• Laser welding of niobium to AISI 304 steel using a copper interlayer 

      Zhao, Jian; Shi, Mingxiao; Li, Yanjun; Ma, Xiang; Fang, Zhenxing; Yan, Hua (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Cu interlayers with thicknesses of 1, 1.5, and 2 mm were used to join niobium and AISI 304 steel. Fractures occurred in the weld, the Nb base metal, and the unmelted Cu interlayer when the Cu interlayer thickness was 1, ...