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THE use of the high velocity impact arising from the detonation of a layer of high explosive to weld flat plates has been used for several years (Fig. 1). One of the distinguishing features of such a weld is the wavy form of the interface between the two welded metal surfaces (Fig. 2). This is characteristic of the process and is largely responsible for the integrity of the weld, but a theory which predicts the two essential features of the wave pattern, its wavelength and amplitude, is still wanting.
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REID, S., JOHNSON, W. Amplitude of Interface Waves in Explosive Welding. Nature Physical Science 231, 205–206 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci231205a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/physci231205a0
