IIW 2014 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2014 22

COMMISSION XVII: BRAZING, SOLDERING AND DIFFUSION BONDING Vice-Chair: Dr. Hua Ping Xiong (P.R. of China) Sub-Commissions and Working Groups: C-XVII-A: Brazing

Commission XVII is a relatively new Working Unit formed during 2009. It comprises experts and delegates from several disciplines related to the metallurgical and mechanical property characterization of brazed, soldered or diffusion bonded materials/components/ joints. In addition, new filler materials are discussed and evaluated. The Commission currently solicits contri- butions to fulfil its work programme which includes ceramic-to-ceramic and ceramic-to- metal brazing, wide-gap brazing, brazing and diffusion bonding in microsystems, brazing of intermetallics, repair brazing, laser brazing, Chair: Dipl.-Ing. Lukas Wojarski (Germany) Vice-Chair: Dipl.-Ing. Felix Moeller (Germany) C-XVII-B: Diffusion Bonding Chair: Prof. Teresa Vieira (Portugal) Vice-Chair : Dr. Simon Jahn (Germany) C-XVII-C: Soldering Chair: Dr. Erika Hodulova (Slovakia) Vice-Chair: Dr. Hong Li (P.R. of China)

Chair: Dr. Warren Miglietti United States

brazing of Al and Ti-based alloys, surface bra- zing, NDT of brazed and diffusion-bonded joints, applications of vacuum-brazed and diffusion-bonded joints, development of new brazing filler metals, testing methods of bra- zed and diffusion-bonded joints (i.e. tensile, shear, stress rupture, bending, corrosion and erosion, etc.), low temperature brazing, weld/ brazing (for e.g., MIG brazing in use in the au- tomotive industry), and diamond and supera- brasive joining. An updated work programme for soldering and diffusion-bonding is being developed.

SC-AIR: SELECT COMMITTEE - PERMANENT JOINTS IN NEW MATERIALS AND COATINGS FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING Co-Chair: Prof. Dr.-Eng. Bo Young Lee (R.O. Korea)

define joining research needs of the aviation and aerospace industries where the IIW’s expertise and international networking capa- bilities can be utilized. Topics to be discussed include solid state welding, power beam pro- cesses, the behaviour of materials subjected to welding, new welding filler materials for aircraft structures and/or engine components, nondestructive testing of aircraft joints and adhesive-based repair joints.

Global industry demands and developments have necessitated the re-activation of Select Committee: Permanent Joints in New Mate- rials and Coatings for Aircraft Engineering, SC-AIR, dormant for the past few years. The primary objective of the Working Unit as it begins collaboration will be to define its wor- king programme and structure. The task will include broad-ranging discussions on joining technologies used in the manufacture of new aircraft and during aircraft repair, and to

Chair: Prof. Dr. Shuili Gong P.R. of China