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Bare electrode for welding of low temperature steel
Assignee: Kobe Steel Ltd
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Filing: 1975-11-26
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Granted: 1978-01-10
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Expires: 1995-11-26
Abstract
Abstract A bare welding electrode of a diameter of at least 3.0 mm for use in a large current gas shielded arc welding process in which steel for low temperature use is welded by a welding current of at least 500 A in a shielding gas composed mainly of an inert gas such as Ar, He or the like. In one aspect the electrode comprises up to 0.12% C, up to 0.8% Si, up to 3.0% Mn up to 0.25% Ti, at least one member selected from the group consisting of up to 4.0% Ni, up to 0.8% Cr and up to 1.0% Mo and the carbon equivalent (Ceq), of said electrode being up to 0.60% which is represented by the formula Ceq = C + 1/6Mn + 1/24Si + 1/40Ni + 1/5Cr + 1/4 Mo wherein each element denotes the content, % by weight of the element. In the second aspect the bare welding electrode comprises up to 0.12% C, up to 0.8% Si, up to 3.0% Mn, up to 0.19% Ti, 0.0005 to 0.015% B, at least one member selected from the group consisting of up to 4.0% Ni, up to 0.8% Cr and up to 1.0% Mo and which a carbon equivalent of up to 0.60%, calculated according to the above formula.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomokazu Godai
- 👤 Isao Aida
- 👤 Masatoshi Nakagaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:50
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/30; B23K35/3053
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A bare welding electrode of a diameter of at least 3.0 mm for use in a large current gas shielded arc welding process in which steel for low temperature use is welded by a welding current of at least 500 amps in shielding gas composed mainly of an inert gas, said electrode consisting essentially of 0.04 to 0.07 wt. % C, up to 0.8 wt. % Si, up to 3.0 wt. % Mn, up to 0.19 wt. % Ti, 0.04 - 1.34 wt. % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr, and Mo, and the balance iron and impurities, and wherein the carbon equivalent (Ceq) of said electrode ranges from 0.44 to 0.55 wt. % and is represented by the formula: Ceq = C + 1/6 Mn + 1/24 Si + 1/40 Ni + 1/5 Cr + 1/4 Mo.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A bare welding electrode of a diameter of at least 3.0 mm for use in a large current gas shielded arc welding process in which steel for low temperature use is welded by a welding current of at least 500 amps in shielding gas composed mainly of an inert gas, said electrode consisting essentially of 0.04 to 0.07 wt. % C, up to 0.8 wt. % Si, up to 3.0 wt. % Mn, up to 0.19 wt. % Ti, 0.04 - 1.34 wt. % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr, and Mo, and the balance iron and impurities, and wherein the carbon equivalent (Ceq) of said electrode ranges from 0.44 to 0.55 wt. % and is represented by the formula: Ceq = C + 1/6 Mn + 1/24 Si + 1/40 Ni + 1/5 Cr + 1/4 Mo.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The bare electrode of claim 1 wherein the electrode has a diameter of at least 4 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
147 words
A bare welding electrode of a diameter of at least 3.0 mm for use in a large current gas shielded arc welding process in which steel for low temperature use is welded by a welding current of at least 500 amps in a shielding gas composed mainly of an inert gas, said electrode consisting essentially of 0.04 to 0.07 wt. % C, up to 0.8 wt. % Si, up to 3.0 wt. % Mn, up to 0.19 wt. % Ti, 0.004 to 0.15 wt. % B, 0.04 - 1.34 wt. % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr and Mo, and the balance iron and impurities, and wherein the carbon equivalent (Ceq) of said electrode ranges from 0.44 to 0.55 wt. % and is represented by the formula: Ceq = C + 1/6Mn + 1/24Si + 1/40Ni + 1/5Cr + 1/4Mo.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
147 words
