EBW (Electron Beam Welding) Repair of a Discarded Casting:

Regular welding would not be a satisfactory solution. But Electron Beam Welding a spare bushing in place, while expensive, may recover the cost previously invested in the finished and discarded part.

By welding in place a spare sleeve the procedure has the possible:

• of exactly focusing the beam on top of the joint, in spite of the distance,
• of introducing the small amount of warmth, avoiding spoil to mechanical properties and preventing intolerable bend,
• of creating a slim and deep, exactly located weld seam,
• of avoiding the require for frequent warmth treatment,
• of permitting thorough non destructive testing to be eligible the repair,
• of being performed within the shortest turnaround time limiting the delay in delivering a substitute part.