Abstract: The present invention provides a ferritic stainless steel welding wire which allows prevention of wire breaking, fine refining of crystal grains, and increased cracking resistance. A wire rod used essentially consists of, in mass %, 0.03% or less of C, 3% or less of B, 3% or less of Mn, 2% or less of Ni, 11 to 20% of Zr, 3% or less of Mo, 1% or less of Co, 2% or less of Cu, 0.02 to 2.0% of Al, 0.2 to 1.0% of Ti, 0.02% or less of O, 0.04% or less of N, at least one of Nb and Ta, the mass % thereof being eight times the total mass % of the C and N to 1.0 mass %, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities. When the number of crystals per square mm (mm2) of a cross section of the wire rod is defined as m, a grain number of the crystal expressed by an exponent (G) in an expression of m=8×2G is set to 3 to 10 by the heat treatment.

Abstract: A nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), molybdenum (Mo), manganese (Mn), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), silicon (Si) welding alloy, articles made therefrom for use in producing weldments and methods for producing these weldments. The welding alloy contains in % by weight about: 23.5 to 25.5% Cr, 15 to 22% Co, up to 3% Fe, up to 1% Mo, up to 1% Mn, 1.1 to 2.0% Al, 0.8 to 1.8% Ti, 0.8 to 2.2% Nb, 0.05 to 0.28% Si, up to 0.3% Ta, up to 0.3% W, 0.005 to 0.08% C, 0.001 to 0.3% Zr, 0.0008 to 0.006% B, up to 0.05% rare earth metals, up to 0.025% Mg plus optional Ca and the balance Ni including trace additions and impurities.

Abstract: An electrode to form a hardfacing alloy for use as a surfacing on metal that is subjected to high thermal and mechanical stresses. The electrode includes chromium, a metal sensitization inhibitor, and iron to form a hardfacing alloy.

Abstract: An iron based brazing material for joining objects by brazing represents an alloy, which apart from iron contains approximately 9-30% Cr, approximately 0-8% Mn, approximately 0-25% Ni, 0-1% N, a maximum of 7% Mo, less than about 6% Si, approximately 0-2% B and/or about 0-15% P, all stated in weight percent, which addition of Si, P, and B in combination or separately lowers the liquidus temperature, that is the temperature at which the brazing material is completely melted. A brazed product is manufactured by brazing of iron based objects with an iron based brazing material which is alloyed with a liquidus lowering element as Si, P and B.

Abstract: A solid wire contains C of 0.020 to 0.100 mass percent, Si of 0.25 to 1.10 mass percent, Mn of 1.20 to 1.65 mass percent, P of 0.008 to 0.017 mass percent, S of 0.045 to 0.150 mass percent, O of 0.0050 mass percent or less, N of 0.0050 mass percent or less, wherein P*(O+N)*105?15 is satisfied, and the remainder including Fe and impurities, wherein the relevant impurities contain Ti of 0.15 mass percent or less, B of 0.0050 mass percent or less, and Cr, Ni, Al, Nb, V, Zr, La and Ce of 0.20 mass percent or less respectively. According to such a configuration, a solid wire is provided, in which while increase in welding cost is controlled to the minimum, stability of wire feed, burn-through resistance, undercut resistance, and crack resistance are excellent, slag and spatter are hardly produced, hardness of weld metal is equal to or higher than that of base metal, and brittle fracture hardly occurs.

Abstract: A welding wire contains 0.025 mass % or less C, 1.3 mass % or less Si, 2.0 mass % or less Mn, 10 to 25 mass % Cr, 0.04 to 0.2 mass % N, Al and Ti in amounts (mass %) satisfying the relationship: e?800(x?0.05)2×e?300(y?0.08)2?0.5, where x and y represent contents (mass %) of Al and Ti, respectively, O in an amount (mass %) satisfying the relationship: z<(x+y?0.01)/0.5, where z represents a total amount (mass %) of oxygen in the welding wire, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Gas-shielded welding is performed using the welding wire and a shielding gas containing Ar and at least one of O2 and CO2, wherein, provided that volume % of the O2 and CO2 contained in the shielding gas are p and q, respectively, the shielding gas satisfies the relationships: p?10; q?50; and p+q?(x+y?0.01?0.5 z)/0.0006, whereby a weld improved in high-temperature resistance and crack resistance can be formed.

