Studies on Underwater Welding of Metallic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Offshore development has accelerated in recent years owing to the fact that more than 50% of undeveloped petroleum deposits are located under the ocean. Oil and gas are being pursued at greater depths underwater than ever before. Underwater wet welds suitable for structural repairs have been produced under water and high radiation areas of nuclear power plants. Underwater repairs on higher strength steels require additional precautions to avoid weld defects induced by rapid cooling appearing in underwater welding. With the current trends of increasing offshore development and the use of higher strength steels, the demand for underwater welding processes that can produce quality wet welds at greater depths, and on a variety of materials, will continue to increase.

This Special Issue on “Studies on Underwater Welding of Metallic Materials” will collect the latest contributions regarding the application of underwater welding technology to similar and dissimilar metals, such as higher-strength steels, stainless steels, titanium alloys, etc. We are inviting researchers to contribute manuscripts presenting the latest underwater welding findings using experimental analysis, numerical simulation, and intelligent algorithms. The latest findings regarding underwater welding repairing, underwater processing, and underwater additive manufacturing are also welcome, provided that the technology derived from underwater welding can be used for marine structure metals.

Dr. Jianfeng Wang
Prof. Dr. Dariusz Fydrych
Dr. Hongliang Li
Dr. Hao Chen
Guest Editors

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