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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001

Filed:

Jan. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Yves Fournier, Chatenoy le Royal, FR;

Alain Peigney, S'Loup de Varennes, FR;

Léon Dunand-Roux, Chantenoy le Royal, FR;

Assignee:

Framatome, Courbevoie, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/016 ; B23K 3/512 ; B23K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/016 ; B23K 3/512 ; B23K 9/00 ;
Abstract

An end portion of each of two parts is machined and the machined end portion of the parts are arranged in facing positions to form a welding bevel extending in a longitudinal direction between the parts, whereafter a filler metal is deposited into the welding bevel. The welding bevel is a narrow bevel with side walls at an aperture angle of no more than 5° relative to the longitudinal central plane of the bevel. A nickel alloy comprising 18-32% of chromium is deposited into the welding bevel. The method is particularly suitable for joining a pressurized water nuclear reactor vessel tubing and an austenitic stainless steel primary circuit pipe.


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