Weld Strength Verification and Proposed Weld Testing and Inspection Criteria for the MK83 and MK84 Conical Bomb Fins

Abstract : The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) performed weld strength verification testing on manufactured specimens to characterize four different types of welds found on both the MK83 and MK84 conical bomb fins. Based on the results obtained by testing, as well as existing requirements, ARL established test and inspection criteria that may be employed at the discretion of the Naval Air Warfare Center for future First Article Inspections and/or during production as a tool for evaluating the quality and integrity of the weldments.