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Aerospace welding sits at the demanding edge of metal joining. A single porosity-filled fillet on a turbine casing or a cracked friction stir seam on a cryogenic fuel tank can ground a fleet \u2014 or worse. This guide covers the processes (TIG, friction stir, electron beam, laser, plasma), the alloys (aluminum 2024\/7075, Ti-6Al-4V, Inconel 718\/625), the standards (AWS D17.1:2024, AS9100, Nadcap, ISO 24394), and the cobot and robotic systems that are now reshaping how fabrication shops compete for AS9100-certified contracts. Industry analysts project the global friction stir welding market to grow at a CAGR in the high single digits through 2033, and cobot welding searches are rising as fabricators look for a path to high-mix, high-skill work without losing welders to retirement.<\/p>\n

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Quick Specs \u2014 Aerospace Welding at a Glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Governing standards<\/td>\nAWS D17.1\/D17.1M:2024 (fusion), AWS D17.2\/D17.2M:2019 (resistance), AWS D17.3\/D17.3M:2021 (friction stir of aluminum), AS9100, Nadcap AC7110, ISO 24394<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Core processes<\/td>\nGTAW (TIG), GMAW, friction stir welding (FSW), electron beam (EBW), laser beam (LBW), plasma arc (PAW)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Critical alloys<\/td>\nAluminum 2024, 6061, 7075; Ti-6Al-4V; Inconel 625, 718; Waspaloy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service envelope<\/td>\n\u2212253\u00b0C liquid hydrogen tanks to >1,100\u00b0C jet engine hot-section<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inspection floor<\/td>\n100% NDT (radiography, UT, PT, MT) on flight-critical welds; CT or PAUT for complex geometries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Supplier QMS<\/td>\nAS9100 quality system + Nadcap AC7110 welding accreditation expected by OEM primes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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What Is Aerospace Welding? (And Why It’s Different)<\/h2>\n

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Aerospace welding is the practice of fusing or solid-state joining metals that have to survive the loading, vibration, thermal cycling, and corrosion environment of flight hardware. Components in scope are airframes, engines, exhaust systems, tubing for fuel and hydraulics, landing gear, pressure vessels, satellite buses, and rocket fuel tanks \u2014 anywhere a defect could propagate into a crack the airframe cannot tolerate. This is the formal scope adopted by the AWS D17 Committee on Welding in the Aircraft and Aerospace Industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What separates an aerospace weld from a structural-steel weld is not the equipment \u2014 it is the acceptance criteria, the documentation trail, and the inspection rigor. Three things shift:<\/p>\n