Cleveland-cliffs Steel Properties Inc.

James Frederick Evans

Stephen Bryant Tate

Steven Wayne Streibick

Andrew Miller

Preparing a coated steel including the steps of hot rolling or cold rolling, slurry blasting, and coating. The step of hot rolling or cold rolling including rolling a steel ingot to form a steel strip. The step of slurry blasting including slurry blasting at least one side of the steel strip. The step of coating being performed after slurry blasting and including coating the steel strip with an aluminum-based coating.

Slurry-blasted hot-roll-based hot dip aluminized steel strip

An apparatus for use in a continuous welding system including a welding head configured to remain stationary relative to translating steel sheets or plates. The apparatus includes a hollow elongate body and a port. The body extends between two closed ends. The port is coupled to a non-oxidizing gas source and in communication with the body. The body defines a plurality of openings. The openings are configured to direct non-oxidizing gas towards the steel sheets or plates to simultaneously shield a weld formed by the welding head from atmosphere and cool the weld.

Shielding and cooling a continuous weld between steel sheets/plates using a non-oxidizing atmosphere to reduce the formation of oxide on a surface of the continuous weld

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Middletown, OH, United States of America

James Frederick Evans