Dec 3-5, 2025  •  Morial Convention Center  •  New Orleans, LA

Agenda Session

Alvin Hull Post-Weld Heat Treatment

Nov 13 2024

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST

UI Room 338 - Sub Symposium

After electron beam welding of the pressure boundary components of the Alvin titanium sphere, Southwest Research Institute staff led the post-weld stress-relieving heat treatment in 2010. This presentation recounts the decisions and process involved in one of the many risky steps in the creation of the 6,500-meter hull.

Speakers

Southwest Research Institute

- Lead Engineer

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