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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Atsushi Ishigami, Chiba, JP;
Kenji Oi, Tokyo, JP;
Naoya Hayakawa, Chiba, JP;
JFE Steel Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
Steel is subjected to multiple-electrode submerged arc welding with three or more electrodes in which a direct-current power source is used to supply current to a first electrode, the welding by the first electrode is carried out at a current density of 250 A/mmor more, preferably with a wire diameter of 3.2 mm or less and a weld current of 1,000 A or more, the welding by the second electrode is carried out at a current density of 150 A/mmor more, preferably with a weld current of 600 A or more, one of the interelectrode spacings is 23 mm or more on a surface of the steel, and the remaining interelectrode spacings are 20 mm or less.