Abstract: A flux-cored wire for gas-shielded arc welding comprises a steel sheath, and a flux filled in the steel sheath. The flux-cored wire has a C content of 0.20% by mass or below, a Si content in the range of 0.06 to 1.10% by mass, a Mn content in the range of 0.55 to 1.60% by mass, a Cr content of 2.60% by mass or below, a Mo content in the range of 0.30 to 1.50% by mass, a Mg content in the range of 0.20 to 1.50% by mass, a N content in the range of 0.005 to 0.035% by mass and a B content in the range of 0.001 to 0.020% by mass on the basis of the total mass of the flux-cored wire. The flux has a TiO2 content in the range of 4.2 to 8.2% by mass and a fluorine compound content in terms of F content in the range of 0.025 to 0.55% by mass on the basis of the total mass of the flux-cored wire, and the flux-cored wire has an Al content of 0.50% by mass or below, a Nb content of 0.015% by mass or below, and a V content of 0.015% by mass or below on the basis of the total mass of the flux-cored wire.

Abstract: A weld filler metal alloy composition and a method for welding stainless steel components into a final assembly includes the steps of: austenitizing the stainless steel components to be welded at a temperature of 1800° F.-2000° F.; applying, using conventional arc welding techniques a solid wire of the filler metal alloy comprising in % by weight: up to 0.02% carbon; up to 0.8% manganese; up to 0.02% phosphorus; up to 0.015% sulfur; up to 0.6% silicon; 4.5-5.5% nickel; 0.4-0.7% molybdenum; 10-12.5% chromium; up to 0.1% copper; balance essentially iron and incidental impurities; and tempering the welded assembly welded at a temperature of 930° F.-1300° F. A second tempering step conducted at a temperature of 1095° F.-1145° F. may follow. The welding method can be used to make compressor impellers (6). The compressor impeller components comprise 13Cr-4Ni stainless steel.

Abstract: A flux-contained welding wire is provided wherein a conductive core wire can be disposed without any complicate manufacturing steps performed on a metal outer layer. Flux is filled inside of the metal outer layer. The conductive core wire is disposed nearly in the center of the flux without being supported by the metal outer layer. The flux contains 20-80 weight % of metal powder. A weight % of the weight of the flux to the weight of the welding wire per unit length is set in a range of 6.5-30 weight %. The weight % of the weight of the conductive core wire to the weight of the welding wire per unit length is set in a range of 1.5-15 weight %.

Abstract: Method for applying a wear-resistant layer comprising a nickel alloy matrix and intercalated tungsten carbides and/or vanadium carbides to a surface which is to be protected using arc welding or plasma welding.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a flux cored wire for arc welding of austenitic stainless steel which can restrain bending and high temperature cracking, and prevent a bead from being drooped. A flux filled in a sheath consisting of 18-8 stainless steel(C≦0.03 wt %, N≦0.02 wt %) comprises an alkali metal compound in an oxide converted amount of 0.05 to 1.0 wt % by weight of the welding wire, a metal fluoride in a fluorine converted amount below 0.08 wt %, Bi oxide in an amount below 0.1 wt %, Mn in an amount of 0.1 to 1.8 wt %, Cr in an amount of 2.0 to 4.0 wt %, SiO2 in an amount of 0.5 to 3.0 wt %, Al2O3 in an amount of 0.1 to 2.0 wt %, and TiO2 and ZrO2 wherein a ratio of (TiO2+ZrO2)/SiO2 is 0.8 to 1.6. Here, an amount of the flux filled in the sheath ranges from 15 to 35 wt % by weight of the welding wire.

Abstract: A flux-cored wire for gas-shielded arc welding of heat-resisting steel in the form of a steel tube filled with a flux, which is characterized in that the content of slag-forming agent is 6.10-9.90 mass % (based on the total mass of the wire), said steel tube and said flux all together contain less than 0.20 mass % C., 0.06-1.40 mass % Si, 0.55-1.60 mass % Mn, 0.004-0.090 mass % Cu, 0.004-0.090 mass % Ni, less than 2.60 mass % Cr, and 0.3-1.20 mass % Mo (based on the total mass of the wire), and said flux contains 4.2-8.2 mass % TiO2, 0.025-0.25 mass % of metal fluoride (in terms of fluorine), and 0.20-1.50 mass % Mg. The flux-cored wire has both good welding maneuverability and ability to give weld metal with good mechanical properties, such as strength and toughness.

