Abstract:
1,023,056. Welding by fusion. CRUCIBLE STEEL CO. OF AMERICA. Aug. 18, 1964 [Aug. 19, 1963], No. 33776/64. Heading B3R. [Also in Division G3] In a system for continuously welding members together from one side, the degree of weld penetration is maintained between predetermined limits by automatically controlling the energy supply to the weld in dependence on the quantity of light emerging from the other side of the members. In Fig. 1, steel strip S running between rollers 2 is formed into tubing by means, not shown, and arc-welded along a top join by means of an electrode 14 supplied with current from a source 8. An easily replaceable housing 16, cooled from a water source 24 and supplied with inert gas from a source 30, contains a photo-cell, protected by a metal grill heat shield, which views the weld from inside the tube a short distance from the welding point. Variations in light intensity with variations in welding depth, detected by the photo-cell, are effective through a bridge circuit, meter, and other double-contact and delayed relays of a control system 20 to operate a step-by-step motor 22 in the appropriate direction to maintain the depth of weld between predetermined limits by adjustment of a variable resistance controlling the welding current.
Abstract:
A multi-wound stainless steel pipe produced by plastic-deforming a hoop material made of a stainless steel sheet applied with a Cu-brazing material on the surface thereof to a multi-wound pipe and after melting the brazing material between the walls of the multi-wound pipe, cooling the molten brazing material, wherein the Cu-brazing material between the walls and the Cu-brazing material at the surfaces of the inside surface and the outside surface of the pipe are diffused into the base material at a depth of from 0.5 .mu.m to 15 .mu.m and bonded thereto. The multi-wound stainless steel pipe is excellent in the pressure resisting strength and working strength and has a high quality.
Abstract:
The disclosure is for a method of installing a heat pipe within another structure. A completely processed heat pipe is coated with solder and inserted into a cylindrical hole within the structure with sliding clearance. The casing of the heat pipe is then expanded into tight contact with the surrounding hole by heating the heat pipe and expanding the heat pipe casing with the heat pipe's own internal vapor pressure. The application of heat also simultaneously melts the solder to bond the heat pipe into the hole.
Abstract:
An improved method of coating the welded seam of a metal tube comprising heating the weld area only of the metal tube to a first temperature which is less than the melting temperature of the protective metal coating, applying the protective metal coating over the seam and heating the entire tube preferably with a full body induction coil to a second temperature which is at least equal to the difference between the first temperature and the melting temperature of the metal coating, such that the temperature of the seam area is heated to a temperature equal to or greater than the melting temperature of the metal coating, whereby the metal coating firmly adheres to the welded seam. Where the method of this invention is utilized to apply a protective metal coating over the exterior surface of the welded seam, the protective metal coating is preferably applied by thermally spraying molten metal coating material over the seam and the coating material metallurgically bonds with the seam during the final heating step. In the preferred method, a flux is applied to the exterior surface of the seam prior to applying the coating material. In the method of applying a protective metal coating to the interior surface of the seam, the protective metal coating material is preferably applied by spraying the interior surface with metal coating material in the form of a fine metal powder and liquid flux and the entire tube is heated with the seam located in a lower portion of the tube.
Abstract:
A system of machined and welded pipe with no connectors or scarfed welds and method to provide a continuous section for pipe and pipe-like structures; displaying electron beam welding for constructing continuous pipe.
Abstract:
A method for welding horizontal pipe along the inner diameter of the pipe and outer diameter of the pipe to prevent weld root defects on the bottom half of the pipe.