Robert Peaslee to be featured in American Welding Society Legends Session

The word "legend" is often over-used, but in the case of Robert Peaslee, it's appropriate. Often called the father of nickel brazing, Peaselee graduated from Cincinnati University in 1940 with a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. At Curtiss Wright Corporation, he worked in metallurgy, engineering, and mechanical research. He became the engineer for welding in jet engine development after the close of World War II.

According to the Fabricator, while on the job, Peaslee used a furnace braze to a test specimen of Colmonoy 6, a nickel alloy from Wall Colmonoy Corp. At 2,000 degrees F, the alloy successfully brazed jet engine parts together—a process that became known as diffusion brazing.

Peaslee will be the interviewee at the American Welding Society's (AWS) Interview with a Legend session to be held November 16 as part of a series of programs and events scheduled at the FABTECH International/AWS Welding Show in Chicago. Sounds like a fun session to attend, if you'll be in town.