Evaluation of the Paton institute and united states developed tools for materials processing in space

摘要

Paper of US specialists at the 2nd International Conference《Welding in Space and the Construction of Space Vehicles by Welding》 is given. Main attention was paid to evaluation and examination of welded samples, made during the process of preparation of apace welding experiment. Welding was carried out by flying electron-beam welding equipment《Universal》, developed and delivered to NASA by the E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute.