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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:
Aug. 22, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1987
Allen W Case, Jr, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Robert D Lillquist, Schenectady, NY (US);
Robert E Sundell, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The weldability of a part formed from an alloy having low impurity concentrations is determined by initiating an arc between a stationary welding torch and the part using a predetermined set of welding parameters selected to produce a partially penetrating molten weld pool. The natural frequency of oscillation of the molten weld pool is measured a predetermined time following initiation of the arc, and the measured natural frequency of oscillation is compared to empirically determined data for the alloy to determine the weldability of the particular part. Variations in trace element concentrations between different heats of the same alloy affect the three-dimensional geometry of the molten weld pool, and in turn affect its resonant frequency. The invention may be used to adjust the welding parameters to accommodate differences in weldability between different heats of the same alloy.