Recent advances in Ti and Nb explosion welding with stainless steel for   2K operating (ILC Program)- To the proceedings of LCWS11
  The world first samples 0f Ti+SS and Nb+SS joints were manufactured by an explosion welding technology demonstrating a high mechanic properties and leak absence at 4.6 x 10^{-9} atm-cc/sec. Residual stresses in bimetallic joints resulting from explosion welding measured by neutron diffraction method are quite high (~1000 MPa). Thermal tempering of explosion welded Ti+SS and Nb+SS specimens leads to complete relaxation of internal stresses in Ti,Nb and Stainless steel and makes the transition elements quite serviceable. 
B. Sabirov, J. Budagov, A. Sissakian, G. Shirkov, Yu. Taran, G.   Trubnikov, N. Dhanarai, M. Foley, E. Harms, D. Mitchell, S...
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