Re: Tray support rings welded to the inside of an integally stainless stell cladded vessel.

From: <Christopher>
Date: Tue Aug 02 2005 - 15:12:00 EDT

On Aug 2, 2005, at 1:36 PM, ramanan ranjit wrote:

> My question is that "is it really necessary to
> weld the relative light weight components like tray
> support ring to the base metal after peeling off the
> cladding which has been integrally bonded to the base
> metal by executing a metallic bonding during cladding
> operation?

I bet the concern is with debonding due to differential thermal expansion during welding. Just for curiosity, why didn't you ask your client before posting to the list?

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