WO2012153177A1 - Flux cored arc welding system with high deposition rate and weld with robust impact toughness - Google Patents
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- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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- B23K9/173—Arc welding or cutting making use of shielding gas and of a consumable electrode
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- the present disclosure relates to welding systems, and more specifically, to a flux cored arc welding system with a high deposition rate creating a weld with robust impact toughness, as well as to methods of operating a welding system.
- Welding is an important process in the manufacture and construction of various products and structures. Applications for welding are widespread and used throughout the world including, for example, the construction and repair of ships, buildings, bridges, vehicles, and pipe lines, to name a few. Welding is performed in a variety of locations, such as in a factory with a fixed welding operation or on site with a portable welder.
- a user/operator i.e. welder
- programs or instructs welding equipment to make a weld For example, in Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) a consumable solid or tubular (flux cored) electrode may be continuously fed into a molten weld or arc zone that is protected from atmospheric contamination by being "submerged” under flux such as a blanket of granular fusible material consisting of lime, silica, manganese oxide, calcium fluoride, or other suitable compounds.
- this type of welding may be self-shielded or gas shielded.
- the flux becomes conductive, and provides a current path between the electrode and the work.
- a thick layer of flux completely covering the molten metal may thus prevent spatter and sparks as well as suppress the intense ultraviolet radiation and fumes that may be a part of the arc welding process.
- currents ranging from 300 to 2000 A may be utilized. Additionally, currents of up to 5000 A may be used with multiple arcs.
- DC or AC power can be used, and/or combinations of DC and AC in multiple electrode systems.
- constant voltage welding power supplies are most commonly used; however, constant current systems in combination with a voltage sensing wire-feeder are also available.
- a user/operator i.e. welder
- welder directs welding equipment to make a weld.
- the welder may manually posi- tion a welding rod or welding wire and produce a heat generating arc at a weld location.
- the spacing of the electrode from the weld location is related to the arc produced and to the achievement of optimum melting/fusing of the base and welding rod or wire metals. The quality of such a weld is often directly dependant upon the skill of the welder.
- This invention relates to welding systems with a high deposition rate creating a weld with high robust impact toughness.
- an arc welding system includes a wire feeding mechanism for delivering welding wire to a welding operation, and a welding power supply for generating a current for welding to the welding wire.
- the welding wire includes at least two distinct types of welding electrodes.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a welding system with twin wire delivery
- Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a welding system with single lead/single trail tandem wire delivery
- Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a welding system with single lead/twin trail wire delivery
- Fig 4 is a schematic diagram of a welding system with twin lead/single trail wire delivery
- Fig 5 is a schematic diagram of a welding system with twin lead/twin trail wire delivery.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an arc welding system 110 in accordance with one embodiment.
- the arc welding system 110 includes a welding power supply 112 and a wire feeding mechanism 114.
- the welding power supply 112 includes a welding power source 120 and the wire feeding mechanism 114 includes a drive motor 130 and a twin wire feeder 140. Driven by the drive motor 130, the twin wire feeder 140 delivers welding wire 150 to a welding operation on workpiece 160.
- the welding wire 150 includes a first welding electrode 152 and a second welding electrode 154.
- the workpiece 160 is illustrated as moving relative to the welding system 110. However, it must be understood that it may be either the welding system 110 or the workpiece 160 that is actually physically displaced.
- the welding power supply 112 generates a current for welding to the welding wire 150.
- the welding power source 120 of the welding power supply 112 is the source of welding power for both of the first and second welding electrodes 152 and 154.
- the first and second welding electrodes 152 and 154 are two distinct types of welding elec- trodes. In the present embodiment the first and second welding electrode 152 and 154 are both some type of flux cored electrode that differ in chemical composition or size or both.
- the arc welding system 110 delivers the two distinct types of welding electrode, e.g. the first and second welding electrodes 152 and 154 to a welding operation.
- the first and second welding electrodes 152 and 154 are delivered with twin wire delivered by the twin wire feeder 140.
- high deposition rates are achieved with the two distinct first and second flux cored electrodes 152 and 154 delivered to a twin arc welding process.
