IMPROVED WELDING PROCESSES

摘要

Contemplated methods for welding stainless steel substantially improve welding speed and quality. Most typically, such attributes are achieved by welding a root pass using GMAW-Sm to thereby depositing a root, welding a hot pass using GMAW-P to thereby deposit additional weld metal onto the root, and by welding at least one of a fill pass and a cap pass using at least one of GMAW-P and FCAW.