Cleveland-cliffs Steel Properties Inc.

Steven Wayne Streibick

James Frederick Evans

Stephen Bryant Tate

Matthew James Duffey

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

A process for joining steel plate includes providing a steel plate and joining the steel plate to another material. The steel plate includes at least one surface having an Al&#x2014;Si coating. The step of joining the steel plate to another material is performed while the steel plate is in an as- coated condition. Joining is performed using a forging process.

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Middletown, OH, United States of America

Steven Wayne Streibick