The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a Yankee cylinder. The process comprises welding the first reinforcement flanges of two workpieces of Yankee cylinder section from inside of the cylinder case, preheating and welding the two workpieces of Yankee cylinder section from outside of the cylinder case, and then removing the first, second reinforcement flanges, radial inner end area of the weld and their surrounding material in the workpieces of the Yankee cylinder section, so that the joint of the two workpieces of Yankee cylinder section is machined to meet the final dimension requirements for the Yankee cylinder inner grooves. The present invention is also related to a workpiece of Yankee cylinder section used in the said process.

In certain embodiments, inductive heating is added to a metal working process, such as a welding process, by an induction heating head. The induction heating head may be adapted specifically for this purpose, and may include one or more coils to direct and place the inductive energy, protective structures, and so forth. Productivity of a welding process may be improved by the application of heat from the induction heating head. The heating is in addition to heat from a welding arc, and may facilitate application of welding wire electrode materials into narrow grooves and gaps, as well as make the processes more amenable to the use of certain compositions of welding wire, shielding gasses, flux materials, and so forth. In addition, distortion and stresses are reduced by the application of the induction heating energy in addition to the welding arc source.

A system may include a current source; a first metal or alloy component with a first major surface electrically coupled to the current source; a second metal or alloy component with a second major surface electrically coupled in series to the first component and the current source via an external electrical conductor, where the first and second major surfaces are positioned adjacent to each other to define a joint region; a metal or alloy powder disposed in at least a portion of the joint region; and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause the current source to output an alternating current that conducts through the first component and the second component to induce magnetic eddy currents, magnetic hysteresis, or both within at least a portion of the metal or alloy powder disposed in at least the first portion of the joint region.

A method for the manufacture of a welded joint have the following successive steps: I. the provision of at least two metallic substrates wherein at least one metallic substrate is a steel substrate having a thickness of at least 50 mm and being delimited by at least one sidewall, wherein said sidewall is at least partially coated with a pre-coating having a titanate and a nanoparticulate oxide selected from the group consisting of TiO.sub.2, SiO.sub.2, ZrO.sub.2, Y.sub.2O.sub.3, Al.sub.2O.sub.3, MoO.sub.3, CrO.sub.3, CeO.sub.2, La.sub.2O.sub.3 and mixtures thereof, and II. the welding of the at least two metallic substrates along the at least partially coated sidewall by narrow gap welding.

The disclosed technology generally relates to welding technologies and more particularly to electrode assemblies for arc welding, e.g., submerged arc welding. In one aspect, an electrode assembly for submerged arc welding comprises a contact tip portion and an extension portion arranged serially and configured to feed a consumable electrode therethrough. During welding, the contact tip portion is disposed to be distal to an arcing tip of the consumable electrode and the extension portion is disposed to be proximal to the arcing tip of the consumable electrode. The extension portion is configured to electrically insulate the consumable electrode from a work piece during welding with a solid insulating material surrounding the consumable electrode.

The disclosed technology relates generally to welding technologies and more particularly to electrode assemblies for arc welding, e.g., submerged arc welding. In one aspect, an electrode assembly for submerged arc welding (SAW), the electrode assembly comprising a head portion comprising a contact nozzle and an extension portion removably and serially attached to the contact nozzle and disposed to be proximal to an arcing tip of a consumable electrode relative to the contact nozzle. The extension portion comprises a ceramic sleeve configured to slidingly feed the consumable electrode therethrough, and a pair of metallic sheaths covering opposing ends of the ceramic sleeve.

A system may include a current source; a first metal or alloy component with a first major surface electrically coupled to the current source; a second metal or alloy component with a second major surface electrically coupled to the current source; a metal or alloy powder disposed in at least a portion of the joint region; and a controller. The first and second major surfaces may be positioned adjacent to each other to define a joint region. The controller may be configured to cause the current source to output an alternating current that passes from the first component, through at least a portion of the metal or alloy powder, into the second component. The frequency of the alternating current may be configured to cause standing electromagnetic waves within at least a portion of the particles of the metal or alloy powder.

The invention relates to a method of making a steel Yankee cylinder 1 by welding a cylindrical shell 2 to two end walls 3, 4 such that the cylindrical shell 2 and the end walls 3,4 together form the Yankee cylinder 1. The welding operation is carried out exclusively from the outside of the Yankee cylinder 1 and in the welding operation is carried out as a butt welding operation in which a backing material 7 is used on the inside of the Yankee cylinder 1 such that, between each end wall 3, 4 and the cylindrical shell 1, a single weld bead 8 is formed which extends all the way between the opposing surfaces 5, 6 and completely fuses the opposing surfaces 5, 6 of each end wall 3, 4 and the cylindrical shell 2 respectively.

A rotor shaft for a turbine rotor of a turbine, in particular a steam turbine, having a shaft main body made of a first material and at least one ring which is made of a second material and is attached to the shaft main body, wherein the second material has equal or greater strength and/or greater corrosion resistance than the first material, wherein at least one blade slot is formed on the ring, and wherein the ring is materially bonded to the shaft main body by narrow-gap welding.

A welding device includes a welding torch having an electrode, an oscillation assembly having an oscillation shaft, and a connection member. The welding torch is affixed to the connection member at a first point and the oscillation shaft is affixed to the connection member at a second point. An extension of the axis of the oscillation shaft intersects with the axis of the welding torch at an intersection point. The distance from the intersection point to the tip of the electrode is less than a distance from the first point on the connection member to the tip of the electrode. During operation, the oscillation in the oscillation shaft is transferred through the connection member to the welding torch and causes pendulum type oscillations in the welding torch with the intersection point serving as the pivot point of the oscillation.