Method and means for bare electrode welding of alloy steels

Claim 1

AN ARC WELDING ELECTRODE COMPRISED OF A HOLLOW STEEL TUBE HAVING AN INTERIOR FILLED WITH ONE OR MORE KILLING AGENTS SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ZIRCONIUM, TITANIUM, BORON, ALUMINUM, AND SILICON IN AMOUTS OF FROM 1/2 TO 1% OR MORE KILLING AGENT PROTECTORS SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF THE A BOILING TEMPERATURE CLOSE TO MELTING TEMPERATURE OF STEEL IN AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3/4%, ONE OR MORE OXIDE SOLVENTS SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF THE OXIDES OF SILICON, ALUMINUM, ZIRCONIUM, AND TITANIUM IN AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1/4%, THE TOTAL OF THE KILLING AGENT PROTECTORS AND OXIDES SOLVENTS BEING LESS THAN 10%, AND AN ALLOYING INGREDIENT IN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 50% SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ZIRCONIUM, BERYLLIUM, TITANIUM, BORON, ALUMINUM, SILICON, MANGANESE, CHROMIUM, NIOBIUM, TANTALUM, GALLIUM. VANADIUM, MOLYBEDENUM, TUNGSTEN, ANTIMONY, NICKLE, COPPER, COLBALT, ARSENIC, AND COLUMBIUM, EITHER AS METALS, FERRO ALLOYS, OR ALLOYS OF THEMSELVES.