Preface

Abstract

The 3rd International biannual conference “Electron Beam Welding and Related Technologies (EBW2019)” was held at National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI)” on November 12-15 2019 in Moscow, Russia. The host university MPEI is one of the leading academic institutions in Europe that conducts research in heat and electricity generation, electrotechnical instrumentation design and power engineering machinery building.The conference is dedicated to research, innovations and novel engineering solutions in electron beam welding (EBW), metals heat treatment, and electrotechnical engineering. More than 50 reports were presented in various areas of EBW technologies, welding materials science, as well as quality control of welded joints. Reports subjects included the following areas: modeling of EBW processes (thermal fields, heat and mass transfer, electron beam energy, metal ionization, etc.), control of EBW parameters and welding equipment, additive manufacturing, diagnostics of mechanical and service properties of welded joints, electron beam welding equipment.The target audience of the event was not only academics and students but also industry experts and state officers. The conference was attended by 150 participants from technical universities, research and production companies, factories and power plants. The showcases of the event are highly recognizable among the industrial community not only in Russia but all over the continent. This year the events were attended by delegates from such countries as Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, China, India, Syria, Mongolia, Pakistan, Slovakia, France, and Israel.This distinguished volume contains the most significant and novel academic research papers presented at the conference and recommended by the organizing committee. All the manuscripts went through a thorough editorial process and were peer-reviewed by two invited referees.On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we express our gratitude to the sponsors of the conference for financial and informational support. It was a great honor for the editors to work with all the authors, reviewers and organizers.With the best regards,Viktor Dragunov,The Organizing committee Chairman EBW2019 conference,Science editor, professor of MPEI