Research Article
Effect of Weld Properties on the Crush Strength of the PWR Spacer Grid
Table 5
Comparisons of crush strength ratio.
| Weld line (mm) | Analysis/Test | with base material properties | with weld material properties |
| Spot welding (2.0 mm) | 1.94 | 1.43 | Line welding (9.275 mm) | 1.93 | 1.49 | Line welding (13.28 mm) | 1.90 | 1.51 |
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