Abstract: A method of autogenous welding steel strip is disclosed including the steps of applying to at least one edge of a section of the strip to be welded, a material selected from the group consisting of titanium, titanium alloys, aluminum and manganese, positioning the edges in desired relative relationship and effecting welding. The applied material effects a chemical change in the steel strip to resist hot cracking in the weld, provides increased ductility and increased strength. The steel strip is preferably silicon steel or stainless steel strip.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for winding a continuous, flat strip onto a winding reel to form successive, abutting convolutions along the reel in multiple, flat layers to form a tight coil of strip, which strip may typically be an alloy such as stainless steel. The apparatus includes a winding reel fixedly mounted and having means for imparting axial rotation to continuously wind said strip onto the reel, a guide roll for guiding the strip onto the reel with the guide roll having means for laterally moving it along the axial dimension of the winding reel to form the successive abutting convolutions of strip over the surface of the reel and two movable bridle wheels mounted on generally parallel axes for defining a path of travel for the strip around the bridle wheels and to the guide roll.

Abstract: A strip casting apparatus is disclosed comprising a tundish for receiving and holding molten metal and an orifice passage defined between two spaced lips through which the molten metal is delivered to a casting surface located within about 0.120 inch of the orifice passage and movable past the orifice passage at a speed of from 200 to 10,000 linear surface feet per minute. In the apparatus of the present invention at least one lance is disposed with a tip of the lance directed toward a cavity in the tundish adjacent at least a portion of the material defining at least one of the lips of the orifice passage. Equipment is provided for delivering reactive gases through the lance and into the cavity, and at least one aperture is provided through which combustion products from the reactive gases escape the cavity in the tundish. One lip defining the orifice passage of this invention may comprise a molten metal resistant plate.

Abstract: A rapidly quenched, cast metallic strip is disclosed comprising a plurality of dissimilar portions, each portion metallurgically alloy-bonded during casting to adjacent portions along the longitudinal extent of the strip. In the method and apparatus for producing such strip a stream of molten metal is delivered onto a casting surface from a first crucible and at least one additional dissimilar stream of molten metal is delivered onto the casting surface such that a peripheral edge of the dissimilar stream contacts a peripheral edge portion of adjacent dissimilar metal to create a metallurgical alloy-bond therebetween during casting.

Abstract: A cathode adapted for use in electrochemical processing for surface treatment of metal products in an electrolytic bath; the cathode is constructed from a core of copper or aluminum or combinations thereof, which core is clad with stainless steel. This cathode construction provides high electrical conductivity with a relatively low cost and lightweight cathode construction.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously casting strip material onto a casting surface includes a tundish for receiving and holding molten metal having a nozzle therein. The nozzle comprises an orifice passage defined between a first inside surface and a second inside surface, wherein at least a portion of at least one inside surface comprises an insert disposed against the tundish. A nozzle gap of at least 0.010 inch is maintained, an outer portion of the insert is able to be disposed to within 0.120 inch of the casting surface, and at least a portion of the outside surface of the tundish at the orifice of the nozzle is able to be disposed to within at least about 0.020 inch of the casting surface.

Abstract: An improvement in the manufacture of cube-on-edge oriented silicon steel; the improvement comprises coating the surface of the silicon steel with a manganese-bearing material prior to texture annealing, whereby secondary grain growth is inhibited during texture annealing to achieve reduced watt loss.

Abstract: An improvement in the manufacture of oriented silicon steel; the improvement comprises normalizing the steel to effect decarburization and primary recrystallization and tensile straining said steel prior to final texture annealing. The steel may be subjected to tensile straining either during or after normalizing.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously casting metallic strip material includes a tundish, and a nozzle comprising a curvilinear element, with an orifice passage in the element having substantially uniform cross-sectional dimensions throughout the longitudinal extent thereof. Disposed outside the nozzle is a cooled casting surface movable past the nozzle in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the orifice passage. First and second inside surfaces of the element define the orifice passage through which molten metal is fed to the casting surface.

Abstract: An annular tuyere is provided having improved corrosion resistance, particularly at low gas flow rates and useful in the production of metal alloys. The tuyere may have a solid core defining an annulus between the core and an outer tubing. A method is also provided for raising the critical bath temperature at which the tuyere would melt and to minimize the gas flow necessary to cool the tuyere tip.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously casting metallic strip material includes a tundish, and a nozzle comprising a slotted element, with the slot having substantially uniform cross-sectional dimensions throughout the longitudinal extent thereof. Disposed outside the nozzle is a cooled casting surface movable past the nozzle in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the slot. The slot is defined between first and second lips of the nozzle which have inside surfaces facing one another at least at an inner portion of the slot. The facing inside surfaces diverge from one another at an outer portion of the slot. The first and second lips are further provided with bottom surfaces facing the casting surface at a standoff distance less than 0.120 inch.

