Method for improved current contacting when welding using a current-carrying wire electrode

    公开(公告)号:US12091737B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US17280477

    申请日:2019-10-01

    IPC分类号: C22F1/08 B23K9/12 C22F1/00

    CPC分类号: C22F1/08 B23K9/123 C22F1/002

    摘要: When welding with a consumable wire electrode, current contacting occurs when the electrode wire passes by a readily electrically conductive contact element. In order to improve the current contacting and reduce the wear of the contact element in particular, the invention proposes subjecting contact elements to a cold treatment prior to using same. The cold treatment has a cooling phase during which the temperature of the contact element is reduced to a lower target temperature, a subsequent holding phase in which the contact element is substantially held at the target temperature, and a final heating phase, in which the contact element is brought to an upper target temperature. The use of contact elements treated using the method according to the invention leads to a substantial increase of the wear resistance compared to untreated contact elements.

    THERMAL SHOCK SYNTHESIS OF MULTIELEMENT NANOPARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20240218493A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18405784

    申请日:2024-01-05

    摘要: A formation of multielement nanoparticles is disclosed that includes at least three elements. Each of the at least three elements is uniformly distributed within the multielement nanoparticles forming nanoparticles having a homogeneous mixing structure. At least five elements may form a high-entropy nanoparticle structure. A method for manufacturing a formation of multielement nanoparticles includes providing a precursor material composed of the at least three component elements in multielement nanoparticles; heating the precursor material to a temperature and a time; and quenching the precursor to a temperature at a cooling rate to result in a formation of multielement nanoparticles containing at least three elements and the heating and the quenching representing a multielement nanoparticle thermal shock formation process. A corresponding system for manufacturing the formation of multielement nanoparticles and a method of using the multielement nanoparticles are also disclosed.