Method of welding in the horizontal position and welding apparatus therefor
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsYukio Manabe, Satoru Zenitani, Yoshinori Hiromoto
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Abstract
The object of this invention is to prevent the occurrence of welding defects such as undercuts, overlaps and faulty angles of fusion, and to increase the efficiency of welding in the horizontal position. Auxiliary wires 5a and 5b are inserted into molten pool 12, and a unidirectional current is made to flow between them. A magnetic field 9 is induced which is approximately orthogonal to the surface of the parent material so as to generate an upward Lorentz force (opposite the pull of gravity) in molten pool 12. This force supports the molten metal and prevents it from dripping, resulting in a better-shaped bead.
Claims8
A method of welding in a horizontal position in which a parent material is melted using a specified heat source to produce a molten pool which is liable to experience deformation under the influence of gravity comprising the steps of:
- generating an electric current flow in said molten pool independent of the specified heat source and approximately along a direction of a weld line;
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- inducing a magnetic field in said molten pool approximately orthogonal to the direction of said electric current to generate an upward Lorentz force opposite a pull of gravity in said molten pool.
A welding apparatus, comprising:
- a heat source for welding;
- a plurality of auxiliary wires provided so as to face a molten pool formed by said heat source and permit an electric current to flow in said molten pool substantially in said welding direction;
- a power source for said plurality of auxiliary wires;
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- a magnetic field generating means to generate a magnetic field in said molten pool, magnetic lines of force of said magnetic field intersecting a surface of a parent material and being substantially perpendicular to said current;
- wherein said current and said magnetic field generate a Lorentz force oriented upwardly opposite a pull of gravity in the molten pool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.