US 7,491,910 B2
Hardfacing electrode
Ashish Kapoor, Highland Heights, Ohio (US); Teresa Melfi, Kirtland, Ohio (US); and Damian Kotecki, Mentor, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Lincoln Global, Inc., City of Industry, Calif. (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/387,025.
Application 11/387025 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/041815, filed on Jan. 24, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0165552 A1, Jul. 27, 2006
Int. Cl. B23K 35/04 (2006.01); B23K 35/22 (2006.01); B23K 35/34 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 219—146.23  [219/145.1; 219/145.22; 219/146.1; 219/146.32; 219/146.52] 21 Claims
 
1. An electrode for forming a hardfacing alloy for application to a metal surface, said electrode including iron, at least 0.05 weight percent by electrode vanadium and over 0.1 weight percent by electrode niobium, said hardfacing alloy comprising of at least about 7 weight percent chromium, at least about 0.02 weight percent nitrogen, metal sensitization inhibitor, and a majority weight percent iron, said hardfacing alloy containing less than about 6% ferrite, said metal sensitization inhibitor in said hardfacing alloy including a metal selected from the group consisting of at least about 0.3% niobium, at least about 0.05% vanadium, and combinations thereof, said electrode including a metal sheath and a fill composition said fill composition comprising by weight percent of said total electrode:
   
  Aluminum up to 1%  
  Carbon up to 0.3%
  Cobalt 0-0.06%
  Copper 0-0.01%
  Chromium 1-15%  
  Iron up to 8%
  Magnesium 0-0.4% 
  Manganese up to 1.5%
  Molybdenum 0-1%  
  Niobium up to 0.8%
  Nickel 0-8%  
  Silicon 0-0.9% 
  Tantalum 0-0.05%
  Titanium 0-0.08%
  Vanadium 0.05-0.3%   
  Zinc   0-0.004%.