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Gas shielded electric arc welding

Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1962-10-12
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Granted: 1964-06-30
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Expires: 1982-10-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Norman D Freeman
  • 👤 Frank T Stanchus
  • 👤 Robert T Telford

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 20:55
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/30; B23K35/3053; B23K35/3066; B23K35/38; B23K35/383

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
A METHOD OF ALL-POSITION WELDING A FERROUS METAL WORKPIECE COMPRISED BY WEIGHT 0.30 PERCENT MAXIMUM CARBON, 0.10 PERCENT TO 1.50 PERCENT MANGANESE, 0.15 PERCENT TO 0.70 PERCENT SILICON, 0.40 PERCENT TO 1.80 PERCENT CHROMIUM, 3.25 PERCENT MAXIMUM NICKEL, 0.15 TO 0.60 PERCENT MOLYBDENUM THE REMAINDER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY IRON, SAID METHOD COMPRISING ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRIC ARC BETWEEN SAID FERROUS METAL WORKPIECE AND A CONSUMABLE FERROUS ELECTRODE CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.13 PERCENT MAXIMUM CARBON, 1.00 PERCENT TO 2.50 PERCENT MANGANESE, 0.10 PERCENT TO 0.75 PERCENT SILICON, 0.80 PERCENT TO 3.75 PERCENT NICKEL, 1.50 PERCENT MAXIMUM CHROMIUM, 0.60 PERCENT MAXIMUM COPPER, 0.20 PERCENT MAXIMUM VANADIUM, 1.25 PERCENT MAX. MOLYBDENUM, 0.025 PERCENT MAXIMUM SULPHUR AND 0.025 PERCENT MAXIMUM PHOSPHORUS, SHIELDING SAID ARC AND WELD PUDDLE FOUND IN SAID WORKPIECE WITH A STREAM OF FROM 40 PERCENT TO ABOUT 98 PERCENT HELIUM, 1 PERCENT TO ABOUT 5 PERCENT OXYGEN, AND 0 TO ABOUT 60 PERCENT ARGON GAS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 152 words
A METHOD OF ALL-POSITION WELDING A FERROUS METAL WORKPIECE COMPRISED BY WEIGHT 0.30 PERCENT MAXIMUM CARBON, 0.10 PERCENT TO 1.50 PERCENT MANGANESE, 0.15 PERCENT TO 0.70 PERCENT SILICON, 0.40 PERCENT TO 1.80 PERCENT CHROMIUM, 3.25 PERCENT MAXIMUM NICKEL, 0.15 TO 0.60 PERCENT MOLYBDENUM THE REMAINDER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY IRON, SAID METHOD COMPRISING ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRIC ARC BETWEEN SAID FERROUS METAL WORKPIECE AND A CONSUMABLE FERROUS ELECTRODE CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.13 PERCENT MAXIMUM CARBON, 1.00 PERCENT TO 2.50 PERCENT MANGANESE, 0.10 PERCENT TO 0.75 PERCENT SILICON, 0.80 PERCENT TO 3.75 PERCENT NICKEL, 1.50 PERCENT MAXIMUM CHROMIUM, 0.60 PERCENT MAXIMUM COPPER, 0.20 PERCENT MAXIMUM VANADIUM, 1.25 PERCENT MAX. MOLYBDENUM, 0.025 PERCENT MAXIMUM SULPHUR AND 0.025 PERCENT MAXIMUM PHOSPHORUS, SHIELDING SAID ARC AND WELD PUDDLE FOUND IN SAID WORKPIECE WITH A STREAM OF FROM 40 PERCENT TO ABOUT 98 PERCENT HELIUM, 1 PERCENT TO ABOUT 5 PERCENT OXYGEN, AND 0 TO ABOUT 60 PERCENT ARGON GAS.

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