Patent ID: 11904415
Assignee: HOBART BROTHERS LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method of manufacturing a welding electrode, comprising: forming an agglomerate by sintering a mixture comprising pigment-grade titanium dioxide, potassium silicate, and sodium silicate, and lithium fluoride; mixing the agglomerate with at least one alloying component, at least one arc stabilizing component, and at least one deoxidizing component to form a granular core; and disposing the granular core within a metallic sheath to form the welding electrode, wherein the welding electrode comprises less than approximately 0.4% manganese metal or alloy by weight, wherein the welding electrode comprises between 0.15% and 0.5% zirconium by weight, wherein granular core comprises less than 3.5% manganese and between 35% and 55% titanium dioxide by weight of the granular core, and wherein the granular core comprises between 10% and 15% arc stabilizing components by weight of the granular core, and wherein the arc stabilizing components comprises at least one of the following: iron oxides, potassium fluorosilicate; sodium titanate frit, and lithium oxide agglomerate.