A bare welding electrode of a diameter of at least 3.0 mm for use in a large current gas shielded arc welding process in which steel for low temperature use is welded by a welding current of at least 500 amps in a shielding gas composed mainly of an inert gas, said electrode consisting essentially of 0.04 to 0.07 wt. % C, up to 0.8 wt. % Si, up to 3.0 wt. % Mn, up to 0.19 wt. % Ti, 0.004 to 0.15 wt. % B, 0.04 - 1.34 wt. % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr and Mo, and the balance iron and impurities, and wherein the carbon equivalent (Ceq) of said electrode ranges from 0.44 to 0.55 wt. % and is represented by the formula: Ceq = C + 1/6Mn + 1/24Si + 1/40Ni + 1/5Cr + 1/4Mo.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The bare electrode of 3 wherein the electrode has a diameter of at least 4 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The bare electrode of 3 wherein the electrode has a diameter of at least 4 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
140 words
A large current process for welding low temperature steels, which comprises: welding said steel with a welding current of at least 500 amps in a shielding gas which contains at least 60% by volume of an inert gas using a bare welding electrode having a diameter of at least 3.0 mm, which electrode consists essentially of 0.04 to 0.07 wt. % C, up to 0.8 wt. % Si, up to 3.0 wt. % Mn, up to 0.19 wt. % Ti, 0.04 - 1.34 wt. % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr and Mo and the balance iron and impurities, wherein said electrode has a carbon equivalent (Ceq) ranging from 0.44 to 0.55 wt. % and is represented by the formula: Ceq = C + 1/6Mn + 1/24Si + 1/40Ni + 1/5Cr + 1/4Mo.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
140 words
A large current process for welding low temperature steels, which comprises: welding said steel with a welding current of at least 500 amps in a shielding gas which contains at least 60% by volume of an inert gas using a bare welding electrode having a diameter of at least 3.0 mm, which electrode consists essentially of 0.04 to 0.07 wt. % C, up to 0.8 wt. % Si, up to 3.0 wt. % Mn, up to 0.19 wt. % Ti, 0.04 - 1.34 wt. % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr and Mo and the balance iron and impurities, wherein said electrode has a carbon equivalent (Ceq) ranging from 0.44 to 0.55 wt. % and is represented by the formula: Ceq = C + 1/6Mn + 1/24Si + 1/40Ni + 1/5Cr + 1/4Mo.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 5 wherein at least one of Si or Mn is present.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 5, wherein both Si and Mn are present.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
146 words
A large current process for welding low temperature steels, which comprises: welding said steel with a welding current with at least 500 amps in a shielding gas which contains at least 60% by volume of an inert gas using a bare welding electrode having a diameter of at least 3.0 mm, which electrode consists essentially of 0.04 to 0.07 wt.% C, up to 0.8 wt.% Si, up to 3.0 wt.% Mn, up to 0.19 wt.% Ti, from 0.0005 to 0.015 wt.% B, from 0.04 - 1.34 wt. % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr, Mo and the balance iron and impurities, wherein said electrode has a carbon equivalent (Ceq) ranging from 0.44 to 0.55 wt.% and is represented by the formula: Ceq = C + 1/16 Mn + 1/24 Si + 1/40 Ni + 1/5 Cr + 1/4 Mo.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
146 words
A large current process for welding low temperature steels, which comprises: welding said steel with a welding current with at least 500 amps in a shielding gas which contains at least 60% by volume of an inert gas using a bare welding electrode having a diameter of at least 3.0 mm, which electrode consists essentially of 0.04 to 0.07 wt.% C, up to 0.8 wt.% Si, up to 3.0 wt.% Mn, up to 0.19 wt.% Ti, from 0.0005 to 0.015 wt.% B, from 0.04 - 1.34 wt. % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr, Mo and the balance iron and impurities, wherein said electrode has a carbon equivalent (Ceq) ranging from 0.44 to 0.55 wt.% and is represented by the formula: Ceq = C + 1/16 Mn + 1/24 Si + 1/40 Ni + 1/5 Cr + 1/4 Mo.
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