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Investigation of Process Stability and Weld Quality of Underwater Wet Flux-Cored Arc Welding of Low-Alloy High-Strength Steel with Oxy-Rutile Wire Cover

Investigation of Process Stability and Weld Quality of Underwater Wet Flux-Cored Arc Welding of Low-Alloy High-Strength Steel with Oxy-Rutile Wire

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|Oct 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2021-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2083-7429 | Journal ISSN: 1233-2585
Language: English
Page range: 100 - 109
Published on: Oct 22, 2021
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