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Explosion Welding
 Introduction
 Explosion welding is a solid-state
process that produces a high velocity
interaction of dissimilar metals by a
controlled detonation.

 This eliminates the problems of heat effects

& micro-structural changes.

 Oxides found on material surfaces must be removed

by effacement or dispersion
 Principle of Explosion
 Cladder metal can be placed parallel or inclined
to the base plate.
 Explosive material is distributed over top of
cladder metal.
 Upon detonation, cladder plate collides with
base plate to form weld.
 Waves are generated so due to mechanical
bonding joining takes place.
 A single detonation cap can be used to ignite
the explosive.
Fig. Explosive Welding
 WELDING PARAMETER
Detonation velocity is a
function of
Explosivetype
 
Composition of explosive
Thickness of explosive 𝛒 = Plate density

layer V = charge velocity

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 Explosive material
 High velocity (4572-7620 m/s)
• Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
• Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX)
• Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN)
• Datasheet
• Primacord
 Mid-low velocity (1524-4572 m/s)
• Ammonium nitrate
• Ammonium perchlorate
• Amatol
• Nitroguonidine
• Dynamites
• Diluted PETN
 Advantages of Explosion Welding
• Very large work pieces can be welded.

• (Al + Steel) materials can be welded.

• Can bond many dissimilar, normally unweldable

metals.

• Material melting temperatures and coefficients of

thermal expansion differences do not affect the final
product.

• Process is compact, portable, and easy to maintain.

• Welding can be achieved quickly over large areas.

• No need for surface penetration.

• Backer plate has no size limits.

• Inexpensive.

• The strength of the weld joint is equal to or greater

than the strength of the weaker of two metals joined.

• No heat-affected zone (HAZ).

Disadvantages of Explosion Welding
• Metals must have high enough impact resistance and
ductility

• The geometries welded must be simple-flat,

cylindrical, conical

• The cladding plate can’t be too large

• Noise & blast can require worker protection, vacuum

chambers, buried in sand/water.
 Applications
• Cladding of base metals with thinner alloys e.g.
cladding of Ti with mild steel.
• Seam and lap welds.
• Reinforcing aerospace materials with dissimilar metal
ribs.
• Heat exchangers.
• Tubular transition joints.
• Used as a repair tool for repairing leaking tube-to-tube
sheet joints.
• Spot welding.
• Flat plates.
• Joining of pipes in socket joints.
Examples
 Examples

3” Diameter AI/SS Ring Copper/Stainless 12” UHV Assembly

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145009 MASHRUFA TANGINA NOSHIN

145019 MD . ITTEHAD MUSTAKIM
145029 SABHASACHI SAHA 
145038 MD.MUSA KHAN
145047 MD. TENVER SAHARIAR UTSO
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