Welding gas and plasma welding method

US9586293B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9586293-B2
Application numberUS-201113877724-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 6, 2011
Priority dateOct 7, 2010
Publication dateMar 7, 2017
Grant dateMar 7, 2017

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Abstract

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A welding method, which performs non-keyhole welding of a ferritic stainless steel having a plate thickness of 3 mm or less using a plasma welding torch ( 10 ), includes supplying an inert gas, as a pilot gas ( 23 ), into the gap between a tungsten electrode ( 11 ) and an insert chip ( 12 ) at a flow rate of 2.1 m/sec or less, and supplying a shield gas ( 24 ) into the gap between the insert chip ( 12 ) and a shield cap ( 15 ), wherein a mixed gas prepared by adding either 0.5 to 4 vol % of oxygen gas or 1 to 6 vol % of carbon dioxide gas to an inert gas is used as the shield gas ( 24 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A plasma welding method comprising: providing a ferritic stainless having a plate thickness of 3 mm or less, wherein the ferritic stainless does not contain Ni; providing a plasma welding torch having a tungsten electrode, an insert chip disposed so as to surround an outer periphery of the tungsten electrode, and a shield cap disposed so as to surround an outer periphery of the insert chip, wherein a tip of the tungsten electrode is disposed inside t…

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  • B23K10/02Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B23K35/38Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9586293B2 cover?
A welding method, which performs non-keyhole welding of a ferritic stainless steel having a plate thickness of 3 mm or less using a plasma welding torch ( 10 ), includes supplying an inert gas, as a pilot gas ( 23 ), into the gap between a tungsten electrode ( 11 ) and an insert chip ( 12 ) at a flow rate of 2.1 m/sec or less, and supplying a shield gas ( 24 ) into the gap between the insert ch…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Wada Katsunori, Oono Hiroki, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B23K10/02. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 07 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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