweight vehicle structures - Materials for energy-efficient vehicles - 29th International Symposium on Automotive Technology & Automation, Florence, Italy, 3-6 June 1996
C J Dawes: Friction stir welding and aluminium body engineering - IBEC, Detroit MI, 1-3 October 1996
1995
D J Abson: An investigation of the hydrogen-induced cracking behaviour during welding of two high strength structural steels - TWI Report 507/1995 Industrial Members OnlyS M Stevens: Structure/property relationships in polyetheretherketone hot plate welds - TWI Report 508/1995 Industrial Members Only
F J Blunt: Developments of tack welding procedures using the TIG process - TWI Report 511/1995 Industrial Members Only
I A Jones, S T Riches, J W Yoon, E R Wallach: Laser welding of aluminium alloys - TWI Report 517/1995 Industrial Members Only
I A Jones: Laser welding of plastics film and sheet - 519/1995 Industrial Members Only
P Woollin, P J Tubby: Fatigue crack propagation in C-Mn steel HAZ microstructures tested in air and seawater - TWI Report 526/1995 Industrial Members Only
D J Abson: An investigation of weldment toughness in two low alloy high strength steels - TWI Report 527/1995 Industrial Members Only
A J Kinsey: Manual metal arc and flux cored wire welding structural steels without preheat - TWI Report 532/1995 Industrial Members Only
M D F Harvey: The tough truth - wear resistant coatings using HVOF - TWI Bulletin, January 1995 Industrial Members Only
R J Wise: Environmental testing - PCM joints go on trial - TWI Bulletin, September 1995 Industrial Members Only
C S Wiesner, B Hayes: A review of crack arrest tests, models and applications - In: Crack arrest concepts for failure prevention and life extension. Proceedings, Seminar, Abington, Cambridge, 27 Sept.1995. Publ: Abington, Cambridge CH1 6AH, UK; Abington Publishing; 1996. ISBN 1-85573-264-5 Industrial Members Only
Dawes C J: An introduction to friction stir welding and its development - Welding and Metal Fabrication, vol.63, no.1. Jan.1995. pp.13-14, 16
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