Abstract: Realized is a welding wire containing flux used for a gas shielded arc welding of a direct current/positive polarity mode, with use of which a quantity of sputter generated is small, a good weldability is realized and a weld metal with an excellent toughness is obtained in all the welding positions under application of a welding current in the range of a low current to a medium current, or in a definite manner in the range of 50 to 300 A. The flux contains 0.7 to 3 wt % Al, 0.1 to 1.0 wt % Mg and 1.2 to 5 wt % BaF2, each content being a value in wt % to a total weight of the wire and the sum of a content of Al plus a content of Mg multiplied by 3 being in the range of 1.3 to 5 wt %, a filling ratio of the flux to the total weight of the wire is in the range of 5 to 30 wt %, a total Mn content in a steel sheath and the flux combined is in the range of 0.2 to 1.9 wt % and a total Si content in the steel sheath and the flux combined in the range of 0.001 to 0.9 wt %.

Abstract: A flux cored wire for welding duplex stainless steel, comprising a shell cored with a flux. The wire is good in pitting corrosion resistance and notch toughness. In the wire, the total of the shell and the flux comprises Cr, Mo and N in an amount of 21.0-26.0 wt %, 2.6-4.0 wt % and 0.08-0.30 wt %, respectively, of the total weight of the wire; the amounts of C, Bi and a metal inclusion having a melting point over 2000° C. are set up to 0.04 wt % or less, 0.015 wt %, and 0.1 wt %, respectively; the total amount of Ni powder and Fe powder is set up to 3.0 wt %; and a parameter A represented by [Cr]+3.3×[Mo]+16×[N]−150×[Bi] wherein [Cr], [Mo], [N] and [Bi] represent the contents of Cr, Mo, N and Bi, respectively, is from 33.0 to 43.0.

Abstract: A flux for use in arc welding of a stainless steel workpiece with a consumable metal electrode, which welding flux comprises a zirconia containing system for forming a slag on the surface of the deposited weld metal. The flux system contains zirconia, silica and titania. The zirconia and titania are contained the flux system in a ratio of at least 1:1.5. The flux system can also include a melting control agent, a fluoride, an arc stabilizer, a slag removal agent and/or a bead wetting agent. Also, there is provided an electrode employing this flux.

Abstract: A material in powder or wire form on a nickel basis for the production of a coating with a high level of resistance to corrosion and wear by means of a thermal coating process is of the following composition (in percent by weight): C 0.005-1.0;  Cr 10.0-26.0; Mo  8.0-20.0; Fe  0.1-10.0; Si 3.0-7.0; B 1.0-4.0; Cu 0.1-5.0; Ni Balance. The material in powder form can be alloyed and sprayed out of the melt or agglomerated out of different alloyed and non-alloyed metal powders. The coating material can also be used in the form of a filling wire or an alloyed and cast bar material.

Abstract: In the present invention, an iron based alloy which contains by mass %: 0.20% or less of C; 6.0 to 16.0% of Cr; 6.0 to 16.0% of Ni and whose martensitic transformation starting temperature (Ms point temperature) is in the range of 0-170° C., inclusive of 0° C. and exclusive of 170° C., is used as a welding material. With respect to a weld metal, the weld metal has a iron alloy composition which contains by mass %: 0.20% or less of C; 3.0 to 13.0% of Cr; 3.0 to 13.0% of Ni and whose martensitic transformation starting temperature (Ms point temperature) is in the range of 50-360° C., inclusive of both 50° C. and 360° C.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a weld material which contains 8 to 13% Cr, and can be used with the GMA welding method, a GMA welding method which has superior arc stability and can provide a welded material having superior properties, and a welded structure; in order to attain this object, a weld material is provided, which contains in weight, 0.01 to 0.15% C, 0.1 to 0.6% Si, 0.1 to 2.0% Mn, 8 to 13% Cr,0.1 to 1.5% Ni, 0.3 to 2.0% Mo, 0.05 to 0.5% V, 0.08 to 0.5% W, 0.5 to 5.0% Co, 0.1 to 0.5% Ta, ≦0.08 N, 0.01 to 0.1% REMs, and consisting of the balance Fe with inevitable impurities.

Abstract: A nickel, chromium, iron alloy for use in producing weld deposits. The alloy comprises, in weight percent, about 27 to 31.5 chromium; about 7 to 11 iron; about 0.005 to 0.05 carbon; less than about 1.0 manganese, preferably 0.30 to 0.95 manganese; about 0.60 to 0.95 niobium; less than 0.50 silicon, preferably 0.10 to 0.30 silicon; 0.01 to 0.35 titanium; 0.01 to 0.25 aluminum; less than 0.20 copper; less than 1.0 tungsten; less than 1.0 molybdenum; less than 0.12 cobalt; less than 0.10 tantalum; less than about 0.10 zirconium, preferably 0.002 to 0.10 zirconium; less than about 0.01 sulfur; less than about 0.01 boron, preferably 0.001 to 0.01 boron; less than about 0.02 phosphorous; and balance nickel and incidental impurities.