Flux formation for underwater wet flux-cored arc welding of nickel-based and austenitic stainless steels

Patent · Tue Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6053222

Findlan, S J; Frederick, G J

A flux formulation is described for underwater wet flux-cored arc welding, said flux formulation being free of halogen-containing components and having the following composition: 40-80%: Rutile, Titania (TiO[sub 2]), 0-30%: Zirconium oxide (ZrO[sub 2]), 0-10%: Silicon oxide (SiO[sub 2]), 0-5%: Potassium titanate (K[sub 2]O/TiO[sub 3] at ratio of 3:1). 0-30%: Lithium silicate (Li[sub 2]SiO[sub 3]), 0-15%: Lithium carbonate (Li[sub 2]CO[sub 3]), provided that the sum of the contents of lithium silicate (Li[sub 2]SiO[sub 3]) and lithium carbonate (Li[sub 2]CO[sub 3]) be no less than 10%.

• Assignee: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5236517; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-937960
• OSTI ID: 6053222
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 28 Aug 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
NICKEL BASE ALLOYS
ARC WELDING
STAINLESS STEELS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
LITHIUM CARBONATES
LITHIUM SILICATES
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
RUTILE
SILICON OXIDES
TITANATES
TITANIUM OXIDES
UNDERWATER
WELDING FLUXES
ZIRCONIUM OXIDES
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATES
CHALCOGENIDES
FABRICATION
HIGH ALLOY STEELS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
JOINING
LEVELS
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
MINERALS
NICKEL ALLOYS
OXIDE MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE MINERALS
SILICATES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
STEELS
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
WELDING
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
360101* - Metals & Alloys- Preparation & Fabrication