Systems and methods for welding mill scaled workpieces
AssigneeHobart Brothers Company
InventorsSteven Edward Barhorst, Daryl L. Duncan, Joseph C. Bundy, Zhigang Xiao
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Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and, more specifically, to Metal-cored Arc Welding (MCAW) of mill scaled steel workpieces. A metal-cored welding wire, including a sheath and a core, capable of welding mill scaled workpieces without prior descaling is disclosed. The metal-cored welding wire has a sulfur source that occupies between approximately 0.04% and approximately 0.18% of the weight of the metal-cored welding wire, and has a cellulose source that occupies between approximately 0.09% and approximately 0.54% of the weight of the metal-cored welding wire.
Claims23
A metal-cored welding wire, comprising a sheath and a core, capable of welding mill scaled workpieces without prior descaling, wherein the metal-cored welding wire comprises:
- a sulfur source comprising between approximately 0.04% and approximately 0.18% of the metal-cored welding wire by weight;
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- a cellulose source comprising between approximately 0.09% and approximately 0.54% of the metal-cored welding wire by weight.
A method of welding a mill scaled steel workpiece, comprising:
- advancing a metal-cored welding wire toward a mill scaled steel workpiece, wherein the metal-cored welding wire comprises a sheath and a core, and wherein the metal-cored welding wire comprises a sulfur source and a cellulose source;
- providing a shielding gas flow near a surface of the mill scaled steel workpiece;
- electrifying the metal-cored welding wire to establish an arc between the metal-cored welding wire and the mill scaled steel workpiece;
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- forming a weld deposit on the mill scaled steel workpiece without forming a substantial slag layer over the weld deposit.
A method of manufacturing a metal-cored welding wire, comprising:
- disposing a granular core within a metallic sheath to form the metal-cored welding wire, wherein the core of the metal-cored welding wire comprises:
- a sulfur source comprising between approximately 0.2% and approximately 1% of the core by weight;
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- a cellulose source comprising between approximately 1% and approximately 3% of the core by weight;
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- compressing the metallic sheath around the core to form the metal-cored welding wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.