Center for Weldability Evaluation
The Center for Weldability Evaluation addresses:
- failures and loss of properties in welds of advanced alloys
- facilitates implementation of advanced alloys in critical welded structures
- supports invention and development of metallic alloys with improved weldability
- develops innovative tools and methods for weldability evaluation
- contributes to improvement of energy efficiency, safety, service performance and reliability in power generation and power conversion systems
- involves graduate, undergraduate, and post-doctoral students in cutting-edge research on weldability
Micrograph examples

Hydrogen assisted inerfacial disbonding at dissimilar interface between Low Alloy Steel butter and Alloy 625 closure weld
Ryan Buntain

Liquation and DDC cracking in induction bent Alloy 825 weld overlay on X65 steel pipe
Rex Alexandre

DDC in alloy 52M FDTC

Precipitation in Inconel 706
Category: Research
Testing capabilities available
Collaboration
Research performed at the Center for Weldability Evaluation is a blended effort among engineering teams within Ohio State.
The extensive, state-of-the-art resources available at Ohio State allow cohesive, thorough and complex evaluations of welds and joints.
The extended team of engineering experts on Ohio State's Columbus campus
Contact
Boian Alexandrov
Research Professor
alexandrov.1@osu.edu
614-292-1735
The Ohio State University
EJTC
1248 Arthur Adams Drive
Columbus, OH 43221
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