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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
May. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eiki Nagashima, Chiba, JP;
Toshitsugu Fukai, Ichihara, JP;
Assignee:
Toyo Engineering Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/102 ; B23K 3/538 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/102 ; B23K 3/538 ;
Abstract
Stainless steels are welded using a shielding gas including 88 to 98.9 mole % Ar, 1 to 10 mole % H , and 0.1 to 2.0 mole % CO . The shielding gas permits low sulfur, high chromium, austenitic stainless steel pipes to be joined with welds having sufficient penetration, strength, corrosion resistance and durability for practical use.