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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2012
Kenneth Allen Fisher, Neenah, WI (US);
Mario Amata, Dublin, OH (US);
Steven Barhorst, Sidney, OH (US);
Joseph Bundy, Piqua, OH (US);
Kenneth Allen Fisher, Neenah, WI (US);
Mario Amata, Dublin, OH (US);
Steven Barhorst, Sidney, OH (US);
Joseph Bundy, Piqua, OH (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to welding, and more specifically, to submerged arc welding (SAW). In an embodiment, a welding system includes a gas supply system configured to provide a fluorine-containing gas flow. The system also includes a wire supply system configured to provide welding wire, and a flux supply system configured to provide flux near a welding arc during submerged arc welding (SAW). The system further includes a welding torch assembly configured to receive the fluorine-containing gas flow and the welding wire and to deliver the fluorine-containing gas flow and the welding wire near the welding arc during the SAW.