Abstract: An annular tuyere is provided having improved corrosion resistance, particularly at low gas flow rates and useful in the production of metal alloys. The tuyere may have a solid core defining an annulus between the core and an outer tubing. A method is also provided for raising the critical bath temperature at which the tuyere would melt and to minimize the gas flow necessary to cool the tuyere tip.

Abstract: A stabilized ferritic stainless steel is wettable by brazing materials used at temperatures of from 2000.degree. F. to 2100.degree. F. The steel consists essentially of, by weight, 10.5% to 13.5% chromium, up to 0.1% carbon, up to 0.05% nitrogen, up to about 0.

Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel characterized by superior crevice and intergranular corrosion resistance. The steel consists essentially of, by weight, up to 0.08% carbon, up to 0.06% nitrogen, from 25.00 to 35.00% chromium, from 3.60 to 5.60% molybdenum, up to 2.00% manganese, up to 2.00% nickel, up to 2.00% silicon, up to 0.5% aluminum, up to 2.00% of elements from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium and columbium, balance essentially iron. The sum of carbon plus nitrogen is in excess of 0.0275%. Titanium, zirconium and columbium, are in accordance with the following equation:%Ti/6+%Zr/7+%Cb/8.gtoreq.

Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel characterized by superior toughness both prior to and after welding, and by superior crevice and integranular corrosion resistance. The steel consists essentially of, by weight, up to 0.08% carbon, up to 0.06% nitrogen, from 25.00 to 35.00% chromium, from 3.60 to 5.60% molybdenum, up to 2.00% manganese, between 2.00 and 5.00% nickel, up to 2.00% silicon, up to 0.5% aluminum, up to 2.00% of elements from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium and columbium, balance essentially iron. The sum of carbon plus nitrogen is in excess of 0.0275%. Titanium, zirconium and columbium are in accordance with the following equation:%Ti/6+%Zr/7+%Cb/8.gtoreq.

Abstract: An amorphous Fe-B-Si alloy and article made therefrom is provided having improved castability while maintaining good magnetic properties, ductility and improved thermal stability. Fe-B-Si alloys containing 0.1-4.0% Cr, in atomic percent, have improved castability and amorphousness. An alloy is provided generally consisting essentially of 6-10% B, 14-17% Si, 0.1-4.0% Cr, and the balance iron, and no more than incidental impurities. A method of casting an amorphous strip material from the alloy is also provided.

Abstract: A composite article, and method for producing the same, said article being adapted for use as a semiconductor device. The composite article comprises and is produced by depositing on a first layer of metal having an irregular metal surface a second layer consisting essentially of a phosphate, silicate or a combination thereof, said second layer having a thickness sufficient to provide a smooth surface over said irregular metal surface and a third layer of a conventional semiconductor material coated on said smooth surface.

Abstract: A method for producing bright surface quality stainless steel strip by continuous annealing cold-rolled strip in air followed by electrolytically descaling said annealed strip by making the strip the anode and applying electric current to the strip while the strip is in an electrolyte consisting essentially of an aqueous solution of at least one neutral salt which may be a chloride, sulfate or nitrate or an alkali metal, including aluminum, with the pH of the electrolyte being maintained between 1 and 7. In this manner, a scale-free, bright annealed-like surface is produced after air annealing without requiring annealing in a controlled atmosphere furnace.

Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel and weldable article made therefrom is provided having good resistance to stress corrosion cracking, as well as resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion. The steel, which has good ductility and fabricability making it suitable for integrally-finned tubing, is an 11.5 to 13.5% chromium stainless steel having controlled low amounts of carbon, nitrogen, nickel and copper.

Abstract: A process is provided for removing an oxide scale from the surface of a metal article and a process for the manufacture of metal articles which controls oxide scale formation and descaling thereof. A process includes providing an oxygen content of the thermal treatment atmosphere of at least 3.0%, by volume, after hot and cold forming to control the oxide scale formed. The descaling process includes immersing the article in an electrolyte of an aqueous solution of at least one neutral salt from the group consisting of the chloride, sulfate and nitrate of an alkali metal or ammonium, adjusting and maintaining a pH of 2.0 to 3.5 and passing a low density electric current through the immersed article. The article has an oxide scale substantially equivalent to an oxide scale formed at least in part in an oxidizing atmosphere of at least 3.0% oxygen, by volume. The processes may include the step of immersing in a mild acid solution to substantially remove the scale.