The new technology makes it possible to obtain a compound with good strength and is particularly relevant for the aircraft industry.
As reported INTERFAX, Scientists from the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ITPM) have mastered the technology of welding titanium alloy and aluminum. Previously, welding these two metals was not possible.
According to Academician Vasily Fomin, scientific director of ITPM, the new method involves the use of a thin layer of magnesium or copper between the materials being welded, which ultimately makes it possible to obtain a strong metal compound.
In the aircraft industry, such welding technologies will in the future make it possible to switch from riveted joints to welded ones, which will significantly lighten the weight of aircraft.
