Welding the Inconel 718 Superalloy: Reduction of Micro-segregation and Laves Phases explores the day-to-day welding business in Alloy 718 and presents solutions to avoid or minimize micro-segregation. It considers the limitations of changing from lab scale models to actual production models and presents new technologies with proven experimental background. Various case studies are presented within the text, as well as proposed solutions backed by experimental evidence. Items previewed in this edition include enhanced cooling rates in the GTA welding process with cryogenic cooling and enhanced dendrite refinement using modified pulse waveform. This work will be useful to researchers from the aerospace, space, power generation, nuclear, and chemical industries, as well as students interested in superalloys and welding. - Resolves the industrial limitations in reducing the formation of laves phases in the welding of alloy 718 - Presents case studies in industrial applications - Discusses new technologies with proven experimental background - Includes a comparison of laves size and distribution between GTAW, EBW, LBW and FW

Dr.SGK.Manikandan is currently a Head of welding and coating facilities at ISRO propulsion complex, Indian Space Research Organisation, Mahendragiri. He graduated from Bharathiar University in 1997 and subsequently completed PhD at IIT Madras. He has more than 20 years of research and industrial experience in welding of stainless steels, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys and Superalloys. He has done extensive research on the physical metallurgy and welding of Superalloys. He has also developed welding processes and procedures for the requirement of Indian Space Programme. He has published and presented 20 research publications and guided 6 scholars for Masters Degree and PhD. He is the life member of Indian Institute of Metals, Indian Welding Society and Aeronautical Society of India. He is awarded with team performance excellence award of ISRO and Society of Aerospace Manufacturing Engineers.

1. Introduction 2. Physical metallurgy of alloy 718 3. Objectives and scope 4. Experimental methods 5. Results and discussion 6. Conclusion Appendix Scope for future work References