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Explosive forming set-up

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The image describes the benefits of the production technique ‘explosive forming’ that was used by the Department of Metallurgy at IIT Madras to fabricate certain components. Explosive forming is a technique used to form a metal plate using high shock pressure from an explosion. It is an ideal technique to use for producing large sized dome shaped components such as a boiler covers, rotor hubs, and dish ends etc. This method of production is economic as the volume of production is low. Welding of dissimilar metals, welding of heat exchange tubes with the end plates can also be done economically using this method.

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0040/IMG_1225_1
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Date:
January 1976

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