METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTION FROM CORROSION CRACKING OF WELDED STEEL STRUCTURE Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC C23F13/00 B23K37/00 B24B39/04 C21D7/04 B23P6/00 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: method involves patching the near-surface cracks by step-by-step impact with pulse current in the zone of tensile residual welding stresses and compressing said zone with dynamic impacts. The device contains a movable portal, provided with movable clamps, compressing springs, two electromagnetic clamps, a capacitor point contact welding machine, two electrodes for one-sided capacitor contact welding, a multi-head caulking stiffener with an air cylinder and a bundle of needle wires fixed to the portal casing, with two springs, located at the top and bottom of the portal to dampen its vibration from the side of the reinforcing pneumatic hammer, and a control unit. In this case, each electrode is fixed in the electrode holder with the ability to move by means of the pneumatic cylinder and connected to the capacitor point contact welding machine. The pneumatic thrust and the pneumatic hammer of the multi-head caulking stiffener are made with the possibility of connecting to a source of compressed air.

EFFECT: invention protects welded metal from corrosion cracking.

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