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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuo Agusa, Chiba, JP;
Noboru Nishiyama, Ichihara, JP;
Assignee:
Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Kobe, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 74 ; 2191461 ;
Abstract
This disclosure relates to MIG welding. In order to obtain an instantaneous short circuit type of metal transfer in the process using only a pure inert gas shield a small amount of rare earth elements is added to the weld wire. The amount of rare earth added is between 0.02%-0.03% by weight of the wire.