- x-ray quality welds with robust impact properties can be made, for example, with deposition rates greater than 15 Ibs/hr.
- Fig. 2 an arc welding system 210 in accordance with another embodiment.
- the arc welding system 210 includes a welding power supply 212 and a wire feeding mechanism 214.
- the welding power supply 212 includes a first welding power source 220 and a second welding power source 222.
- the wire feeding mechanism 214 includes a first drive motor 230 and a second drive motor 232.
- the wire feeding mechanism 214 also includes a first wire feeder 240 and second wire feeder 242.
- the tandem wire feeders 240 and 242 deliver welding wire 250 to a welding operation on workpiece 260.
- the welding wire 250 includes a first welding electrode 252 and a second welding electrode 254.
- the workpiece 260 is illustrated as moving relative to the welding system 210. However, it must be understood that it may be either the welding system 210 or the workpiece 260 that is actually physically displaced.
- the welding power supply 212 generates a current for welding to the welding wire 250.
- the welding power sources 220 and 222 of the welding power supply 212 are the sources of welding power for each of the first and second welding electrodes 252 and 254 respectively.
- the first and second welding electrodes 252 and 254 are two distinct types of welding electrodes.
- the first and second welding electrode 252 and 254 are both some type of flux cored electrode that differ in chemical composition or size or both.
- the arc welding system 210 delivers the two distinct types of welding electrode, e.g. the first and second welding electrodes 252 and 254 to a welding operation.
- the first and second welding electrodes 252 and 254 are delivered with tandem wire delivered by the tandem wire feeders 240 and 242.
- high deposition rates are achieved with the two distinct first and second flux cored electrodes 252 and 254 deliv- ered to a twin arc welding process.
- x-ray quality welds with robust impact properties can be made, for example, with deposition rates greater than 15 Ibs/hr.
- the arc welding system 310 is similar to the arc welding systems 1 10 and 210 of Figs. 1 and 2, expect as described below. Similar components are identified with similar identifiers.
- the arc welding system 310 includes a tandem wire feeding mechanism 314, which includes a single lead wire feeder 340 and a twin trail wire feeder 342. Together the single lead wire feeder 340 and the twin trail wire feeder 342 deliver first, second and third welding electrodes 352, 354 and 356. At least one of the first, second and third welding electrodes 352, 354 and 356 is a different type of electrode than the other two. It must be understood that this may be the first electrode 352 or either of the second or third electrodes 354 and 354. Additionally, it must be understood that it is contemplate that all three of the first, second and third electrodes 352, 354 and 356 are of differing types.
- arc welding system 410 in accordance with a further em- bodiment.
- the arc welding system 410 is similar to the arc welding system 310 of Fig. 3 expect as including a tandem wire feeding mechanism 414, which includes a twin lead wire feeder 440 and a single trail wire feeder 442. Similar components are identified with similar identifiers.
- arc welding system 510 is similar to the arc welding systems 310 and 410 of Figs. 3 and 4, expect as including a tandem wire feeding mechanism 514, which includes a twin lead wire feeder 540 and a twin trail wire feeder 542. Similar components are identified with similar identifiers.. At least one of the first, second, third and fourth welding electrodes 552, 554, 556, ar]d 558 is a different type of electrode than the other three. It must be understood it is contemplated that two of the electrodes may be of one type with the other two are of another type.
- first and second electrodes 552 and 554 are of one type whole the third and fourth electrodes 556 and 558 are another, or , for further example the first and third electrodes 552 and 556 may be of one type with the second and fourth 554 and 558 are of another.
- high deposition rates are achieved with flux cored electrodes using a Tandem and/or Twin Arc welding process. It is contemplated that the use of at least two distinct types welding electrodes will enable a minimization of aluminum levels in the weld system, resulting in higher toughness, and higher productivity.
- x-ray quality welds with robust impact properties can be made with deposition rates greater than 15 lbs/hr.
- the invention is applicable to manual welding or semi-automated welding, and may also be used for automated welding or mechanized welding.
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