Welding and Joining Technologies

SERDP and ESTCP projects are developing chromium-free welding rods and on developing new techniques for reducing fume generation.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Field-Testing Pulsed Power Inverters in Welding Operations to Control Heavy Metal Emissions

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200212
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kathleen Paulson, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
ESTCP Dec 2009

Development of Chrome-Free Welding Consumables for Stainless Steels

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1415
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gerald Frankel, The Ohio State University
SERDP Feb 2009

Novel Approach for Welding Stainless Steel Using Chromium-Free Consumables (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1346
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gerald Frankel, The Ohio State University
SERDP Dec 2004