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Thermit (Aluminothermic) Welding Process

Thermit (Aluminothermic) Welding process in photos. Click here for more imformation about this.

Date: 2005-10-28
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 13 items (30 items total)
Thermit Welding

Album: Thermit Welding

Date: 2004-11-06
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 17 items
Views: 3128
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Series of pic showing how rails are welded using "Alumino Thermit Welding", commonly known as "Long Welded Rails". Pic no: 1 - workers make a sand mould around at the joint between two rails. Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2000-01-01
Owner: Jimmy Jose
Views: 2198
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Pic no: 2 - Gas pressure is being built up to heat the rails to red hot. Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2000-01-01
Owner: Jimmy Jose
Views: 1801
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Pic no: 3 - The rails are being heated to red hot using the gas mixture. Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2000-01-01
Owner: Jimmy Jose
Views: 1520
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Pic no: 4 - The conical container that will be used to hold the alloy used for welding is being put to place. Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2000-01-01
Owner: Jimmy Jose
Views: 1448
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Pic no: 5 - The conical vessel is being filled with the welding alloy. Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2000-01-01
Owner: Jimmy Jose
Views: 1413
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Pic no: 6 - The vessel is placed on top of the rails to be welded. The alloy is ignited by the heat from below. Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2000-01-01
Owner: Jimmy Jose
Views: 1605
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Pic no: 7 - The alloy literally catches fire. Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2000-01-01
Owner: Jimmy Jose
Views: 1495
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Pic no: 8 - The alloy melts and pour into the mould and even on to the rails below. One can imagine it's temperature from the colour of the metal. Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2000-01-01
Owner: Jimmy Jose
Views: 1582
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Pic no: 9 - The complete molten alloy has fallen on to the mould. The conical container is removed and workers wait a few minutes for the weld to cool. Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2000-01-01
Owner: Jimmy Jose
Views: 1626
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Pic no: 10 - Workers break the mould using hammers and showels. The joint is left in the open air to cool slowly. Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2000-01-01
Owner: Jimmy Jose
Views: 1598
SDC10258

this gives an idea of thermit welding of 60 kg rail. (deepak verma)

Date: 2009-03-10
Owner: Guest
Views: 555
Comments: 6
SDC10261

red hot thermit welding ,lot of fumes generates during process (deepak verma)

Date: 2009-03-10
Owner: Guest
Views: 545
Comments: 2
   
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